Latin America Telecoms Market: Trends and Forecasts 2023-2028

Description

"Telecoms service revenue in Latin America (LATAM) will increase at a CAGR of 1.7% between 2023 and 2028."

Telecoms service revenue in Latin America (LATAM) will grow significantly between 2023 and 2028 due to growth in the take-up of FTTP/B and increased demand for mobile data. This report analyses and forecasts the main telecoms trends for six countries in Latin America, as well as for the region as a whole.

This report provides:

a 5-year forecast of around 200 mobile and fixed KPIs for Latin America as a whole and for six key countries
an in-depth analysis of the trends, drivers and forecast assumptions for each type of mobile and fixed service, and for key countries
an overview of operator strategies and country-specific topics, in order to highlight similarities and differences by means of a cross-country comparison
a summary of results and key implications for mobile and fixed operators.

Geographical coverage:

Region modelled

Latin America (LATAM)

Countries modelled individually

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Peru

Key performance indicators:

Connections

Mobile:

total (handset plus mobile broadband, excluding IoT), total including IoT, business
handset: smartphone, basic, smartphone share of handsets
mobile broadband
total, handset and broadband: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G (and 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G share)
total and handset: prepaid, contract and prepaid share
IoT
penetration: total, prepaid, contract, handset, smartphone, mobile broadband, IoT

Fixed:

voice: narrowband, VoBB, dial-up
broadband: ADSL/VDSL, FTTP/B, cable modem, FWA, 5G FWA, other technologies, total business connections
penetration: voice, broadband (business sites and households)

Pay TV

operator, traditional

Traffic

Outgoing minutes (fixed and mobile), MoU
Cellular data and messaging traffic

Network-independent metrics

GDP
Population
Households
Business sites
Exchange rates

Service revenue

Mobile:

total
share of GDP
per capita per month
prepaid, contract, prepaid share
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G (and 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G share)

Fixed:

total (retail plus wholesale)
share of GDP
per capita per month

Retail revenue

Mobile:

total
share of GDP
per capita per month
per GB
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G (and 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G share)
voice, voice per minute
data, data per GB
handset: total, voice, messaging, data, prepaid, contract, prepaid share
mobile broadband
IoT

Fixed:

total
share of GDP
per capita per month
voice
dedicated connections
broadband: ADSL/VDSL, FTTP/B, cable modem, FWA, 5G FWA, other technologies

ICT services

Pay TV

operator, traditional

Wholesale revenue

Mobile
Fixed

ASPU

Mobile:

total
voice
data
mobile broadband
IoT
handset: total, prepaid, contract, voice, messaging, data

Fixed:

voice
broadband: ADSL/VDSL, FTTP/B, cable modem, FWA, 5G FWA, other technologies

ARPU

Mobile:

total
prepaid, contract
business, residential
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G

About the author:

James McManus, Analyst.

James is a member of Analysys Mason's Regional Markets research practice. He manages the production of the telecoms country reports for around 80 countries and is the lead analyst for the European Country Reports research programme. He supports the research team with the preparation of historical and forecast data. He also contributes to the development of the DataHub, Analysys Mason's online database. He holds a BSc in Business Management from Queen's University Belfast.