Posts Tagged ‘Broadband’
Telefonica Brasil reaches 3 million Speedy customers
Telefonica Brazil announced that its broadband service Speedy has reached three million customers and had the best first half in its history with the addition of 363,000 subscribers, an increase of 14 percent compared to the end of last year. Compared with the customer base in the first quarter of this year, the operator added about 200,000 customers.
The company claims that number is almost twice as many new customers as the main direct competitor, Net Servicos.
Telefonica Brazil estimates investment in its network and systems at BRL 930 million this year, compared to BRL 750 million last year. From 1 August, Telefonica will reduce the price of the 2 Mbps internet access package by 11 percent to BRL 69.
Telefonica Brazil claims 23 percent of the broadband accesses in 13 million households in Sao Paulo.
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Telefonica Brasil reaches 3 million Speedy customers
Telefonica Brazil announced that its broadband service Speedy has reached three million customers and had the best first half in its history with the addition of 363,000 subscribers, an increase of 14 percent compared to the end of last year. Compared with the customer base in the first quarter of this year, the operator added about 200,000 customers.
The company claims that number is almost twice as many new customers as the main direct competitor, Net Servicos.
Telefonica Brazil estimates investment in its network and systems at BRL 930 million this year, compared to BRL 750 million last year. From 1 August, Telefonica will reduce the price of the 2 Mbps internet access package by 11 percent to BRL 69.
Telefonica Brazil claims 23 percent of the broadband accesses in 13 million households in Sao Paulo.
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See the Telefonica Brazil and Net Servicos records in EMAT.
What is EMAT? Find out at www.marketaccesstool.com
Central America’s Broadband Growth to Exceed Latin American Average, Pyramid Find
Underpenetrated by broadband services, Central America will produce growth rates exceeding the Latin American average due to new competitors and sales tools, leading to another 1.65 million broadband connections being added during 2009-2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
Although the number of broadband connections in Central America grew at a 58 percent CAGR in 2004-2008, broadband penetration still lags the Latin American average at 2.46 percent of the population in 2009, notes Jose Magana, analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report. However, market conditions are improving rapidly. “Pyramid believes that latent demand for broadband in Central America will produce strong, sustained growth ahead of the Latin American average due to new competitors and sales tools, such as bundling and financing,” says Magana. “The combination of these developments will help make up for poor access and low affordability, leading to another 1.65 million broadband connections being added during 2009-2014.”
Fixed broadband operators face pressure from various competitors, and the ensuing fight over subscribers will boost penetration of broadband services across the region. “Pyramid predicts that mobile broadband connections in Central America – including prepaid connections – will exceed fixed broadband by 2014, so the threat from mobile operators is real and powerful,” Magana explains. “Also, the cost of a computer is a significant barrier to broadband adoption for fixed operators; to compete, operators will have to reduce equipment costs and offer convergent service.”
