Technology, Media & Telecoms is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors and a major innovator, with important spillover effects on all other industries. It is both a source and a carrier of knowledge, supporting the acquisition and building of innovation capabilities in individuals, businesses and public organisations. In today’s era of digital transformation, emerging disruptive technologies and new business models, the Technology, Media & Telecoms sector creates new markets, improves operating performance and brings about efficiency gains and economies for the entire society.
Activities associated with Technology, Media & Telecoms are the manufacturing of semiconductors, electronic components and optical media, and production of a variety of hi-tech consumer goods, such as computers, laptops and mobile phones. It also includes media publishing, software development, motion picture and sound recording, and radio and television broadcasting. Telecommunications, data processing, networking and internet services are also part of this industry.
In 2022, Brazil was among the top 10 largest telecom markets globally by number of subscribers, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The country ranked fourth by number of fixed broadband users, seventh for mobile telephony ...
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According to DANE (Colombia's statistical office), the information and communications sector in Colombia experienced a 1.4% y/y increase in its GVA during 2023 in real terms, losing momentum from the previous two years when double-digit growth rates ...
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In the third quarter of 2023, the net revenue of Brazil's telecom industry stood at BRL 43.6bn, growing by 6.5% y/y compared to the third quarter of 2022 and by 2% compared to the second quarter of 2023. Mobile telephony services (including mobile ...
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In the second quarter of 2023, the net revenue of Brazil's telecom industry stood at BRL 42.7bn, growing by 7.2% y/y and by 0.7% compared to the first quarter of 2023. Mobile telephony services (including mobile broadband services) accounted for 49 ...
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In the first quarter of 2023, the net revenue of Brazil's telecom industry stood at BRL 42.4bn, growing by 6.9% y/y and by 0.5% against the earnings generated in Q4 2022. Mobile telephony services (including mobile broadband services) accounted for ...
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The increasing demand for high value-added internet-based services has been a constant, before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In such a context, telecoms providers are actively adapting their portfolio to meet the more sophisticated ...
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The Colombian ICT sector is a competitive market dominated by large multinationals, alongside local players of regional significance, mainly state-owned public utility companies. According to figures from the Colombian Statistics Office (DANE), the ...
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In the third quarter of 2022, the net revenue of Brazil's telecom industry stood at BRL 40.6bn. The turnover of the sector grew by 6.1% y/y and by 2.4% compared to the second quarter of 2022. Mobile telephony services (including mobile broadband ...
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According to figures from Colombia’s statistics office, DANE, the country’s ICT sector was responsible for 2.9% of Colombia’s GDP, amounting to COP 28.98tn in 2020, as well as 2.2% of its imports and 1.2% of its exports in ...
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