Abstract
The telecommunications market in Guatemala generated $1.9bn in 2008, of which
the mobile segment contributed 62%. Going forward, the market will expand at a
CAGR of 5.3% to reach $2.8bn by 2014, when pay-TV, fixed broadband and mobile
data will be the main contributors. Regional operator Claro has launched
quadruple-play services to take advantage of the low penetration levels in
broadband and pay-TV.
On the other hand, we expect further declines in circuit-switched revenue and
dial-up Internet, victims of fixed-to-mobile substitution and broadband
adoption, respectively.
In mobile services, we see strong growth in data (a 13.7% CAGR) due to a rise
in mobile broadband and content.
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