The U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library is the place to go to obtain industry specific market research. There are several reports prepared by our staff of experts throughout the Americas that offer market intelligence in the telecommunications and IT industry. Below are a few examples.

Argentina

Telecom Services - Fixed-Mobile Convergence – December 7, 2007
Overview of the Telecommunications Market and the state of Fixed-Mobile Convergence in Argentina....

Brazil

Camex Slashes Import Duties for IT, Telecom Goods - March 31, 2008
Brazil's national foreign trade council (Camex) has reduced from 18 percent to zero the import tax (TEC) on nine pieces of digital radio equipment and from 14 percent to 2 percent on four technology and telecom goods. The telecoms and technology goods include digital TV video monitors used in television studio editing. The reduced import duties are valid until ...

Growth of the Brazilian PC market in 2007 – February 19, 2008
According to a recent research prepared to ABINEE – Brazilian Association of Electro-Electronic Industry, the Brazilian PC market increased about 19 percent compared to the same period of 2006. The main reason for such growth is based on the increasingly consumption of the domestic market. In the third quarter of 2007 alone, Brazil’s PC market grew 26.7 percent…

Canada 

Entertainment Software Market Overview - March 18, 2008
This report provides an overview of Canada's entertainment software industry, market trends and market opportunties...

Spectrum Auction and the Wireless Market – January 7, 2008
The Government of Canada (GOC) has announced new rules for an auction of radio airwaves designed to spur competition in the wireless industry in Canada. The GOC is auctioning 105 MHz of wireless spectrum, with 40MHz set-aside for new entrants in the market and 65 MHz available to all players in the...

Chile

Computer Software Industry Overview – April 11, 2007
Chile's computer software industry as of 2006. Includes statistical data, best prospects, prospective buyers, and market information....

Colombia

Software Market – April 27, 2007
The software sector in Colombia has great potential due to the small number of producing companies in the market, which cannot satisfy the demand of the different sectors in the economy. 

Mexico

Pay-TV in Mexico - April 16, 2008 
The Pay-TV industry in Mexico is experiencing strong growth with large untapped potential. Over 90 percent of Mexican households have at least one TV set, and Pay-TV penetration of TV households is only about 18.5 percen, with a total of 11 million of homes passed by cable; clearly a good opportunity for industry players.  The market has 3 technologies: Direct To Home (DTH) with Sky as the only operator, MMDS with MVS Multivision as its only service provider, and Cable which a large number of operators.  A total of 802 operational networks exist in the country with 15 companies offering Triple Play services in 2008...

PC and Internet Use in Mexico – January 28, 2008
Internet usage in Mexico has been steadily growing, media growing rate 22.4 percent in the last 3 years....

Panama 

New Wireless Telecom Operators – May 9, 2008
The Panamanian National Authority for Public Services (known by its acronym in Spanish ANSP) announced yesterday the winners of the public bid for two new licenses for cellular operations…

Uruguay

Market Brief: Laptops and Monitors - June 30, 2008
Demand for hardware and accessories will continue to increase due to educational programs, increased Internet access, and continuing modernization of both the private and public sectors. Sales of laptops increased by 100 percent in...

IT Overview: Hardware and Accessories – May 15, 2008
Demand for hardware and accessories will continue to increase due to educational programs, increased Internet access, and continuing modernization of both the private and public sectors. Companies must offer good products at competitive prices in order to cope with rising imports from China, Mexico, Taiwan and Singapore…

Venezuela 

Wireless Telecommunications Sector – October 16, 2008
As in many Latin American countries, wireless rather than fixed line telecommunications is increasing telephony penetration in Venezuela’s population of 27.5 million. With the government now an active participant and investor in the telecommunications market, in addition to being the regulator, Ven...

How to Obtain The Complete Reports

Feel free to contact the Trade Americas Telecommunications & IT Regional Working Group Leader for assistance.

To access the full reports or others not listed here, please go to http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp, click on Market Research Library and follow the instructions below.

• Under Industry select Information & Communication
• Under Sector, you may want to specify a more specific sector. (This is optional.)
• Under Region select Western Hemisphere
• Then click on the GO button

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