Panama - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses

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1 Panama - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media - Statistics and Analyses # $ pages In Stock Report Description Panama s additional cable connectivity to improve broadband from 2019 Panama s economic prospects remain promising, with GDP growth during the last few years being steady at between 5% and 6% annually. This growth has had a positive effect on the country s telecom market, which has also grown steadily and attracted considerable investment from significant international operators including Telefónica, America Móvil and Liberty Global. Liberty Global in 2016 acquired Cable & Wireless Communications, which owns the incumbent telco Cable & Wireless Panama. The deal has enabled Liberty Global to combine CWP s businesses in Panama and the Caribbean with its own operations in Chile and Puerto Rico. The merged operator provides improved bundled service offerings and has stimulated competition with the other regional players Digicel and Claro. Telecom revenue has broached $1 billion during the last few years, and continues to increase steadily, with mobile services and broadband being the fastest growing sectors. Panama s fixed-line teledensity is well below average for the region, though it is rising steadily from a relatively low base, largely due to alternative operators making use of cable or fixed-wireless networks. Competition remains limited in the broadband sector, where the incumbent CWP has resisted unbundling its local network and as a result has secured a virtual monopoly in the delivery of DSL access. The only cross-platform competition is from cable modem and WiMAX services. The mobile sector has flourished in recent years, and the popularity of customers having multiple SIM cards has pushed mobile penetration rates above 174%, considerably higher than the regional average. The arrival of two new mobile players resulted in additional competition and steep price reductions which have shaken the market. Digicel Panamá launched operations in 2008, followed by América Móvil s Claro unit in This ended the duopoly long enjoyed by Cable & Wireless Panamá and Telefónica s Movistar. 1 / 7

2 Internet penetration has grown in recent years and is expected to do so steadily further into 2017 as a result of consumer demand for services as well as the stimulus of the government s Internet for All project. In 2010, Panama became one of the first countries in the world to offer free wireless broadband access nationwide. The National Internet Network project does not compete with private broadband providers, because its aim is digital inclusion and not the provision of broadband access. Table 1 Market penetration rates in Panama s telecom sector 2016 (e) Service Penetration Broadband 8.1% Fixed-line 15.9%% Mobile (SIM): 172.8% Key developments: South America Pacific Link cable to be ready for service by early 2019, connecting Panama to the Caribbean and Asian regions; Movistar, Claro and C&WP extend reach of LTE services; Regulators of Panama and Costa Rica assess technical aspects of digital dividend spectrum use; C&WP contracts Ericsson to develop VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling services; C&WP trials G-fast technology with Huawei; Mobile number portability encouraging competition in the mobile sector; Internet for All (RNI) project helping drive internet penetration; Panama in Phase 2 of the switch to digital broadcasting, with the process expected to be complete by September 2017; Broadband for Central America project aims to closing the digital divide by Report update includes the regulator s market data to December 2016, operator data to Q1 2017, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Cable and Wireless Panama, Cable Onda, Claro, Optynex Telecom Companies mentioned in this report: Cable and Wireless Panama, Cable Onda, Claro, Optynex Telecom 2 / 7

3 Table Of Content Notes: 1. Executive summary 2. Key statistics 3. Country overview 4. Telecommunications market 4.1 Historical overview 4.2 Market analysis 5. Regulatory environment 5.1 Regulatory authorities ASEP ACODECO 5.2 Privatisation of INTEL 5.3 Telecom sector liberalisation 5.4 Interconnect 5.5 Number Portability (NP) 6. Fixed network operators in Panama 6.1 Overview 6.2 Cable & Wireless Panamá 6.3 Cable Onda/Telecarrier Advanced Communication Network (ACN) 6.4 ClaroCOM (Galaxy Communications Corp) 6.5 Optynex Telecom 6.6 Movistar 7. Telecommunications infrastructure 3 / 7

4 7.1 National telecom network Fixed-line statistics 7.2 International infrastructure Interconnection with other Central American countries Submarine cable networks Satellite networks 7.3 Infrastructure developments Wireless Local Loop (WLL) 8. Wholesale 9. Broadband market 9.1 Introduction and statistical overview Broadband statistics Red Nacional de Internet (RNI) 9.2 Forecasts fixed broadband market 2018; 2020; Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks 9.4 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) 9.5 G.fast 9.6 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) 9.7 WiMAX 10. Digital economy 10.1 ehealth 11. Digital Media 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Cable TV Cable Onda TV Digital (C&WP) 11.3 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments 11.4 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV) 11.5 Bundling 11.6 Videostreaming 4 / 7

5 11.7 Communications: VoIP 12. Mobile market 12.1 Market analysis Mobile statistics Mobile data Mobile broadband 12.2 Forecasts mobile market 2018; 2020; Regulatory issues Spectrum auction New licence concession Infrastructure sharing Mobile Number Portability (MNP) 12.4 Mobile infrastructure Overview Third Generation (3G) mobile networks (UMTS) HSPA Long-term Evolution (LTE) Satellite broadband 12.5 Major mobile operators Móvil (C&WP) Movistar (Telefónica) Digicel Panamá Claro Panamá (América Móvil) 13. Related reports Table 1 Market penetration rates in Panama s telecom sector 2016 (e) Table 2 Country statistics Panama 2016 (e) Table 3 Telephone network statistics 2016 (e) Table 4 Internet user statistics 2016 (e) Table 5 Broadband statistics 2016 (e) 5 / 7

6 Table 6 Mobile statistics 2016 (e) Table 7 National telecommunications authority Table 8 Evolution of GDP in Panama Table 9 Telecom market revenue Table 10 Telecom market revenue by sector Table 11 Telecom market revenue share by sector Table 12 Fixed number portings Table 13 Fixed-line call traffic by type Table 14 Fixed-line and mobile voice traffic Table 15 C&WP mobile, broadband and fixed-line subscribers Table 16 C&WP mobile, broadband and fixed lines ARPU Table 17 C&WP mobile, broadband and fixed-line revenue Table 18 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity Table 19 Fixed lines in service and teledensity Table 20 Public telephones Table 21 International bandwidth Table 22 Historic - Internet users and user penetration rate Table 23 Internet users and user penetration rate Table 24 Dial-up/broadband market share Table 25 Dial-up internet subscribers Table 26 Historic - Broadband subscribers and penetration rates Table 27 Broadband subscribers and penetration rates Table 28 Broadband market share by technology Table 29 Broadband subscribers, DSL and cable Table 30 Forecast broadband growth 2018; 2020; 2022 Table 31 Cable broadband subscribers Table 32 C&WP DSL subscribers Table 33 DSL subscribers (regulator data) Table 34 FttP subscribers Table 35 Wi-Fi and WiMAX broadband subscribers Table 36 Interactive TV subscribers Table 37 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate Table 38 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate Table 39 Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio / 7

7 Powered by TCPDF ( Table 40 Mobile prepaid/postpaid subscribers Table 41 Mobile outgoing traffic by type Table 42 SMS traffic Table 43 Mobile broadband subscribers Table 44 Forecast mobile subscriber growth 2018; 2020; 2022 Table 45 Mobile number portings Table 46 C&WP mobile subscribers Chart 1 Fixed-line and mobile voice traffic Chart 2 C&WP mobile, broadband and fixed-line subscribers Chart 3 C&WP mobile, broadband and fixed lines ARPU Chart 4 C&WP mobile, broadband and fixed lines revenue Chart 5 Fixed lines in service and teledensity Chart 6 Internet users and user penetration rate Chart 7 Broadband subscribers, DSL and cable Chart 8 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate Exhibit 1 Major submarine cable networks serving Panama Exhibit 2 Definitions of video streaming and IPTV Exhibit 3 BellSouth Panama/Telefónica Móviles Panamá history Buy This Report Single License : $ 750 Request sample of this report Check discount this report Go For Report Office: United States State Tower, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207, United States Toll Free: (USA-Canada) Tel: E: sales@marketresearchreports.biz 7 / 7