1. Key statistics
1.1 Country overview
2. Telecommunications market
2.1 Historical overview
2.2 Market analysis
3. Regulatory environment
3.1 Historical overview
3.2 Regulatory authorities
3.2.1 Communications Regulations Commission (CRC, previously CRT)
3.2.2 ANTV
3.3 Convergence Decree
3.4 2009 ICT Law
3.5 Privatisation
3.6 Telecom sector liberalisation
3.7 Universal Service Fund
3.8 Licensing
3.9 Interconnect
3.10 Access
3.11 Number Portability (NP)
3.12 Multicarrier system/Carrier PreSelection (CPS)
3.13 Subsidies
4. Fixed network operators
4.1 Introduction
4.2 ETB
4.2.1 Privatisation and merger plans
4.3 Movistar (Telefónica Telecom/Colombia Telecom)
4.4 TigoUne (UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones)
4.4.1 Previous subsidiaries
4.4.2 Edatel
4.4.3 Telefónica de Pereira
4.5 Claro (Telmex Colombia/América Móvil)
4.6 Emcali
4.7 Telebucaramanga
5. Telecommunications infrastructure
5.1 Overview of the national telecom network
5.2 International infrastructure
5.2.1 Submarine cable networks
5.2.2 Satellite networks
5.2.3 Terrestrial links
5.3 Wholesale
6. Broadband market
6.1 Market analysis
6.1.1 Government initiatives
6.1.2 Broadband statistics
6.1.3 Forecasts – fixed broadband market – 2019; 2021; 2023
6.2 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) networks
6.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
6.4 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
6.5 Other fixed broadband services
6.5.1 WiMAX
6.5.2 Satellite broadband
7. Digital economy
7.1 E-commerce
8. Digital media
8.1 Videostreaming
9. Mobile communications
9.1 Market analysis
9.2 Mobile statistics
9.2.1 General statistics
9.2.2 Mobile voice
9.2.3 Mobile data
9.2.4 Mobile broadband
9.2.5 Forecasts – mobile subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023
9.3 Regulatory issues
9.3.1 Spectrum regulations and auctions
9.3.2 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
9.3.3 Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
9.4 Mobile infrastructure
9.4.1 5G
9.4.2 4G (LTE)
9.4.3 3G
9.4.4 GSM
9.4.5 Other infrastructure developments
9.5 Major mobile operators
9.5.1 Claro (Comcel/América Móvil)
9.5.2 Movistar (Telefónica/Colombia Telecomunicaciones)
9.5.3 Tigo Colombia (Colombia Móvil/Millicom, EPM, ETB)
9.5.4 Avantel
9.5.5 UNE-EPM
9.6 Mobile Virtual Network Operators
9.6.1 Market analysis
9.6.2 Uff! Móvil
9.6.3 ETB
9.6.4 Metrotel
9.6.5 Emcali
9.6.6 Virgin Mobile
9.6.7 Móvil Éxito
Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Colombia – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Evolution of GDP in Colombia – 2000 - 2018
Table 3 – Historic - Fixed and mobile market share of connections – 1998 - 2009
Table 4 – Fixed and mobile market share of connections – 2010 - 2019
Table 5 – Telcom market revenue (COP) – 2000 - 2016
Table 6 – Telcom market revenue (US$ billion) – 2000 - 2016
Table 7 – Share of fixed lines in service (major operators) – 2000 - 2018
Table 8 – ETB share of subscriptions by services (Bogota) – 2013 - 2018
Table 9 – ETB – lines in service – 2000 - 2018
Table 10 – ETB revenue by service – 2013 - 2018
Table 11 – Movistar – fixed lines in service (regulator data) – 2000 - 2018
Table 12 – Movistar financial data – 2015 - 2018
Table 13 – TigoUne – lines in service – 2000 - 2018
Table 14 – Historic - UNE – EPM financial data – 2015 - 2017
Table 15 – Claro fixed lines in service – 2006 - 2018
Table 16 – Claro revenue by sector – 2013 - 2018
Table 17 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1996 - 2009
Table 18 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2010 - 2019
Table 19 – Historic - Internet users and user penetration rates – 1997 - 2009
Table 20 – Internet users and user penetration rates– 2010 - 2018
Table 21 – Broadband subscribers by access speed – 2013 - 2018
Table 22 – Total internet subscribers (fixed and mobile) and penetration – 2012 - 2018
Table 23 – Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration rates – 2002 - 2018
Table 24 – Market share of broadband lines by technologies – 2003 - 2018
Table 25 – Major broadband operators – market share– 2011 - 2018
Table 26 – Broadband subscribers by major operator – 2012 - 2018
Table 27 – Forecast broadband subscribers – 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 28 – Cable modem subscribers and penetration rates – 2003 - 2018
Table 29 – Movistar broadband subscribers (company data) – 2015 - 2018
Table 30 – DSL subscribers and penetration rates – 2003 - 2018
Table 31 – ETB fibre broadband subscribers – 2015 - 2018
Table 32 – Fibre broadband subscribers – 2012 - 2018
Table 33 – WiMAX broadband subscribers – 2015 - 2018
Table 34 – Satellite broadband subscribers – 2013 - 2018
Table 35 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1997 - 2009
Table 36 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2010 - 2019
Table 37 – Market share of mobile operators – 2001 - 2018
Table 38 – Mobile prepaid/postpaid ratio – 2005 - 2018
Table 39 – SMS messages sent – 2013 - 2018
Table 40 – MMS messages sent – 2013 - 2016
Table 41 – Mobile internet subscriptions by technology (2G, 3G, 4G) – 2011 - 2018
Table 42 – Mobile internet subscribers by operator – 2013 - 2018
Table 43 – Mobile broadband market share by operator – 2010 - 2018
Table 44 – Active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2008 - 2018
Table 45 – Forecast mobile subscribers – higher growth scenario – 2019; 2021; 2023
Table 46 – Spectrum allocations – 1993
Table 47 – Mobile numbers ported – 2011 - 2016
Table 48 – LTE subscribers – 2012 - 2018
Table 49 – 3G subscribers – 2010 - 2018
Table 50 – GSM subscribers – 2016 - 2018
Table 51 – Movistar M2M connections – 2014 - 2018
Table 52 – Claro Colombia subscribers – 2001 - 2018
Table 53 – Claro Colombia service revenue – 2013 - 2018
Table 54 – Claro Colombia mobile service revenue – 2016 - 2018
Table 55 – Movistar subscribers – 2001 - 2018
Table 56 – Movistar Colombia financial data – 2013 - 2018
Table 57 – TigoUne subscribers – 2003 – 2018
Table 58 – TigoUne subscribers (MinTIC data) – 2016 – 2018
Table 59 – TigoUne financial data (historic) – 2010 - 2018
Table 60 – Avantel mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 61 – Historic - UNE-EPM mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2017
Table 62 – Uff! mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2018
Table 63 – ETB mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 64 – Virgin Mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 65 – Virgin Mobile market share of subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 66 – Móvil Exito subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Chart 1 – Share of fixed lines in service (major operators) – 2000 – 2018
Chart 2 – Claro revenue by sector – 2013 – 2018
Chart 3 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2005 - 2019
Chart 4 – Internet users and user penetration rates– 2005 – 2018
Chart 5 – Broadband subscribers – market evolution at a glance – 2002 - 2018
Chart 6 – Market share of broadband lines by technologies – 2003 – 2018
Chart 7 – Mobile subscribers and penetration – 2005 – 2019
Chart 8 – Mobile internet subscriptions by technology (2G, 3G, 4G) – 2012 – 2018
Exhibit 1 – Map of Colombia
Exhibit 2 – 4G auction results