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PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1056802

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PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1056802

Paraguay - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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RNFO: 18,000km of fibre integrated throughout Paraguay

The state-owned incumbent, Corporación Paraguaya de Comunicaciones (Copaco), retains a monopoly on all fixed-line voice services, including local telephony, international long-distance telephony, and VoIP. In the mobile market, however, there has been effective competition since 1998. The internet market is also open to competition, and there are over a dozen ISPs offering services. Copaco lost its monopoly over the international backbone for internet connectivity in early 2009.

The mobile market is served by four operators: Tigo (the market leader), Telecom Argentina's Núcleo, América Móvil's Claro, and Copaco's Vox. Operators have capitalised on the opportunities created by poor fixed-line infrastructure, and by growing consumer demand for mobile voice and data services.

The mobile market accounted for around 97% of telephony subscribers as of early 2021. About 96.6% of the population is covered by LTE services.

A major drawback for Paraguay's telecom sector is that the country is landlocked, making it dependent on neighbouring countries for interconnection with submarine cable networks. This led to high prices for fixed broadband services, which in turn hampered growth in the sector and has resulted in relatively low penetration. Available technologies include DSL, cable, fibre, and WiMAX. Copaco has a near-monopoly in the DSL market, given that there is little regulatory provision for unbundled local loops and other access mechanisms. DSL is the main fixed broadband technology, but it is unavailable in much of the country. There is a fast-growing fibre broadband market, though the number of subscribers remains small, and network builds remain limited to certain pockets within the major cities.

Copaco's main competitor in the fixed broadband market is Millicom's Tigo, which offers cable broadband under the brand name Tigo Hogar. The service is available in Asunción and neighbouring towns. Tigo also provides broadband using WiMAX and FttP technologies.

BuddeComm notes that the outbreak of the Coronavirus continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally. During the coming year, the telecoms sector to various degrees is likely to experience a downturn in mobile device production, while it may also be difficult for network operators to manage workflows when maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure. Overall progress towards 5G may be postponed or slowed down in some countries.

On the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices is under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes. However, the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures. In many markets the net effect should be a steady though reduced increased in subscriber growth.

Although it is challenging to predict and interpret the long-term impacts of the crisis as it develops, these have been acknowledged in the industry forecasts contained in this report.

The report also covers the responses of the telecom operators as well as government agencies and regulators as they react to the crisis to ensure that citizens can continue to make optimum use of telecom services. This can be reflected in subsidy schemes and the promotion of tele-health and tele-education, among other solutions.

Key developments:

  • América Móvil spins off towers and other related passive infrastructure in Latin American markets;
  • 5G mobile licences will not be available for auction until 2024 at the earliest;
  • RNFO - 18,000km of fibre deployed so far;
  • MITIC, MEC and the Korea International Cooperation Agency aim to improve accessibility to education through a multimedia education support centre;
  • State-owned Tier-3 data centre and NOC to be built in Villa Hayes;
  • MITIC, Conatel, and Tigo inaugurate the first of ten Telecentres;
  • MITIC enables more than 100 free internet points throughout the country, providing services to more than 1.3 million citizens;
  • Government modernises its regulatory framework with the assistance of a $90 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);
  • Report update includes the regulator's market data for 2020, operator data to Q3 2021, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of Covid-19 on the telecoms sector; recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Copaco, Millicom (Tigo Paraguay), Vox, América Móvil (Claro Paraguay), Grupo Clarin, DirecTV, Personal (Telecom Argentina).

Table of Contents

Key statistics

Regional Latin America Market Comparison

  • Market characteristics
  • Market Leaders
  • Market Challengers
  • Market Emergents
  • TMI versus GDP
  • Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
  • Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview

Telecommunications market

  • Historical overview
  • Market analysis

Regulatory environment

  • Historical overview
  • Regulatory authority
    • Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
  • Roaming
  • Universal Service Fund (USF)
  • Spectrum
    • Spectrum allocations and spectrum auctions
    • 5G
    • 1700MHz and 2100MHz
    • 700MHz

Mobile market

  • Market analysis
  • Mobile statistics
  • Mobile infrastructure
    • 4G (LTE)
    • 3G
    • Mobile data
    • Mobile broadband
    • Other infrastructure developments
  • Major mobile operators
    • Tigo (Millicom International Cellular)
    • Personal (Núcleo/Telecom Argentina)
    • Claro (América Móvil)
    • Vox (Hola Paraguay/Copaco)

Fixed-line broadband market

  • Market analysis
  • Broadband statistics
  • National Fibre-Optic Network (Red Nacional de Fibra Optica, RNFO)
  • WiMAX

Digital economy

  • e-Education
  • e-Health

Fixed network operator

  • Copaco

Telecommunications infrastructure

  • National telecom network
  • International infrastructure
    • Humboldt
  • Infrastructure developments
    • Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
  • Wholesale
  • Data centres

Appendix - Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

List of Tables

  • Table 1 - Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Paraguay - 2021 (e)
  • Table 2 - Evolution of GDP in Paraguay - 2011 - 2022
  • Table 3 - Change in the fixed and mobile market share of subscribers - 2009 - 2019
  • Table 4 - Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 5 - Change in the number of contract and prepaid mobile subscribers (million) - 2010 - 2020
  • Table 6 - Change in mobile operator market share of subscribers - 2011 - 2019
  • Table 7 - SMS traffic - 2012 - 2018
  • Table 8 - Mobile broadband subscribers by data rate - 2010 - 2018
  • Table 9 - Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 10 - Change in the number of mobile internet connections by operator - 2019 - 2020
  • Table 11 - Change in the number of mobile internet connections by platform - 2019 - 2020
  • Table 12 - Change in the number of Tigo's mobile subscribers (regulator data) - 2011 - 2019
  • Table 13 - Change in the number of Tigo's mobile subscribers (company data) - 2009 - 2021
  • Table 14 - Development of Tigo's revenue (€ million) - 2014 - 2021
  • Table 15 - Change in the number of Personal's mobile subscribers - 2009 - 2021
  • Table 16 - Development of Personal's mobile ARPU - 2011 - 2021
  • Table 17 - Development of Personal's mobile revenue - 2011 - 2021
  • Table 18 - Change in the number of Claro's mobile subscribers - 2010 - 2020
  • Table 19 - Change in the number of Vox's mobile subscribers - 2010 - 2020
  • Table 20 - Internet users and user penetration - 2010 - 2020
  • Table 21 - Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 22 - Tigo broadband homes connected - 2015 - 2021
  • Table 23 - Fixed broadband subscribers by platform - 2011 - 2019
  • Table 24 - Fixed internet subscribers by access speed - 2010 - 2018
  • Table 25 - Change in the number of WiMAX subscribers - 2017 - 2020
  • Table 26 - Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity - 2011 - 2026
  • Table 27 - International bandwidth - 2009 - 2017
  • Table 28 - Historic - Annual mobile numbers ported - 2012 - 2016
  • Table 29 - Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers by platform - 2006 - 2010
  • Table 30 - Historic - Mobile operators' market share - 2002 - 2010
  • Table 31 - Historic - Tigo mobile subscribers - 2002 - 2010
  • Table 32 - Historic - Personal - mobile ARPU and churn - 2002 - 2003

List of Charts

  • Chart 1 - Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Leaders
  • Chart 2 - Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Challengers
  • Chart 3 - Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Emergents
  • Chart 4 - Latin America - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
  • Chart 5 - Latin America - Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 6 - South America mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 7 - Central America - mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 8 - South America - Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 9 - Central America - Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
  • Chart 10 - Change in the fixed and mobile market share of subscribers - 2009 - 2020
  • Chart 11 - Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 12 - Change in the number of contract and prepaid mobile subscribers - 2010 - 2020
  • Chart 13 - Change in mobile operator market share of subscribers - 2011 - 2020
  • Chart 14 - Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 15 - Change in the number of Tigo's mobile subscribers (company data) - 2009 - 2021
  • Chart 16 - Development of Tigo's revenue - 2014 - 2021
  • Chart 17 - Development of Personal's mobile revenue - 2011 - 2021
  • Chart 18 - Internet users and user penetration - 2010 - 2020
  • Chart 19 - Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
  • Chart 20 - Fixed broadband subscribers by platform - 2011 - 2019
  • Chart 21 - Fixed internet subscribers by access speed - 2010 - 2018
  • Chart 22 - Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity - 2011 - 2026

List of Exhibits

  • Exhibit 1 - Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Latin America
  • Exhibit 2 - Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
  • Exhibit 3 - Latin America - Market Leaders and market developments
  • Exhibit 4 - Latin America - Market Challengers and market developments
  • Exhibit 5 - Latin America - Market Emergents and market developments
  • Exhibit 6 - Map of Paraguay
  • Exhibit 7 - Mobile spectrum allocation among operators
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