Assessment of Chile's Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Markets 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Chile - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report provides an overview of Chile's telecom sector and regulatory environment, including a range of statistical data and market analyses. It covers the mobile voice and data segments, profiling operators and the key MVNOs and assessing the development of LTE and 5G infrastructure, and also reviews the fixed-line and fixed-wireless broadband segments, including the status of DSL, cable and fibre broadband.

Key Developments

• New telecom tax on OTT players introduced;
• Telefonica Group making progress on selling its Latin American units;
• Google completes laying the Curie submarine cable linking Chile with the US west coast;
• GTD to lay a 3,500km submarine cable from Africa to Puerto Montt;
• Regulator preps for 5G multi-spectrum auction by mid-2020;
• Industry lobby group Atelmo proposes $26 billion investment program to 2024 to increase reach of LTE and fibre-based broadband networks;
• Includes the regulators market data update to September 2019, telcos' financial and operating data to Q4 2019, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Chile's telecom sector benefits from effective competition, particularly in the broadband and mobile sectors

In recent years there has been an emphasis on developing fibre infrastructure to improve the reach and capacity of fixed-line services. Fixed-line teledensity continues to fall as consumers switch to mobile networks for voice calls.

The leading operators are Telefonica Chile, trading as Movistar, VTR Globalcom (VTR), the GTD Group, Entel, and Claro. Telefonica Group in February 2020 selected banks to advise it on its plan to spin-off its Latin American units to allow it to focus on Germany, Spain, the UK and Brazil.

Fixed broadband penetration is relatively high for the region, with services among the fastest and least expensive in Latin America. The mobile penetration rate is among the highest in South America. Movistar and Entel remain the market leaders, with a similar market share, while Claro accounts for about a quarter of the market and WOM has rapidly increased its subscriber base. LTE infrastructure is extensive and while there is a National Plan for 5G, services await spectrum auctions scheduled for mid-2020 though these may be delayed given the current coronavirus pandemic.

The outbreak of the Coronavirus in 2020 is having a significant impact on production and supply chains globally.

During the coming year the telecoms sector to various degrees is likely to experience a downturn in mobile device production, while it may also be difficult for network operators to manage workflows when maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure. Overall progress towards 5G may be postponed or slowed down in some countries.

On the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices is under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes. However, the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures.

Although it is challenging to predict and interpret the long-term impacts of the crisis as it develops, these have been acknowledged in the industry forecasts contained in this report.

The report also covers the responses of the telecom operators as well as government agencies and regulators as they react to the crisis to ensure that citizens can continue to make optimum use of telecom services. This can be reflected in subsidy schemes and the promotion of tele-health and tele-education, among other solutions.

The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunication together with Movistar, Claro, Entel, VTR and Grupo GTD launched the 'Solidarity Plan' in April 2020, by which low-income fixed broadband subscribers under financial stress are guaranteed a minimum 2Mb/s service for three months, while mobile subscribers are able to access 300 minutes of calls, 50 SMS and basis data. The offer could potentially benefit up to three million households.

In addition, the Ministry of Education since March 2020 has promoted tele-education with free access to educational content for about three million school pupils.

Companies Mentioned

• VTR
• Claro Chile
• GTD Group (including Telsur, GTD Manquehue, Telesat, Telcoy)
• DirecTV
• CTR
• CMET/Cable Central
• Mundo Pacifico
• TuVes HD
• Nextel
• VTR
• Virgin Mobile
• Falabella
• Globalcom
• Entel Chile

Key Topics Covered

1 Key statistics

2 Regional Market Comparison

2.1 Telecom Maturity Index by tier

2.2 TMI versus GDP

2.3 Mobile and mobile broadband penetration

2.4 Fixed and mobile broadband penetration

3 Country overview

4 COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

4.1 Economic considerations and responses

4.2 Mobile devices

4.3 Subscribers

4.4 Infrastructure

5 Telecommunications market

5.1 Market analysis

6 Regulatory environment

6.1 Historical overview

6.2 Regulatory authorities

6.3 Fixed-line developments

6.4 Mobile network developments

7 Mobile market

7.1 Mobile statistics

7.2 Mobile infrastructure

7.3 Mobile network operators

7.4 Mobile content and applications

8 Fixed-line broadband market

8.1 Market analysis

8.2 Broadband statistics

8.3 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks

8.4 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks

8.5 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks

8.6 Other fixed broadband services

8.7 Competition issues

9 Fixed network operators

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Movistar (Telefonica Chile)

9.3 VTR

9.4 GTD Group

9.5 Entel Chile

9.6 Claro Chile (formerly Telmex)

10 Telecommunications infrastructure

10.1 Overview of the national telecom network

10.2 Digital economy

10.3 International infrastructure

10.4 Wholesale

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