DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Argentina
– Fixed Broadband Market – Statistics and Analyses” report has
been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
This report provides an overview of Argentina’s fixed and fixed-wireless
broadband markets, accompanied by statistics, analyses, and subscriber
forecasts.
Argentina has one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Latin
America. The country’s economic and political difficulties during the
last decade have impacted on sector investments, though there have been
steady improvements in recent quarters. In 2017 about ARS22.37 billion
was invested in the fixed-line sector, while in the first quarter of
2018 an additional ARS6.34 was invested. A large tranch of this was
earmarked for expanding fibre networks beyond areas of the principal
cities. This work has had a positive effect on the delivery of services,
with the average download speed having increased from 5.3Mb/s in the
first quarter of 2016 to 12Mb/s by the fourth quarter of 2017 and to
13.2Mb/s by the second quarter of 2018.
The market still suffers from limited competition, with the two
fixed-line incumbents Movistar (known as Telefonica de Argentina before
a rebranding exercise in April 2018) and Telecom Argentina dominating
the DSL platform. These operators offer similar services and together
control about two-thirds of all fixed-line broadband connections. The
only meaningful competition was from the cable modem platform, which was
owned by Grupo Clarn’s Cablevision unit until early 2018 when it was
acquired by Telecom Argentina. The merger of the two companies (approved
by the competition authorities in June 2018) was made possible following
an early 2017 decree allowing telcos to branch into the cable TV sector.
A national connectivity plan, dubbed Argentina Conectada, involves the
deployment of broadband services and free-to-air digital TV to
underserved parts of the country. The plan was launched in late 2010,
with the state-owned satellite company ARSAT responsible for the
project. In August 2016 ARSAT also became a partner in a project to
deliver low-cost broadband to 1,200 localities across the country. The
project is expected to cost ARS4.53 billion, of which ARS3.66 billion
will be used to connect localities to the Federal Fibre-Optic Network
(REFEFO), which is comprised of a federal backbone network made up of
thirteen geographic regions, as well as provincial networks
interconnected to the backbone. The network will span 58,000km and
connect around 2,600 localities, accounting for 90% of the population.
By mid-2018 about three-quarters of the project had been completed.
Key Developments:
-
Telecom Argentina scales down investment in response to macro-economic
difficulties; - Cablevision merged with Telecom Argentina;
- TVFuego builds a GPON network;
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Report update includes the regulator’s market data to March 2018,
company financial and operating data to Q2 2018, recent market
developments.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Synopsis
2. Introduction and statistical overview
2.1 Market analysis
2.2 Broadband statistics
2.3 National Broadband Plan
2.4 Forecasts broadband subscribers 2019; 2021 2023
3. Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
3.1 Cablevision (FiberTel)
4. Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
4.1 Movistar (Telefonica Argentina/Speedy)
4.2 Telecom Argentina (Arnet)
5. Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
6. Other fixed broadband services
6.1 Wireless broadband
6.2 Satellite broadband
7. Digital economy
7.1 E-government
7.2 E-education
7.3 E-commerce
7.3.1 Overview of e-commerce in Argentina
7.3.2 MercadoLibre
7.4 Online banking
Companies Mentioned
- Movistar (Telefonica de Argentina)
- Telecom Argentina
- Grupo Clarn
- Cablevision
- Claro
- VeloCom
- Netizen
- Phonevision/Omnivision
- Telpin
- DirecTV
- Supercanal
- Telecentro
- Red Intercable
- ARSAT
- MercadoLibre.
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