... region. However, continued competition through a new mobile operatorentering the market as well as regulatory focus on getting networks to rural areas should help maintainmomentum in the market. Increasing mobile ARPU suggests that mobile data ...  |  more...

... credit alternatives. As the adoption of credit cards grew, so did credit card debt. With rising levels of outstanding loans, retailers turned to store cards as a way to defend themselves from increasing credit card ...  |  more...

... of the mobile broadband sector. Concerns over competition remain, however, with somemembers of the government calling for Claro to be excluded from the forthcoming 4G spectrum auction(for fears that it already has a dominant position ...  |  more...

... to reach BsF11.2 billion. This was driven by smartphones, which saw retail volume and value sales growth of 24% and 74%, respectively, to reach 4 million units and BsF9 billion. While the Blackberry was designed ...  |  more...

... Automotive Trade Association), an increase of 21% was registered in sales of new car in Chile during 2011. The boom in sales of new cares during 2011 led to concomitant positive growth in in-car entertainment ...  |  more...

... cars towards the end of 2011. In addition, this news was also greeted very enthusiastically by Brazil’s leading in-car entertainment manufacturers as it is estimated that some 70% of new vehicles in Brazil are sold ...  |  more...

... the regulator’s market data for the first half of 2012, operator and other industry data, and expected market developments in the coming years. Economic conditions Uruguay’s GDP per capita is one of the highest in ...  |  more...

... lowland Amazon jungles. The Telecommunications Investment Fund FITEL provides subsidies for telecom services in rural areas and other places that are marginal to private providers. Fixed/mobile consolidation continues to reshape Peru’s telecom industry, with both ...  |  more...

... remarkably high in the days of dial-up, and where individuals, businesses, and government are keen internet advocates, the poor development of fixed broadband may seem surprising. Reasons for the shortcoming are several. Besides the obvious ...  |  more...

... key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Brazil fixed line telecoms market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market ...  |  more...

... the 3G licences auctioned in December 2007, almost all of Brazil’s municipalities receive mobile services. Mobile penetration looks set to reach approximately 145% by end-2012, with the number of subscribers increasing by 19% annually. Nevertheless, ...  |  more...

... main broadband technologies are cable modem and ADSL. Fixed wireless and satellite broadband account for about 1% of the market, while FttH is just starting. Broadband demand is expected to continue rising, particularly in areas ...  |  more...