Brazil Telecommunications Report Q3 2011: New research report available at Fast Market Research

July 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Brazil reports another quarter of astounding growth, showing that the country shows no signs of slowdown. Due to the country's large population, there is still great potential for strong growth to continue in the coming years. This will be driven by existing mobile network operators (MNOs) such as Vivo, Oi, Claro and TIM as well as mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) that operate over their networks. After regulation was passed in January 2011, we have seen the entrance of one MVNO so far - Porto Seguro. We expect more before the end of 2011. Additionally, all operators have been reporting high volumes of growth in net mobile additions, and much of this organic growth is coming from low-income Brazilians, many of whom remain without a mobile.

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These developments continue have a negative effect on ARPUs in the market. BMI sees some scope for growth as mobile broadband rises and postpaid subscribers spend more on mobile data services, but this will be countered by low-priced services aimed at capturing the remaining new customers in the market. In the long term, BMI continues to forecast ARPU decline, albeit at a slower rate than previously seen.

Broadband subscriptions in Brazil grew 51.5% y-o-y to reach a total of 38.5mn fixed and mobile connections at end-March 2011, according to TeleBrasil. Broadband is a key area of focus for the Brazilian Government, with the government's Plano Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL - National Broadband Plan) taking shape. While BMI welcomes the boost to the local economy this will provide, we remain slightly concerned that the costs of the network, which aims to offer broadband connections for BRL39.90, may be creeping higher, making low-cost services more difficult to offer. Increasing broadband access can also benefit local economies and businesses as well as provide opportunities for new projects in areas such as eeducation and telehealth to reach more remote parts of the country, therefore BMI welcomes the continued efforts of the Brazilian government to provide universal broadband.

Brazilian international cooperation also increased this quarter. The presidents of Brazil and Uruguay collaborated in Q211 as part of a drive to improve bilateral relations and placed cooperation in the ICT sector high on their priorities. Dilma Rousseff and Jose Mujica met at the Technical Laboratory of Uruguay, the centre of new technology development in the country, which BMI believes highlights the growing importance of the sector. Brazil and Uruguay have two of the most advanced ICT sectors in the region and their complementary strengths mean huge potential benefits exist from trade and cooperation.

Partial Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- Mobile
- Wireline
- Political Risk
- Economic
- Business Environment
Industry Business Environment Overview
- Latin America Ratings
- Table: Latin America Business Environment Ratings, Q311
- Brazil
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data And Forecasts
- ARPU
- Table: Telecoms Sector - ARPU - Historical Data And Forecasts
- Fixed Line
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed Line - Historical Data And Forecasts
- Broadband
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data And Forecasts
Market Data Analysis
- Mobile
- Consolidation And Convergence
- Competition To Increase
- Subscribers And Market Share
- Table: Brazil Mobile Market, Q111
- Table: Brazil Mobile Net Additions, Q410-Q111
- Subscriber Mix
- Table: A Market Comparison Of Subscriber Mixes, Q111 ('000)
- Table: Brazil Regions And States Mobile Comparison: Q410 Vs Q111
- Table: A Market Comparison Of Subscriber Mixes, 2010-2011 (%)
- ARPU & MOU
- 3G
- Table: Brazil 3G Subscriptions By Technology
- Mobile Contract Wins
- Table: Brazil - Selected Recent Contracts Awarded
- VAS As A Proportion Of Revenues
- Mobile Internet
- Other VAS
- VAS Timeline
- Table: Selected VAS Launched
- Mobile Operator Data
- Table: Brazil Mobile Market Overview
- Table: Vivo
- Table: TIM Brasil
- Table: Claro
- Table: Oi (Telemar)
- Mobile Content - Regional Outlook
- Mobile Content - Country Outlook
- Fixed Line
- Table: Brazil Local Fixed-Line Market ('000)
- Table: Brazil Fixed-Line Markets, Q410 ('000)
- Table: Brazil Fixed Line Markets By Regions, January 2011
- Table: Pay-TV Market Subscriptions, 2007-2009
- Table: Pay-TV Market Subscriptions, 2007-2009
- Table: Embratel LD Revenues And Traffic - Historic Data
- Broadband
- Table: Brazilian Broadband Market, Q111
- PNBL Continues
- Broadband Technologies
- Table: No. Of Fixed Broadband Connections By Technology ('000), 2004-2010
- ARPU
- Alternative Technologies
- Table: Selected Wireline Developments
Regulatory Development
- Table: Brazil's Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities
- Industry Developments
Market Overview
- Table: Key Players: Brazil Fixed-line Sector
- Table: Key Players: Brazil Mobile Sector
- Table: Key Players: Brazil Media Sector
- Table: Brazil's Key Operators Financial Indicators
Operator Profiles
- Oi (Telemar)
- Telefonica (Telesp)
- Embratel
- Vivo (Brasilcel)
- TIM Brasil
- Claro (America Movil)
Market Overview
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
- Fixed Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Pay-TV
- Broadband
- Table: Regional Internet Penetration Overview
- Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
- Table: : Employment Indicators, 1999-2004
- Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
- Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education And Healthcare
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