01/25/2010

Mobile Subscribers in Brazil

 

In this page: Cellular statistics in Brazil, prepaid (%), cellulars per technology (GSM, CDMA, TDMA, AMPS) and per band. Source: Anatel.


Mobile Acesses in Brazil

 

 

Total of Mobile Subscribers (Dec/09): 174.0 million
Mobile Growth in 2009

Brazil closed 2009 counting 174.0 million mobile accesses and density of 90.6 cell/100 inhab.

 

Net adds reached 4,2 million mobile accesses in December, being superior than the 3.6 million registered in Dec/08. Net adds over the last 12 months reached 23.3 millions mobile accesses.

 

This growth is promoted by prepaid which overcame 82.6% in Dec/09.

 

In Decembro, Rio Grande do Sul became the 5th state to overcome 100 cell/100 inhabitants, reaching 100.5 accesses per 100 inhabitans. In July 2009, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso do Sul surpassed the mark, and Braília did so in May 2005.

 

 

Mobile Accesses in Dec/09

 

-
Dec/08
Nov/09 Dec/09
Accesses
150,641,403
169,753,909 173,959,368
Prepaid
81.47%
82.34% 82.55%
Density
79.17
88.43 90.55
Month Growth
3,589,006
1,716,879
4,205,459
2.4%
1.0%
2.5%
Year Growth
29,661,300
19,112,506
23,317,965
24.52%
12.69%
15.48%
Growth in 1 year
29,661,300
22,701,512
23,317,965
24.52%
15.44%
15.48%

Note: active cellular in the operator. Density calculated with IBGE'd population projection for the month.

 

 

Mobile Accesses per Technology

 

Techn.
Dec.
2008
Dec 2009
Number of Cellulars
Month Growth
Year Growth
AMPS
11,546
3,891 0.00% (481) (66.30%)
TDMA
1,153,580
311,304 0.18% (43,766) (73.01%)
CDMA
12,732,287
8,397,905 4.83% 174,089 (34.04%)
GSM
133,925,736
156,581,825 90.01% 3,530,229 16.92%
WCDMA
1,692,436
4,090,659 2,35% 341,303
-
CDMA 2000
452,816
***
-
-
-
Data Term.
673,002
4,573,784
2,63%
204,085
-
Data Term.> 256 Kbps
-
**
-
-
-
Data Term. until 256 Kbps
-
**
-
-
-
Total
150,641,403
173,959,368
100.00%
4,205,459
15.48%

* Anatel reviewed the criteria of classification of 3G cellulars during 2009.

** Anatel didn't release the information for Oct/09. In Sep/09 were 1,745,138 until 256 Kbps and 2,304,202 until > 256 Kbps

***Anatel didn't release the information for Nov/09. In Oct/09 were 198,139.

 

 

Mobile Accesses per Band

 

Techn.
Dec.
2007
October 2008
Number of Cellulars
Month Growth
Year Growth
A
44,443,667 49,330,703 34.1% -125,949 11.0%
B
35,478,117 41,636,719 28.8% 824,104 17.4%
D
28,330,142 37,030,092 25.6% 1,969,354 30.7%
E
12,728,177 16,798,104 11.6% 1,465,761 32.0%
Total 120,980,103 144,795,618 100.0% 4,007,056 19.7%

* Band E includes band M.

 

 

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