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03/14/2012 |
TelecoWorld: Guatemala
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The figure presents the evolution of public telephony and cellulars in Guatemala. Source: SIT and UIT

Cellular Operators
| Thousands | 1Q10 |
2Q10 |
3Q10 |
4Q10 |
1Q11 |
2Q11 |
3Q11 |
4Q11 | ∆Qter |
∆Year |
| Comcel (Millicom) |
5,580 |
5,836 |
5,978 |
6,309 |
6,596 |
6,760 |
6,865 |
7,123 | 3.8% |
12.9% |
The operators are: Comcel (Millicom), Telgua (Claro-A. Móvil) and Movistar (Telefonica). Claro and Movistar don't release their results separately for Guatemala. |
Thousands |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
1S11 | ∆Year |
| Comcel (Millicom) | 2,223 |
3,681 |
4,414 |
5,379 |
7.728 |
7,971 |
3.1% |
| Telgua (A. Movil) | 2,945 | 4,574 | 5,904 | 6,458 | 6.166 |
6,382 |
3.5% |
| Movistar (Telefonica) | 1,936 | 3,013 | 3,872 | 4,206 | 4.174 |
4,176 |
0.0% |
| Total* | 7,025 | 11,865 | 14,949 | 17,308 | 18.068 |
18,529 | 2.6% |
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Values from the SIT regulator |
Thousands |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
1S11 |
∆Year |
Mobile Accesses |
11,865 | 14,949 | 17,308 | 18,068 |
18,529 |
2.6% |
Fixed Accesses |
1,414 | 1,449 | 1,344 | 1,499 |
1,551 |
3.5% |
Broadband |
27.1 | 27.1 | 110.0 | 259.0 |
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- |
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Source: UIT and SIT |
Densities |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
1S11 |
Mobile Accesses/100 inhab. |
82.2 | 109.2 | 123.4 | 122.2 |
125.6 |
Fixed Accesses/100 inhab. |
9.8 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.4 |
11 |
Broadband/100 inhab. |
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
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Sorce: UIT and SIT |
Fixed Telephony Operators
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Results by Semester |
| - | 2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
1S11 |
∆Year |
| CABLENET | 81,368 |
89,015 |
107,138 |
113,872 |
118,747 |
132,036 |
4.9% |
| UNITEL | 218 |
698 |
1,330 |
1,649 |
1,787 |
2,077 |
8.0% |
| COMCEL | 47,800 |
59,400 |
69,200 |
77,400 |
77,850 |
79,407 |
(2.7%) |
| PCS | 171,939 |
219,710 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| A-TEL | 10,496 |
10,526 |
11,266 |
10,717 |
10,130 |
9,299 |
(2.2%) |
| TELGUA | 862,877 |
839,563 |
1,050,036 |
987,383 |
981,334 |
1,101,252 |
4.6% |
| CYBERNET | 300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
- |
- |
- |
| TELENORSA | 6,200 |
6,286 |
6,163 |
3,484 |
3,625 |
2,520 |
(19.1%) |
| TELEFONICA | 160,695 |
174,179 |
187,559 |
202,617 |
206,161 |
209,748 |
0.7% |
| RURALSAT | 2,063 |
2,920 |
2,909 |
2,958 |
- |
- |
- |
| AMERICATEL | 309 |
309 |
500 |
532 |
- |
- |
- |
| GUATEL | 3,411 |
3,680 |
4,280 |
3,671 |
3,016 |
3,027 |
0.2% |
| BNA | 911 |
629 |
230 |
201 |
201 |
235 |
16.9% |
| OPTEL | 377 |
420 |
420 |
690 |
690 |
34 |
(95.0%) |
| AT&T | 5,960 |
6,060 |
7,560 |
7,760 |
7,760 |
7,760 |
0.0% |
| Total | 1,354,926 |
1,413,695 |
1,448,891 |
1,413,234 |
1,411,301 |
1,551,022 |
3.5% |





