Articles tagged with: Entel and Telefonica Moviles

Chile Publishes Details of 3G License Tender

The Chilean telecoms regulator, Subtel has published the tender details for a round of 3G licenses, which it anticipates will bring a new entrant into the market. The auction for the licenses is due to be held in July, a notice on the regulators website announced.  more

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Quality not quantity for Entel Chile as new growth dries up

Both net additions and growth figures at Chilean incumbent entel have fallen to record lows for the second successive quarter. The size of the potential market for new additions looks to be steadily decreasing in the country as the penetration rate approaches 100%; Telefonica Moviles may yet be in with a surprise, but we doubt it. entelÃ's situation was also worsened this quarter by the fact that America MovilÃ's Chilean operation took a greater share of the new connections than its larger competitor for the first time in six quarters - although the size of the premium this time (51k to 28k) versus that in Q1 07 (178k to 118k) indicates just how much new growth has dried up in that time. entelÃ's churn rates bear testament to this: churn actually hit a six-quarter low of 1.75% in Q3 08, and still net growth fell to its lowest ever level.  more

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Top 10 Operators in Latin America

Together, America Movil and Telefonica continue to dominate the Latin American market. The Mexican company owns four of the largest operators in the region, while Telefonica accounts for another three. Telecom Italia is the only other company that has an investment in more than one business, with majority control of TIM Brasil and a stake in Argentina's Telecom Personal. Since we last reviewed the region, there has been little change in the overall order of the top ten operators and none in the top five. more

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