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Colombia
Internet Usage and Market Reports
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Colombia, officially the Republic of
Colombia, is a country in northwestern South America. It is
bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by
Ecuador and Peru, to the North by the Caribbean Sea, and to the
west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean. Mainland territory divided
into four major geographic regions: Andean highlands (composed of
three mountain ranges and intervening valley lowlands); Caribbean
lowlands; Pacific lowlands; and Ilanos and tropical rainforest of
eastern Colombia. Colombia also possesses small islands in both
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Internet Usage in Colombia
Statistics:
17,478,505 Internet users as of December/2008, 38.8% of
the population, according to CRT.
Internet Broadband
Connections:
1,485,715 Internet subscribers as of Dec./08, 3.3% of the
population, according to CRT .
Latest Population
Estimate:
45,013,674
population for 2008, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is
US$ 3,250 ('08) according to World
Bank.
Colombia Country Size:
1,141,748 sq km and
the population density is 39 persons per sq km.
Colombia Google Map:
World Maps >
Colombia Map.
Internet Growth and Population
Statistics:
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YEAR
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Population
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Internet
Users
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% Pen.
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GNI
p.c.
|
Usage
Source
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2000
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42,819,600
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878,000
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2.1
%
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$
2,080
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ITU
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2005
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41,242,948
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4,739,000
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11.5 %
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$
2,000
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CRT
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2006
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42,504,835
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6,705,000
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15.8 %
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$
2,290
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CRT
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2007
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44,379,598
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10,097,000
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22.8 %
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$
2,740
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CRT
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2008
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45,013,674
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17,478,505
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38.8 %
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$
3,250
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CRT
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Note: GNI is Gross National Income
per capita, and corresponds to
World Bank data for the years 2000, 2005 - 2008 in US
dollars.
Colombian Local Time and Dialing
Code:
Colombian local
time
Colombian Official
Statistics:
DANE - Departamento
Administrativo Nacional de Estadistics
Colombia e-Government
Page:
Gobierno en
Linea
Colombia TV News
(Video)
Today's news from RCN
Colombia, video
with Brian Andrews, in English.
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Colombia ITC, Internet Usage and
Broadband:
Colombian Broadband
subscribers have increased 93% this year, according to the latest
Cisco IDC report. Data for 2005 showed 293,329 subscribers, in
2006 there were 628,115 subscribers, and in June 2007 there were
a total of 829,189 Internet Broadband subscribers in
Colombia.
Colombia Internet subscribers up 29% in
2006
May 2007 - Colombia's internet subscribers rose by 29.1 percent
to 887,783 at the end of last year, compared to December 2005,
according to National Telecommunications Regulator (CRT).
Residential subscribers increased by 25 percent over the same
period. The broadband subscriber base grew by 97 percent, the
fastest growth rate in Latin America. There were 324,478 xDSL
access lines at the end of 2006, up by 176 percent from 177,548 a
year earlier. DSL overtook cable for the first time. There were
260,138 cable subscribers at the end of last year. The number of
WiMAX subscriptions rose to 23,179 at the end of December from
15,306 at the end of June. Dial-up lines fell to 259,706 at the
end of 2006 from 368,954 at the end of 2005. Based on ISP data,
CRT estimates that there were some 6.7 million people using the
internet in Colombia in December 2006, for a 15.9 percent
penetration rate. This is not far from the world average of 16.6
percent and ranks Colombia in joint fifth place in the region,
with the same level as Peru and behind Chile, Argentina, Uruguay
and Brazil.
Colombia - Voice Data and Internet
Thanks to a relatively modern telecom infrastructure and
increasing competition, the average teledensity in Colombia is
relatively high for Latin America (17%). However there is a steep
imbalance between rural and urban areas, with some regions below
10%, and the big cities over 30%. Colombia is still far behind
Brazil, Mexico and Argentina in terms of online usage. However,
according to Pyramid Research, the number of Internet subscribers
could reach 2 million by 2005. The government has made efforts to
promote the country's Internet sector, and overall subscribers
(including dial-up and broadband) increased by 36.5% in the first
half of 2003. xDSL services are primarily concentrated in
Bogotá, Bucaramanga and Popayán.
Colombia Mobile Market
Size
According to statistics from the Ministry of
Communications and industry and trading regulator SIC, quoted by
BNamericas, Colombia’s mobile market grew by over 1.2
million subscribers in the third quarter of 2006, reaching 29.2
million at the end of September, 2006. America Movil’s
Comcel remains the market leader, with a 64% share of the
country’s subscriber base, followed by Telefonica's
Movistar with 26% and Ola, acquired by Millicom International
Cellular in August 2006, with the remainder. Estimates for year
end 2007 indicate 32 million cellphone (mobile) subscribers in
Colombia.
Colombia
Telecommunications - Convergence, Broadband, and Internet Market
Report
Colombia's broadband penetration is about
average for Latin America, and is growing at an impressive rate.
The pay TV market has experienced a wave of consolidation, with
the acquisition of five cable TV firms by Mexico's Telmex, and of
two cable TV firms by UNE. As a result, Telmex controls almost
two thirds, and UNE about one fifth of the cable TV market.
Having launched a triple play service branded Telmex Hogar in
February 2008, Telmex is in the process of converting its whole
cable network, which reaches over 200 cities and towns, into a
bidirectional system capable of offering bundled telephony,
broadband, and television. This report provides an overview of
the Colombia's Internet, broadband, and pay-TV markets,
accompanied by relevant statistics and analyses. See the table
of contents
Colombia
Telecoms Market Statistics and Forecasts
With the country’s low teledensity and
embryonic broadband penetration, there is good potential for
telecom growth in Colombia. Forecasts are generally positive,
especially in the broadband sector, which lags behind compared
with neighbouring countries. The fixed line market is likely to
improve, albeit slowly, since a few promising developments may be
helping to boost fixed line uptake. After years of outstanding
growth, the mobile market is grinding down to single digit growth
figures. With almost half the population living below the poverty
line, the segment of the population able to afford a mobile phone
is nearing saturation point. This report contains statistics and
scenario forecasts for Colombia’s fixed-line, mobile, and
Internet markets for the years 2012 and 2017. See the report
table of contents
Colombia - -
Major Fixed Network Operators and Telecom
Infrastructure
Thanks to a relatively modern telecom
infrastructure and increasing competition, the average
teledensity in Colombia is relatively high for Latin America
(16.5%), although there is a steep imbalance between rural and
urban areas, with some regions below 10% and the big cities over
30%. Growth was adversely affected by the recession. The economic
rebound of 2003-2004 did not reverse fixed line stagnation and
the number of lines in service actually decreased in 2004. This
has been attributed to the shift towards alternative technologies
and mobile phones. After years of controversy, the government
commenced a review of its VoIP regulations during 2004, and began
to issue VoIP licences to a few operators, creating new window of
opportunity. Orbitel launched VoIP services in June 2004, and ETB
followed suit in October 2004. See report
table of contents
Colombia -
Mobile Communications and Broadcasting
Report
Colombia’s mobile market is one of the
fastest growing businesses in the country. Subscribers grew 73%
during 2004, on the back of the country’s economic
recovery. Mobile telephones overtook fixed lines in service for
the first time in mid-2004. Competition has intensified since
Colombia Móvil’s market entry in November 2003, when
it launched nationwide GSM services branded Ola, gaining a 12%
market share by early 2005. Colombia’s pay TV market lags
somewhat behind its neighbours, but with no restrictions on
foreign investment, pressure on UHF operators to lay cable and
strict regulations on piracy, this huge untapped market looks set
to be the next high growth area in Latin America. See the table
of contents
Colombia Free Trade Agreements:
United States Colombia Free
Trade Agreement News
Colombia Country News and Profile Links:
Colombia Profile by
the BBC
Colombia - The
Economist
Colombia country
briefings from The Economist.
Colombia
Travel Portal
Official Colombian
Tourism web site, in English, Portugues and Spanish
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Virtual Travel to
Colombia South America
Nations Online page gives you a
broad overview of
Colombia’s art, culture, people, environment,
geography,
history, economy and government.
World Bank News on
Colombia
CIA World Factbook
on Colombia
Wikipedia about
Colombia
History, politics, geography,
economy and demographics of Colombia.
Doing Business in
Colombia
Colombia Economic Report prepared by
The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Statement of the IMF
Mission for Colombia
Colombia Economic Report prepared by
The International Monetary Fund.
Colombia Local Links:
Lanic -
Colombia
Directory site with links about Colombia,
maintained by the University of Texas at
Austin.
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