Research and Markets: El Salvador - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - 2011

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d3443e/el_salvador_tele) has announced the addition of the "El Salvador - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband" report to their offering.

El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, with the third largest population. It suffers from extreme income inequality, rampant crime rates, lack of infrastructure, inadequate social capital, and one of the highest homicide rates in the world. In June 2009, moderate leftist journalist Mauricio Funes won the presidential election, pledging to fight poverty and crime and push for reform in education and health.

Telecommunications has been one of the most successful sectors in El Salvador's economy. This is particularly true of mobile services, which are emerging as the country's preferred avenue of communication. The use of text messaging and multimedia is gradually replacing voice, and there is a clear trend towards services supported by 3G networks.

Key highlights:

• CTE Telecom, trading as Claro, is the incumbent fixed-line operator in the country. The CTE brand was discontinued in 2009, and all services were unified under the Claro brand name, including mobile and fixed-line telephony, ADSL and mobile broadband, as well as cable and satellite TV. Claro is the dominant fixed-line operator and ADSL provider in El Salvador.
• Claro's main competitor is Tigo, originally only a mobile operator. However, since Millicom acquired cable TV leader and triple player Amnet, all services were unified under the Tigo brand name in 2009, including mobile and fixed-line telephony, cable modem and mobile broadband, as well as cable TV. Tigo is the leading mobile operator and provider of cable TV/cable modem services in El Salvador.
• Telefnica/Movistar occupies third place in the country's telecom market. In 2010, all its services were gradually being unified under the Movistar brand name, including fixed-line and fixed-wireless services, mobile services, cable broadband, and cable TV. In 2010 the company ceased CDMA operations in El Salvador and Guatemala.
• In early 2011, Carlos Slim, the world's richest man and owner of Amrica Mvil initiated proceedings to acquire Digicel's network in El Salvador and Honduras. The deal remains subject to antitrust approval in both countries.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

3. Telecommunications market

4. Regulatory environment

5. Fixed network operators in El Salvador

6. Telecommunications infrastructure

7. Wholesale

8. Broadband access market

9. Broadcasting

10. Mobile communications

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KEYWORDS:   Central America  El Salvador

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Telecommunications  Mobile/Wireless

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