Costa Rica
11 . Cuba
12.

Broadband
Latin America is one of the world's most promising broadband markets,
growing at an annual rate of around 87% in 2004. Fixed/Mobile Convergence,
which combines fixed line, mobile and data communications, can be found in
Mexico.

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27. Yet, even though estimates for Latin
America may vary, all sources point to one incontrovertible fact: the
continuing and rapid growth in the number of Internet users .

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More than half of the region's Internet users are in Brazil and Mexico,
but Uruguay, Puerto Rico and Chile have the highest user penetration .

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13.
Latin America has only just recently begun to develop convergence
strategies.

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Countries Mentioned:

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

Panama

Argentina

Dominican Rep. Guatemala
16.

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Paraguay

Bahamas

Ecuador

Peru

Barbados

El Salvador

Puerto Rico

Belize

Grenada

St. Ecuador
14.
There are considerable differences in the Internet user statistics
provided by various sources, and also in the methods used by each country's
regulator to assess Internet usage.

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Kitts and Nevis

Bermuda

Guadeloupe

St. Nicaragua
22.researchandmarkets .

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Belize
5.

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Honduras
19. Paraguay
24. Peru
25. Venezuela
29.

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following telecom sectors are covered:

- Fixed Local

- Fixed National

- Fixed International

- Mobile

- Data

- Internet

- VoIP

The second section of the report will provide you with an
extensive list of over 330 of the region's main fixed, mobile and
Internet players with links to their respective web site, this on a
country per country basis. Lucia

Bolivia

Guatemala

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Brazil

Guyana

Suriname

Canada

Haiti

Trinidad

Tobago

Cayman Island

Honduras

Turk and Caicos

Chile

Jamaica

United States

Colombia

Martinique

Uruguay

Costa Rica

Mexico

Venezuela

Cuba Nicaragua

For more information visit
http://www. Caribbean Countries
8 .

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(http://www. Chile
9.
The Latin American broadband leaders are Brazil, Chile, Argentina and
Mexico, and in early 2005 these four countries accounted for 87% of all
broadband subscribers in the region.

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Panama
23.

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The first part of this report will provide you with an outlook
of the liberalisation status of each of the region's 42 countries also
identifying crucial information such as VoIP liberalisation. Overview of Convergence , Broadband and Internet Markets
3. Therefore, an accurate assessment of the
region's Internet market is not easy.

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Executive Summary
2. Uruguay
28.

Convergence
In its broadest sense , convergence in the communications industry means
combining various services -- voice and data transmission , Internet access,
video, cable TV and/or other multimedia broadband applications -- into a
single package.com/reports/c17932

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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researchandmarkets. Also, many Latin American countries have begun to combine VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol) with broadband service.

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(Logo: http://www .

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announced the addition of Telecom market Liberalisation Status and Key
Players - Americas to their offering
This innovative report will give telecom managers around the world
an immediate picture of the regions' telecom market liberalisation
status. Jamaica
20.

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DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and
Markets (http://www. Bolivia
6. Brazil
7. The broadband market does vary considerably from country to country,
but as a whole, the region is making giant strides forwards in the adoption of
high-speed Internet.

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com/reports/c17932 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Latin American - Convergence , Broadband and Internet Markets to their
offering. Triple Play, which combines fixed line, broadband and pay TV, has
made its appearance in Chile, Mexico and Brazil.

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Argentina
4. Large multinational groups
are eager to invest in anything to do with Internet and e-commerce in Latin
America, and especially in technologies which offer faster and more economical
access.
The options most available in the region are cable modem, ADSL, wireless
broadband and satellite broadband.

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El Salvador
15. Puerto Rico
26.

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Links to each of the regulators is
provided. Guyana
17 . Haiti
18.

For more information visit
http://www.

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Mexico
21.

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com/cgi-bin /prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This annual report offers a wealth of information on the Broadband and
Internet markets, covering:

* Broadband Infrastructure, Analyses and Developments
* The broadbanding of Latin America (policies, models, concept)
* CBD, Inter-City, Regional and International Networks
* Internet Market, VPNs and VoIP Web Sites, Web hosting Research ,
Marketing, Benchmarking
* Vision for a National Policy, Government Policies, BAG Network
Operators, Wholesalers and Retailers, Utilities Projects xDSL, HFC, MDS,
Satellite, Cable Modems , Cable Telephony and Wireless Broadband

Contents are as follows:

1. Of these, ADSL has emerged as the clear
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