Mexico. The telecommunications sector in Mexico will generate revenues of US$26,345 million in 2018, according to data released by Dataxis in the new report "Telecom Series 2015: Mexico". This will mean a growth of 4.2% compared to the end of 2014.
In 2014, the mobile market in Mexico accounted for 60% of total telecommunications revenue in the country. In turn, mobile services reached a total of 104.8 million lines, in a market largely dominated by the Mexican Telcel with around 70% market share both in terms of revenue and lines.
By 2018, the total number of mobile lines is expected to increase by 7.4%, while mobile penetration per inhabitant will amount to 90%. The fixed broadband sector accounted for 17.1% of total revenue in 2014. By 2018, Dataxis estimates that figure will rise to about 23%.
The broadband market has been expanding since 2007. Dataxis projects that fixed broadband penetration over total households will grow from 44.1% in 2014 to 52.1% in 2018. While DSL – in its various variants – will continue to be the main access technology, it will begin to lose market share in favor of other options such as cable modem and fiber to the home (FTTH).
Fixed telephony accounted for 22.9% of total revenues in 2014. After peaking in 2008 – exceeding 20 million lines – the number of active fixed lines in Mexico fell to 19.1 million in 2014. Dataxis projects that this trend will continue and by 2018 the total number of lines will decrease by 15.3%.
As in the rest of the markets in the region, traditional telephony in Mexico will decrease in the face of new VoIP options, including those offered through coaxial cable networks. By 2018 Dataxis projects that the fixed telephone lines of cable operators will represent 16.6% of the total market.
