DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Argentina
– Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators – Statistics and Analyses”
report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s
offering.
This report provides an overview of Argentina’s mobile market and a
brief profile of the mobile operators. It contains key market statistics
and analyses on regulatory matters, as also subscriber forecasts.
Argentina has one of the most dynamic mobile markets in Latin America
and is the third largest in the region after Brazil and Mexico. Mobile
penetration is about 131%, with a slight fall in the number of
subscribers in recent years following a long period of steady annual
growth.
Many Argentineans own multiple SIM cards, some having different phones
for work and personal calls and some having a phone for separate mobile
networks to take advantage of special offers. Other subscribers have an
additional SIM card for mobile broadband services. Pricing competition
among operators has reduced the incentive for multiple-SIM card
ownership. As a result, the number of mobile subscribers fell 2.8% in
2017 and by a further 5.3% in 2018.
Three players closely compete in the market, with América Móvil’s Claro
marginally the market leader. The other significant players are Telecom
Personal (the mobile unit of Telecom Argentina) and Telefónica’s
Movistar. Nextel Argentina has a small market share, while Fecosur, an
association of fixed-line telecom cooperatives, offers services as a
Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), under the Nuestro brand. The
regulator has encouraged the market entry of additional MVNOs to
increase competition.
Significant improvements to the capacity of mobile networks are
anticipated during the next few years following the auction of spectrum
in the 700MHz and 1700-2100MHz bands, which increased the available
spectrum for operators to 380MHz. Most of the spectrum has been set
aside for LTE, while 37.5MHz was reserved for 3G. In addition, the
regulator is aiming to reassign 600MHz spectrum from pay-TV services for
mobile broadband use.
Key Developments:
- LTE coverage should reach 93% population coverage by end-2019;
- Movistar Argentina begins deploying LTE-M and NB-IoT technologies;
- Regulator allows MNOs to access ARSAT spectrum;
- Government provides 20 million for two 5G trials;
-
Movistar, Claro and Telecom Personal awarded 15-year licences in the
2.5GHz band; - Regulator licences the Catel cooperative to manage members as MVNOs;
- Virgin Mobile and Teledifusora receive MVNO licences;
- Spectrum in the 700MHz band allocated to licensees;
- MNP rules amended;
-
Report update includes the regulators market update to February 2019,
telcos operating data to Q1 2019, recent market developments.
Companies Mentioned
- Claro
- Telecom Personal
- Movistar
- Nextel Argentina
- Nuestro Móvil
- Libre.ar
- Virgin Mobile
- Tesacom.
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