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Latin American Mobile Operators - 8th Edition(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/26d94e/latin_american_mob) has announced the addition of the "Latin American Mobile Operators - 8th Edition" report to their offering. The report provides key information about the mobile operators in Latin America and the Caribbean. The countries covered in this report include: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the small Caribbean island nations. Topics covered include: - Brief company history and shareholder structure - Licences and technology deployments - Subscriber evolution - Average Revenue per User (ARPU) - Market position. During the 1990s and around the turn of the millennium, a number of international companies ventured into Latin America's burgeoning mobile arena, including America Movil, Bell Canada International, BellSouth International, Cable & Wireless, Digicel, France Telecom, Millicom International, Portugal Telecom, Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Telefonica, and Verizon Communications. Since 2003, however, the market has undergone a process of consolidation. Several international investors have withdrawn from the region, leaving about half a dozen major multinational operators that serve roughly 81% of the market. America Movil and Telefonica/Portugal Telecom compete with each other in most of Latin America's major economies. Between them, they serve about 64% of the region's mobile subscribers. America Movil is the leader, with a 37% market share. Digicel has a small 2% market share, but is the leading operator in the Caribbean sub-region. After sliding alarmingly from almost US$60 in 1997 to less than US$20 in 2002, mobile ARPU has stabilised at around US$16, although it has fallen under US$11 in some of the major markets. Venezuela is the region's best performer with US$26 mobile ARPU. Key Topics Covered: Major mobile operators - Operator statistics - Claro (previously CTI Movil) - Movistar - Telecom Personal - Nextel Argentina - Fecotel and Fecosur Some of the Companies Mentioned: - +Movil (C&WP) - Alegro (Telecsa) - Ancel - AT&T Mobility - Avantel - Entel - Intelco (defunct) - Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) - Movilnet (CANTV) - Movistar - Nextel - Open Mobile - Orange Dominicana - Porta (Conecel) - Rectel (Teleco) - RED (Intelfon) - Satellite mobile - Sprint PCS - T-Mobile - Tigo - Unicel/Aeiou - Vodafone's Partner Market For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/26d94e/latin_american_mob ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |