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Chile is one of the most developed telecoms markets in Latin America, making it a high value market for operators, but market maturity does bring its own challenges. A high penetration rate in the mobile market means subscription growth opportunities are diminished, requiring operators to target subscription migration, wireless data services and value-added service. Operator strategies are as a result focused on high capacity service development. Claro launched the first 4G LTE service in June 2013, while Movistar launched in November 2013 and Entel set to follow in March 2014. Operators are generating return on investment, as Chile's mobile internet market grew four times faster than the average of its OECD peers, according to a new report from the international organisation. Chile's impressive performance supports our already positive view of the country's developments and particularly its leadership among Latin American telecoms markets.

The telecom market in Panama will be worth US$1.71bn in 2018, with growth mainly in mobile data, pay-TV and fixed broadband. CWP will remain the largest operator revenue-wise through 2018. Mobile penetration growth slowed to a crawl in 2012. LTE is yet to be launched commercially. Pay-TV reached more than one-quarter of households in 2012, with DTH growing rapidly. Our Country Intelligence Reports analyze market trends, regulatory environments and competitive dynamics for 60 countries worldwide, delivering quantitative and qualitative insight into key trends, opportunities and risk factors.

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The Dutch telecom market generated $16.3bn in service revenue in 2013, 2.3% more than in 2012. Pyramid Research expects market revenue to return to the 2011 level in 2014 and increase to $19.3bn in 2018, growing in US dollar terms at an annual rate of 3.2% in 2013-2018. We expect KPN and Vodafone, as the two operators with the largest product portfolios including 4G services, to maintain their market positions, while Tele2, which has become a 4G network operator, will gain market share but remain a niche player. On the MandA front, we expect more consolidation, opening opportunities for investors.

The Czech Republic telecoms market is undergoing a transition period with the arrival of MVNOs and the regulator's efforts to attract a fourth operator into the market. These pro-competition measures will add to a market that already contains a number of major international players such as Telefonica O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone in mobile, and Telefonica and UPC in wireline. The market has been under many of the same pressures as in neighbouring countries with market saturation; regulatory factors, such as cuts to mobile termination rates; and the impact of the eurozone crisis on macroeconomic performance acting as drags on performance. However, significant opportunities remain, not least in the booming wireless data market after LTE spectrum was auctioned in November 2013, and VAS opportunities arising from the rapid proliferation of smartphone ownership.

When it comes to the world of entertainment and communication, prices for top products can be outrageous. Homeowners and businesses each consume a large amount of media each month. This is done on the internet, through the television, and even through speaking on the telephone. To help cut back on monthly spending, and provide residents and business owners the luxury of high speed communication solutions, ProCom is announcing they have teamed up with Prodigi Triple Play to provide their package at the low cost of $89.99 to residents of Oakland, MD this March.

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Austria has started to show signs of saturation in the first nine months of 2013, reporting net losses each quarter, for a total of 256,000 subscribers. This is unsurprising given the penetration rate of 155%, as of September 2013. In addition to operators purging their subscriber bases of inactive SIM cards, a weaker domestic economy is weighing on consumer spending, making low-cost no-frills services more appealing. 2014 is likely to see the MVNO market heat up as a result of these trends and ultra-low wholesale prices being offered by Drei. International MVNO Lycamobile had already soft-launched with the intention of exploiting this opportunity. The entrance of MVNOs, combined with new mobile termination rates imposed by the regulator and lower consumer spending, means we expect lower ARPU rates in 2014, and this may negatively impact operators. The major mobile carriers will hope that LTE plans mitigates this trend somewhat, however, with only 10,000 4G subscribers in the market in Q213, growth will need to pick up quickly.

The most significant growth in the South African telecom market over the next five years will come in mobile data and fixed VoIP services. Mobile data revenue will almost double from its 2011 figure of $2.8bn to surpass $5bn by 2018. The rise of VoIP will be similarly strong and can be credited to new offers for businesses. The South African market offers opportunities for players across the value chain, from smartphone vendors to network providers. As the market transitions to LTE, both new and existing operators will be extending their coverage and looking to expand their footprints.

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BMI has long held the view that, although Norway represents one of the highest value markets in the world, on a per capita basis, intense competition and market saturation leave few organic growth opportunities for new and existing investors alike. This view is amply demonstrated by developments surrounding the country's latest alternative player, Tele2-backed Network Norway. The company failed to secure additional spectrum in Q413 when it was outbid by Access Industries. It may now sell itself to Access or negotiate the use of Access' frequencies (the latter option seems unlikely as Access wants to use the spectrum to reinvigorate its minor mobile broadband business, Ice.Net). Prior to that, Tele2 announced plans to merge with Network Norway and consolidate its surviving fixed telephone service businesses in order to remain competitive. With other fixed telephony and broadband companies also exiting the market or consolidating, it is clear that the sector continues to revolve around three or four major players.

Business phone systems provider TelcoDepot.com has analyzed the growing telecomuting trend to explain the posibilities for business comunication decentralization. As published on the blog post, it is expected for remote workers to become 43% of the US workforce. Reasons include schedule flexibility and no need for a commercial lease or tedious commute.

Metamagnetics Inc. will be showcasing their new product offerings including the introduction of their self-biasing circulators at Satellite 2014 from March 11-13, 2014 in Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (Booth # 8119). The circulators are a low loss, low profile and low weight ferrite design, for use in high frequency applications, and thanks to their self-biasing design, require no external magnet. Metamagnetics develops and markets advanced ferrite-based solutions to enhance the performance and effectiveness of mission-critical security, surveillance and communication systems. It partners with top security and defense organizations to design and deploy leading-edge commercial and defense products.

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Engaging in commerce while mobile/wireless involves new technologies, services, and business models. It is quite different from traditional e-commerce. Smartphones, wireless tablets, phablets, wearable wireless, and other mobile devices impose very different constraints than desktop computers. The ecosystem and value chain for mobile commerce is unique and evolving in a different manner than e-commerce as a whole.

In the near- to medium term, the outlook for Bangladesh's telecommunications market offers few bright spots for investors. Although 3G services have been licensed, it may be some time before uptake achieves critical mass and, in meanwhile, there is dissatisfaction among operators with their lot as the state takes a more interventionist role in the market. To add to the troubles, the government appears willing to allow WiMAX operators to migrate to LTE, although they recognise LTE-enabled VoIP services could undermine mobile operators' 3G investments. Mobile operators report further ARPU shrinkage as voice usage dwindles, meaning they will have to work hard to replace that revenue with income from 3G-enabled mobile broadband services. New data show the wireline market is declining faster than previously reported and this impacts on the fixed broadband market. This should mean latent demand for broadband services pushes users towards mobile services, but pricing and device availability will be key to success.

While Venezuela has made headway into 4G with its recent 4G mobile licence tender, we remain bearish towards its impact on mobile broadband growth. Uncertainty regarding the political situation along with the deteriorating economy has lowered confidence and caused Venezuelans to leave their higher-value subscriptions for more basic ones. The ongoing threat of socialist reforms continues to weigh heavily on the Venezuelan investment climate. The government's heavy influence over the telecoms market, with state-owned firms playing major roles, could have negative consequences over the short-tomedium term. For now, the government continues to push a telecoms access for all policy, with growth momentum maintained during Q213 in mobile, fixed line, broadband and pay-TV services.

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Bahrain's telecoms market is rapidly moving towards high-value wireless and wireline data services, supported by the launch of 4G LTE network services and 100Mbps fibre broadband services in 2013 and early 2014. We expect this to help operators offset revenue shortfalls from traditional voice services and improve their subscriber mixes, as consumers turn to postpaid contracts to subsidise the purchase of LTE-enabled smartphones. We retain a positive outlook for the take-up of these services based on the government's continued expansionary policy, which will sustain high private consumption levels, but note that strong growth in mobile data services poses downside risks to growth in the fixed broadband sector.

Competition dynamics could change significantly in South Africa's fixed-line sector owing to a number of key regulatory and industry-specific factors, including the functional separation of Telkom's wholesale and retail fixed network services, the implementation of local loop unbundling (LLU), expected in March 2014, and possible market consolidation, with Vodacom still in talks to buy Neotel. These developments have the potential to improve competition and drive growth in the market. Although subscriptions to fixed-line services will remain under pressure from fixed to mobile substitution, we expect greater competition in the market to lead to the introduction of high-value converged services for retail consumers and innovative enterprise solutions for businesses.

Business Telephone systems provider TelcoDepot.com is about to launch a new service to all US users. Through the company website, a business telephony forum will be launched to receive enquiries and provide solutions related to hardware and software use.

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Business phones expert Telco Depot published the 10 reasons why they believe VoIP-Only mobile phones are not too far away. The blog post analyzes the market signs of a potential extension of the Voip systems to VoIP-Only mobile phone.