Colombian Total Telecommunications Services Market

During the past couple of years, Colombia has been experiencing political and economical stability that has enabled its economy to grow at rates of x.x to x.x percent a year. Driven by this, the Colombian telecommunications services market had grown at a high and stable rate, and started being considered a promising market in the Latin American region. While 2009, nevertheless, the market was significantly impacted by the global economic recession. In 2010, market had shown significant growth and signs of recovery.

Total Colombian telecommunications services market set up xx.x million lines in service and had generated $x,xxx.x million in revenues while 2009.The market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of x.x percent to reach xx.x million lines in 2015, while earnings are projected to experience a CAGR of x.x percent, reaching $xx,xxx.x million in the same year.

Increasing investments on network coverage expansion and the high level of competition in the local markets are the main drivers for the growth of telecommunications services. Nevertheless, low penetration of PC and smartphones and the difficulty to attain the return on investments of broadband infrastructure in distant areas or among the lower-income portion of the Colombian population are the main restraining factors.

The Colombian local telephony segment has reached maturity and is expected to experience a steady decrease in earnings due to the impact of mobile telephony and the increasing use of new technologies and applications, just as e-mails, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), social networks and VPNs, among others. The profit margins are expected to considerably reduce and fixed operators are likely to concentrate on bundled solutions, triple-play, and quadruple-play in order to increase the average revenue per user.

This study covers the state of the Colombia total telecommunications markets, examining drivers and restraints for growth, pricing, services plans, innovation, legislation, demand, and geographical trends. Following from these, market growth for Colombia and market segments are forecast. Just in case, an in-depth analysis of the competitive situation including telecommunications operators' market shares is performed, along with detailed profiles of the key operators in each market segment. The base year is 2009, with forecasts running through 2015. The market is furthermore divided into segments, including fixed telephony, mobile telephony, fixed broadband, data communication, and pay-TV services.

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