Latin American IPTV Investment to Surge as Telecos Upgrade Infrastructure

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Latin American IPTV Investment to Surge as Telecos Upgrade Infrastructure

5:15 am on September 9, 2008 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Television

Total investments in the Latin American IPTV market will reach US$12.6 billion by 2013, according to recent research by Signals Telecom Consulting, cited in El Universal, a Mexican newspaper.

Penetration of subscription TV services in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela will reach an average of 34% in 2013, the consultancy predicts, as internet-based TV services surge in popularity, accounting for 19% of all pay-TV subscriptions.

“Beyond the number of IPTV subscribers, one needs also consider that telecommunications operators should deploy a network with sufficient coverage,” commented Signals’ director of market research, Carlos Blanco, noting that telecom providers will have to make a “massive” adaptation of their existing infrastructure in order to operate IPTV services.