05/10/2012


TelecoWorld: Paraguay

 

Official Name: Republic of Paraguay
Capital: Asunción
Population: 6.57 millions (CEPAL 2011)
Curency: Guarani
Call code: +595

Regulator Agency: CONATEL

Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones

 

 

 

The following figure presents the evolution of mobile and fixed telephones in Paraguay.

 

 

 

Mobile Operators

 

Mobile accesses (Thousands) 1Q10
2Q10
3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11 1Q12
∆Qter
∆Year
Telecel
3,128
3,181
3,300
3,441
3,491
3,511
3,574 3,614
3,697
2.3%
5.9%
Nucleo
1,819
1,835
1,855
1,878
1,901
1,983
2,078
2,149 2,203 2.5% 15.9%

 

Cellulars (Thousands)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
∆Year
Telecel (Milicom)
2,067
2,748
3,048
3,441
3,614
5.0%
Nucleo (Telecom Personal - Tel. Italia)
1,626
1,800
1,806
1,878
2,149
14.4%

Source: Operators

 

 

Claro is also operates in Paraguay, but in 2007 is started to publish its results consolidated for Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

 

The fourth carrier is Vox (Hola Paraquay) that is owned by KDDI and was acquired by COPACO in 2010.

 

 

Telecel: www.telecel.com.py

Núcleo:www.personal.com.py

Claro: www.claro.com.py

Vox: www.vox.com.py

 

 

Thousands
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
∆Year
Mobile accesses
3,233
3,233
5,791
5,619
5,914
5.3%
Fixed accesses
331
331
363
387.3
405
4.6%
Broadband
16
16
94
140.9
39
(72.2%)

Source: UIT

 

Densities
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Mobile accesses/100 inhab.
54.7
72.7
92.8
88.5
91.6
Fixed accesses /100 inhab.
5.3
5.3
5.8
6.1
6.3
Broadband accesses/100 inhab.
0.03
0.03
1.5
2.2
0.6

Source: UIT

 

 

Fixed Telephone Operators

 

There were in Paraguay more than 100 small local fixed telephony operators

 

Copaco

 

 

Economic Indicators

 

Economic Data
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
GDP Billion U$$
9.3
12.2
16.9
14.2
18.5
GDP Per Capita U$$
1,568
2,026
2,747
2,265
2,886
Average Inflation %
9.6
8.1
10.2
2.6
4.7
Population (Million)
5.9
6.0
6.2
6.3
6.4

Source: FMI World Economic Outlook Database

 

 

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