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Publication Date: March 2007
IN THIS ISSUE:
FIXED COMMUNICATIONS: Peru: Telmex Goes Wireless
Telmex is using WiMAX and bundle offers to target the business segment in Peru and has been followed by Americatel. Telmex is positioning Explora as the wireless platform and the double-play offer. Join Analyst Omar Salvador as he describes the opportunities for these new offerings and the strategy behind Telmex’s move to go wireless.
MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS: Colombia's Market Opportunity Constricted by Overestimated Population, Although There Is Substantial Room for Growth
In the latter half of 2006, two announcements had a profound impact on the Colombian telecommunications market. First, the country’s statistical entity, the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica (DANE), announced that the country’s population had been overestimated by nearly 4m people, although finalized figures have not yet been released. Next, the industry and trade regulator announced that the number of mobile subscriptions in Colombia had also been overestimated by 1.4m subscriptions. Analyst Elizabeth Arias describes the methodology employed by Pyramid Research in our forecasts and explains the impact of these changes on our figures.
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