3G is already the main technology inside 18 Brazilian local areas
In Jul/14, cell phones with 2G technology (GSM) still represented 51.5% of the total of the active handsets in Brazil. 3G cell phones represented 47.1% and 4G 1.4%.
However, sinde 18 of the 67 local areas (area codes), 3G eas already the main technology, operating more devices than 2G technology (GSM).
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Among these 18 area codes there were 7 of the 9 area codes of the state of São Paulo and capitals like Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Brasília, Cuiabá and Aracaju, besides important cities such as Uberlândia and Volta redonda.
The surprise was Manaus (92) and Boa Vista (95) where the use of 3G technology can be getting estimulated by the low penetration of fixed broadband.
Inside two area codes (67-Campo Grande and 68-Rio Branco) 3G cell phones had already overtaken the ones with 2G technology (GSM), even though represented less than 50% of the devices.
Claro led the market share of 3G handsets in 8 area codes, Vivo was the leader in 7 and TIM in 3.
Position |
Local Area | Main City | 3G in the total of handsets |
3G Market Share Leader |
1 |
21 |
Rio de Janeiro | 56.9% |
Claro |
2 |
92 |
Manaus | 54.7% |
Vivo |
3 |
16 |
Ribeirão Preto | 54.5% |
Claro |
4 |
11 |
São Paulo | 54.1% |
TIM |
5 |
19 |
Campinas | 54.0% |
Claro |
6 |
61 |
Brasília | 53.9% |
Claro |
7 |
13 |
Santos | 52.6% |
Vivo |
8 |
95 |
Boa Vista | 52.4% |
Vivo |
9 |
12 |
São José dos Campos | 52.2% |
Claro |
10 |
17 |
São José do Rio Preto | 51.3% |
Claro |
11 |
65 |
Cuiabá | 51.0% |
Claro |
12 |
24 |
Volta Redonda | 51.0% |
Claro |
13 |
34 |
Uberlâdia | 51.0% |
TIM |
14 |
79 |
Aracaju | 50.9% |
Vivo |
15 |
41 |
Curitiba | 50.8% |
TIM |
16 |
15 |
Sorocaba | 50.2% |
Vivo |
17 |
68 |
Rio Branco | 49.6% |
Vivo |
18 |
67 |
Campo Grande | 49.5% |
Vivo |
Claro is the 3G market share leader in Brazil and Vivo leads 4G.
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Vivo is the market share leader in 4G sinde 7 of the 10 local areas (area codes) that have the biggest 4G participation in the total of handsets and TIM inside 3 located in Paraná and in Santa Catarina.
Position |
Local Area |
Main City | 4G in the total of handsets |
4G Marke Share Leader |
1 |
11 |
São Paulo | 2.4% |
Vivo |
2 |
19 |
Campinas | 1.8% |
Vivo |
3 |
21 |
Rio de Janeiro | 2.4% |
Vivo |
4 |
27 |
Vitória | 1.8% |
Vivo |
5 |
41 |
Curitiba | 2.2% |
TIM |
6 |
47 |
Joinville | 1.7% |
TIM |
7 |
48 |
Florianópolis | 1.8% |
TIM |
8 |
61 |
Brasília | 2.4% |
Vivo |
9 |
92 |
Manaus | 1.8% |
Vivo |
10 |
95 |
Boa Vista | 1.8% |
Vivo |
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