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Latin America Roaming Status Update. Ricardo Sarti CDG. June 23, 2006. What is new?. Market slowed down in 1Q06 : 4.5 gross adds and 3,7 MM churn/replacement) * In 1Q 2006, customer base (including Caribbean) reach 246 MM
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Latin America Roaming Status Update Ricardo Sarti CDG June 23, 2006
What is new? • Market slowed down in 1Q06 : 4.5 gross adds and 3,7 MM churn/replacement) * • In 1Q 2006, customer base (including Caribbean) reach 246 MM • CDMA handset sold in 1Q represented 16 % of the growth. (down from last Q) . Main markets, Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico . • Caribbean Network deployment started roaming in 1Q • New CDMA Players in Caribbean : Digicel and probably C&W • EVDO • Brazil increases country coverage • Ecuador and Peru will launch EVDO networks in 2H 06 (only cards) • New Caribbean operators installing both Voice and EVDO networks • * Sales and NET Adds are from 1Q06 OPERATORS REPORTS. Churn is estimated in 1.5 %
Roaming Availability Caribbean CDMA Networks available or under construction CAYMAN IS HAITI DOMINICAN R. BERMUDA JAMAICA PUERTO RICO BAHAMAS ST. MARTEEN BONAIRE CURACAO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO British VI.
Voice Roaming in Latin America Countries with CDMA roaming MEXICOCOLOMBIAURUGUAY BELIZEVENEZUELA BRAZIL HONDURAS ECUADORCHILE EL SALVADORPERU ARGENTINA NICARAGUAPANAMAGUATEMALA No Coverage 1 CDMA Network 2 CDMA Networks 3 or more CDMA Networks Countries without coverage BOLIVIA PARAGUAY GUYANAS COSTA RICA
Thank You For more information, contact: Ricardo Sarti rsarti@cdg.org
Tasks Performed South America • Operators Visited : • Movistar Argentina Smartcom Chile • CTI Argentina Movistar Peru • Movistar Uruguay Movistar Venezuela • Movistar Chile Movistar Panama • Vivo Brazil Movistar Honduras • Celtel Honduras Speednet Belize • Movistar Ecuador Movistar Mexico • Allegro PCS (Ecuador) Unefon • Iusacell Centennial DR • Tricom Verizon DR • Sercom PCS Movistar Guatemala • Presented CDG and Roaming Project • Deliver “ CDG Roaming Toolkit”
Status Country by Country • Argentina:Cellular penetration 58%. • Movistar : Only GSM gross adds since April 2005 • Customer Base: 8.9 M • 64 % GSM, 16 % CDMA, 20 % TDMA and AMPS • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 19 operators. • Roaming contact: Cristian Paludi (Cristian.paludi@telefonicamoviles.com.ar) • 1X available. • CTI : Only GSM gross adds since Nov 2003. • Customer Base: 7.3 M • 94 % GSM, 3 % CDMA, 3 % AMPS • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 7 operators. • Roaming contact: Carlos Pieres. cpieres@cti.com.ar
Status Country by Country • Chile:Cellular penetration 77 % • Movistar: Only GSM gross adds since April 2005. • Customer Base: 5.3 M • 55 % GSM, 3 % CDMA, 42 % TDMA and AMPS • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 24 operators. • Roaming contact: Antonio de Bonis. (antonio.debonis@telefonicamoviles.cl) • 1X available. • Smartcom: • Acquired by AMX in July 05. Focused in prepaid • Customer Base: 2.M. GSM network will be launch 2H 06 • 100 % CDMA, Roaming Agreements with 5 operators • Roaming contact: Alejandro Pinto (afpinto@smartcom.cl) • 1X and EVDO available.
Status Country by Country • Peru: Cellular penetration 22 % • Movistar: • Lack of OTA. Strong Brew and Wap applications for mobile business customers. • Customer Base: 3.7 M • 82 % CDMA, 18 % TDMA and AMPS. Launched GSM in February 06 • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 31 operators • Roaming Contact : Dag Ehrstrom (gbellidoc@telefonicamoviles.com.pe) • 1X and EVDO available
Status by Country • Uruguay. Cellular penetration 39 % • Movistar: Only GSM gross adds. Lack of CDMA support • Customer Base: 0,50 M • 20 % CDMA, 80 % GSM and AMPS • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 19 operators • Roaming Contact : Lucy Agosti (lagosti@telefonicamoviles.com.uy) • Ecuador Cellular penetration 53% • Movistar : GSM network launched in November 05 • Customer Base: 1,88 M • 60 % CDMA, 10 % TDMA and 30 %GSM • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 15 operators (TBC) • Roaming Contact :Antonio Morales (amorales@telefonica.com.ec) • 1X available • Alegro : Changed Management Last Month • Customer Base: 0,25 M 100 % CDMA • No roaming agreements • Roaming Contact :Ricardo Bastidas (ricardo.bastidas@alegropcs.com) • 1X and EVDO available
Status by Country • Colombia: Cellular penetration 53 % • Movistar: GSM Launch in September 05 • Customer Base: 6.8 M 45 % CDMA, 15 % TDMA, 50% GSM • Roaming Agreements with 22 operators Roaming Contact: Javier Cardona (javier.cardona@telefonica.com.co) • 1X available • Venezuela: Cellular penetration 42 % • Movistar only CDMA • Customer Base: 6.7M 98 % CDMA, 2 % AMPS • Roaming Agreements with 11 operators • Roaming Contact :Elizabeth Nunes (Elizabeth.Nunes@telefonica.com.ve) • 1X and EVDO available • Movilnet only CDMA • Customer Base: 5.6 M • 80 % CDMA, 20 % TDMA • Roaming Agreements with 22 operators • Roaming Contact: Alba Rodriguez. (alba.rodriguez@movilnet.com.ve • 1X and EVDO available
Status by Country • Brazil Cellular Penetration : 50 % • VIVO: Only CDMA + EVDO gross adds. • Customer Base: 30,10 M • 90 % CDMA, 10 % TDMA and AMPS • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 19 operators • Launched Worlphone for Domestic and Int’l Service • Leading CDMA data services for consumer market • Roaming Contact: • Voice Luis Viana (lviana@vivo.com.br) • Data Gustavo Nobrega (gunobrega@vivo.com.br) • 1X and EVDO available
Status by Country • Mexico Cellular Penetration : 46 % • Movistar • Customer Base: 6.5 M • 5% CDMA, 95 % GSM • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 8 operators ( all US) • Contact: Veronica Ferro (vgomez@telefonicamoviles.com.mx) • Iusacell • Customer Base: 2 M • 95% CDMA, 5 % TDMA • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 33 operators • Roaming Contact: Laura Cisneros (lcisneroas@iusacell.com.mx) • 1X and EVDO available • Unefon • Customer Base: 1.5 M • 95% CDMA, 5 % TDMA • CDMA Roaming Agreements with 22 operators • Roaming Contact:: Rebeca Insunza (risunza@unefon.com.mx)
Status by Country • Belize: Cellular Penetration 45 % • SMART: Launched in March 2005 • Customer Base: 22 K. No roaming Agreements • Roaming Contact: Marta Martelo. (mmartelo@speednet-wireless.com) • Central America • El Salvador: Cellular penetration 36 % • Movistar: Customer Base: 0.62 M. 40 % CDMA, 60 % GSM Roaming Agreements: 20 operators • Roaming Contact. Maria Galvez maria.galvez@telefonica.com.gt • Guatemala: Cellular penetration 31 % • Movistar: Customer Base: 1.15 M. 70 % CDMA 30 % GSM Roaming Agreements with 20 operators. EVDO • Roaming Contact. Maria Galvez maria.galvez@telefonica.com.gt • 1X and EVDO Available • PCS Digital : Customer Base: 2.0 M 65 % CDMA, 35 % GSMRoaming Agreements with 14 operators • Roaming Contact. Elid de Leonedeleon@pcsdigital.com.gt • 1X Available
Status by Country • Honduras: Cellular penetration 21 % • Celtel : Customer Base: 0.96 M. 35 % CDMA 65 % GSM Roaming Agreements with 12 operators. • Roaming Contact. David Mendoza dmendoza@mail.celnet.net • 1X available • Central America • Nicaragua: Cellular penetration 23 % • Movistar: Customer Base: 0.41 M. CDMA: 70 % GSM 30% • Roaming Agreements with 15 operators. • Roaming Contact. Roberto Martinez roberto.martinez@telefonica.com.ni • 1X available • Panama: Cellular penetration 61 % • Movistar: Customer Base:0.9 M CDMA 60 % GSM 40 % • Roaming Agreements with 13 operators • Roaming Contact. Ivette Jones ivette.jones@telefonica.com.pa • 1X available
Status by Country • Bermuda: • BDC : Customer Base: 22 K M. 100 % CDMA • Roaming Agreements with 9 operators. • Roaming Contact. Kurt Eve (keve@bdc.bm ) • 1X EVDO available • Trinidad Tobago • TSTT : Incumbent. • No Roaming Agreements?? . • 1X EVDO available • LaqTel: New entrance operator. Deploying CDMA
Status by Country • Cayman Is. Cellular penetration 120 % • CaymanOne: No Lunched yet • Roaming Contact. Doug Derkatch dderkatch@caymanone.ky • Blue Sky Wireless (EOCG) : • Roaming Agreements with 7 operators. • Roaming Contact : John Perry (jperry@eocg.net) • 1X EVDO available • Jamaica : Cellular penetration 93 % • Mi Phone: Customer Base: 0.1 M. CDMA: 100 % • Roaming Agreements with 6 operators. • Roaming Contact. Alex Hill ahill@odcja.com • 1X available
Status by Country • Bonaire • Personal Communications Services N.V. • Roaming Agreements with 6 operators. Roaming Contact. • John Perry jperry@eocg.net • 1X EVDO available • Curacao: Cellular penetration 125 % • EOCG Wireless (MIO) • Roaming Agreements with 7 operators • Roaming Contact. John Perry jperry@eocg.net • 1X EVDO available • Saint Marteen: Cellular penetration :>100 % • EOCG Wireless N.V. • Roaming Agreements with 8 operators. • Roaming Contact. John Perry jperry@eocg.net
Status by Country • Puerto RicoCellular Penetration 50 %. • Verizon PR • Customer Base: 0.48 M 100% CDMA • CDMA Roaming Agreements • Contact: • 1X and EVDO available • Centennial PR • Customer Base: 0.44 M 100% CDMA, • CDMA Roaming Agreements with operators • Roaming Contact: Miguel Palacios (mpalacios@centenial.com) • 1X and EVDO available • Movistar • Customer Base: 0.12 M 100% CDMA • CDMA Roaming Agreements with operators • Roaming Contact:: William Guzman (william.guzman@movistarpr.com) • Sprint Nextel • (Considered as part of US Network)
Status by Country • Republica Dominicana : Cellular Penetration: 39 % • Verizon DR • Customer Base: 1.76 M 100% CDMA • CDMA Roaming Agreements • Contact: Gilsa Gonzalez (gilsa_gonzalez@verizon.com.do) • 1X and EVDO available • Centennial DR • Customer Base: 0.15 M 100% CDMA, • CDMA Roaming Agreements with operators • Roaming Contact: Tomas Hernandez Thernandez@centennialrd.com • 1X available • Tricom • Customer Base: 0.260 M 100% CDMA • CDMA Roaming Agreements with operators • Roaming Contact:: Juan Mansfield (jmansfield@tricom.com.do)
Status by Country • Haiti Cellular Penetration: 10 % • Haitel: • Customer Base: 0.35 M. • No Roaming Agreements • Roaming Contact : Gregory Domond (gdomond@haitelonline.net) • British VI. Cellular Penetration: • CCT - Global Communications • Customer Base: 0.35 M. • Roaming Agreements 2 • Roaming Contact :Quintin Hall • (qhall@cctwireless.com)
Status by Country • Bahamas Cellular Penetration: 90 % • Batelco • Customer Base: 0.270 M. • Network not launched yet. • No Roaming Agreements: • Roaming Contact :Alphanette L. Grant algrant@btcbahamas.com