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Argentina - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and AnalysesLONDON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Argentinian telcos scale down investments in response to harsh economic climate Argentina has one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Latin America. The country's economic and political difficulties during the last decade have impacted on sector investments, though there have been steady improvements in recent quarters. A large tranch of investment has been earmarked to expand fibre networks beyond certain areas of the main cities. This work has had a positive effect on the delivery of services, with the average download speed having increased from 5.3Mb/s in the first quarter of 2016 to 13.2Mb/s by the second quarter of 2018. This report provides an overview of Argentina's telecom market and regulatory environment, accompanied by statistical data and analyses on recent market developments. The report also covers the fixed and fixed-wireless broadband markets, as also developments in the mobile voice and data segments. Key developments: Telecom Argentina scales down investment in response to macro-economic difficulties; Construction started on the ARBR submarine cable between Argentina and Brazil; Fixed-number portability finally rolled out; Telecom Argentina completes merger with Cablevisión; Federal Fibre-Optic Network aiming to connect 2,600 localities across the country; Argentina develops local link to the Atlantic Cable System (ACSea) in partnership with Brazil; Report update includes the regulator's market update to March 2018, telcos' operating data to Q2 2018, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Claro, Nextel Argentina, Nuestro Móvil, Libre.ar, Virgin Mobile, Tesacom, Movistar (Telefónica de Argentina), Telecom Argentina (Personal), Grupo Clarín, Cablevisión, VeloCom, Netizen, Phonevision/Omnivision, Telpin, DirecTV, Supercanal, Telecentro, Red Intercable, ARSAT, MercadoLibre, IPLAN, IP-TEL, Fecotel, Fecosur, COTEL, Cotecal, INVAP. Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/5257932 About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (718) 213 4904 Website: www.reportbuyer.com View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/argentina---telecoms-mobile-and-broadband---statistics-and-analyses-300751640.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |