Research and Markets: Examine this 4Q 2008 Venezuela Mobile Operator Forecast as...

Research and Markets: Examine this 4Q 2008 Venezuela Mobile Operator Forecast as Telvenco is Expected to Gain Major Market Share From Movistar & Movilnet

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cdc1cb/4q_2008_venezuela)
has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.'s new report
"4Q 2008 Venezuela Mobile Operator Forecast, 2008 - 2010" to their
offering.

"The 4Q08 Mobile Operator Forecasts demonstrate IEMR's capability
to gather information from a variety of global resources and model it
into accurate and timely forecasts for our clients," said Nizar
Assanie, Vice President of Research. "Clients will find the
information easily accessible, comprehensive, and exceptionally
relevant to enable them to make sound business and investment
decisions about mobile operators and vendors strategies".

This report covers up to 65 financial and operational metrics on
three wireless operators. Notable highlights of the 4Q08 Venezuela
Mobile Operator Forecast include:

-- The number of subscribers in Venezuela will increase from our
projected 28.2 million in 2008 to a forecasted 31.3 million in
2010. The wireless penetration level in the country will
increase from 100.4% to 107.2% over this period (unchanged
from our previous forecast).

-- We forecast that Movilnet and Movistar Venezuela will be
losing market share to Telvenco. Movilnet is expected to see
its market share decline from its projected 39.8% (in 2008) to
39.4% (in 2010) while Movistar Venezuela will see a similar
drop in market share from 38.7% (in 2008) to 38.3% (in 2010).
On the other hand, Telvenco which will see its market share
increase from 21.5% to 22.3% over this period.

-- Movistar Venezuela will continue to receive the highest ARPU
in the country. However, its monthly ARPU will still decline
from US$ 23.64 in 2008 to US$ 20.20 in 2010. Overall, the
average ARPU in the country will fall from US$ 18.73 to US$
15.73 over this period.

Our Global Mobile Operator Forecast covers up to 65 operational
metrics of 213 mobile operators in 50+ countries, making up 80% of the
world's population. Forecasts are based on our proprietary,
country-specific forecasting models. These models deploy multiple
regression analysis and cross-impact matrices that estimate
relationships between subscriber data, technology use and deployment
data, overall economic and demographic changes expected in a
particular country; and relate these to company operational and
financial metrics.

Key Topics Covered:

-- Charts 1-68 Results & Forecasts for: CY04-CY10

-- Charts 69-136 Quarterly Results for: Jun 05 - Jun 08

Companies Mentioned:

-- Movilnet (CANTV)

-- Movistar Venezuela (TEF)

-- Telvenco

-- Others (Infonet and Digicel)

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cdc1cb/4q_2008_venezuela

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