Telecom

The Machine-to-Machine markets are getting higher levels of importance in the whole world. Traditional applications such RFID based systems start to live together with new technologies such Satellite, 3G networks, Wi-Fi and others. In Latin America, this process has supported major advancements in sectors like Retail & Finance and Transportation, w...

The data communications services market in Argentina is under a recovery process. This process will continue in 2004. The increasing needs of companies for higher bandwidth and number of links are the main reasons behind that. With the economy recovering, companies needs start growing. They start requiring faster, more reliable communications servi...

The Colombian government remains key for developing a suitable business environment and stimulating telecommunications continuous growth. Consistent security policies implemented by the government have resulted in a deeper and more effective involvement in assuring democracy, visibly reducing rates attempting against business development. But while...

This report highlights the importance of country-specific factors on the telecommunications industry in Brazil from 1999 to 2007. Trends for the political climate, business policies, and macroeconomic indicators in Brazil are analyzed, and their impact is assessed on the key parameters of the telecommunications industry and its major segments.

The entire Venezuelan economy has started to recover from the steep crisis it has been going through in the past few years. This will create opportunities for data services providers as customers recontract links and new clients enter this market.

As Venezuela has been plunged into a deep economic and political crisis, consumers have been seeking means in which to lower all costs, including that of Internet access. And while migration towards broadband technologies (especially amongst enterprises) continues to occur, use of services such as prepaid Internet cards has grown, meeting that nec...

Internet adoption has continued to be strong in Brazil, with the acculturation process becoming more and more developed over time. Economic uncertainty, however, has slowed down network investment plans by top competitors in the country, while economical offers such as free Internet access persist given the budgetary restraints on both enterprises ...

The social and economic scenario in Argentina has had a strong impact in the traditional ISP business, causing paid accounts to achieve slow or negative growth during 2002. Nonetheless, current dial up and broadband growth are being stimulated by increased awareness from alternative business approaches as free access and public access, strongly con...

The market in Chile for Internet services has witnessed a steady climb, taking advantage of stable economic environment, competitive market offerings and well educated customer base. Broadband has been the main source for growth recently, as the fall in dial up Internet subscribers has been directly correlated to their migration towards competitive...