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Telecommunication systems Ecuador, in 35 editions.
The entry for Ecuador published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Telecommunications” (1990 to 1994), “Telephone system” (1995 to 2019) and “Telecommunication systems” (2020 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- domestic facilities generally adequate;
- 318,000 telephones;
- stations--272 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 39 shortwave;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
domestic facilities generally adequate; 318,000 telephones; stations--272 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 39 shortwave; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- domestic facilities generally adequate;
- 318,000 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 272 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 39 shortwave;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
domestic facilities generally adequate; 318,000 telephones; stations--272 broadcast
stations - 272 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 39 shortwave; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT
earth station
Published as “Telecommunications”
- domestic facilities generally adequate;
- 318,000 telephones;
- telephone density - 30 per 1,000 persons;
- broadcast stations - 272 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 39 shortwave;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
domestic facilities generally adequate; 318,000 telephones; broadcast telephone
density - 30 per 1,000 persons; broadcast stations - 272 AM, no FM, 33
TV, 39 shortwave; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT
Published as “Telephone system”
- 318,000 telephones;
- 30 telephones/1,000 persons;
- domestic facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
318,000 telephones; 30 telephones/1,000 persons;
domestic facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
318,000 telephones; 30 telephones/1,000 persons; domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
domesticlocal: NAinternational: satellite earth station - 1
intercity: NAINTELSAT Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- international:
- satellite earth station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: satellite earth station - 1 station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- international:
- satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: satellite earth station-1 station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: satellite earth station--1 station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: NA domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally elementary but being expanded
- domestic:
- facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: NA generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally elementary but being expanded
- domestic:
- facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
- international:
- country code - 593; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: facilities generally inadequate and unreliable
international: country code - 593; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally elementary but being expanded
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises;
- plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed;
- fixed-line density stands at about 13 per 100 persons;
- mobile cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 65 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing point for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable that provides links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Rewritten: too little of the 2006 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises; plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed; fixed-line density stands at about 13 per 100 persons; mobile cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 65 per 100 persons
international: country code - 593; landing point for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable that provides links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally elementary but being expanded
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises;
- plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed;
- fixed-line density stands at about 13 per 100 persons;
- mobile cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 75 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing point for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable that provides links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
general assessment: generally elementary but being expanded
domestic: fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises; plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed; fixed-line density stands at about 13 per 100 persons; mobile cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 65 75 per 100 persons
international: country code - 593; landing point for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable that provides links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally elementary but being expanded
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises;
- plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed;
- fixed-line density stands at about 14 per 100 persons;
- mobile cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 85 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing point for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable that provides links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008)
general assessment:
generally elementary but being expanded
domestic:
fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises; plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed; fixed-line density stands at about 13 14 per 100 persons; mobile cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 75 85 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 593; landing point for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable that provides links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally elementary but being expanded
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 14 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership reached about 95 per 100 persons in 2009
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)
general assessment:
generally elementary but being expanded
domestic:
fixed-line services provided by three state-owned enterprises; plans to transfer the state-owned operators to private ownership have repeatedly failed; multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line density teledensity stands at about 14 per 100 persons; mobile cellular mobile-cellular use has surged and has a subscribership of nearly 85 reached about 95 per 100 persons in 2009
international:
country code - 593; landing point points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine telecommunications cable cables that provides provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008) (2009)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment:generally elementary fixed-line service, but being expanded increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
domestic:
fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 14 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached about 95 100 per 100 persons in 2009
international:
country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
domestic:
fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:service, service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 80 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
domestic: fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 100 80 per 100 persons
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
- domestic:
- fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 85 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016)
general assessment: elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network
domestic: fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 80 85 per 100 persons
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fixed-line service and sophisticated 4G LTE ultra-broadband network;
- much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains;
- Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector;
- the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market aswell (2018)
- domestic:
- fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 85 per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean;
- in 2017, Alcatel completed a 6000km, submarine-cable system from Sarasota, Florida to Manta, Ecuador;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2018)
general assessment: elementary fixed-line service but increasingly and sophisticated mobile-cellular network 4G LTE ultra-broadband network; much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains; Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector; the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market aswell (2018)
domestic: fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 85 per 100 persons (2018)
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; in 2017, Alcatel completed a 6000km, submarine-cable system from Sarasota, Florida to Manta, Ecuador; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016) (2018)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fixed-line service and sophisticated 4G LTE ultra-broadband network;
- much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains;
- Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector;
- the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market as well (2018)
- domestic:
- fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 85 per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: fixed-line service and sophisticated 4G LTE ultra-broadband network; much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains; Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector; the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market aswell as well (2018)
domestic: fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 85 per 100 persons (2018)
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and South America-1 SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South and Central America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in Caribbean and the Caribbean; in 2017, Alcatel completed a 6000km, submarine-cable system from Sarasota, Florida to Manta, Ecuador; US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2018) (2019)
- general assessment:
- much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains;
- Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector;
- the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market as well;
- mobile broadband market growing and expanding LTE services (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 13 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 91 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
general assessment: fixed-line service and sophisticated 4G LTE ultra-broadband network; much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains; Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector; the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market as well (2018) well; mobile broadband market growing and expanding LTE services (2020)
domestic: fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 13 per 100 persons; persons and mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 85 91 per 100 persons (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
- general assessment:
- Ecuador’s remote and mountainous geography lends challenges to tele-density;
- government-owned provider to improve fixed-line and LTE infrastructure, with emphasis on fiber expansion from urban to rural areas and installation of a 5G network;
- small telecom market dominated by the non-competitive mobile sector;
- inadequate fixed-line infrastructure and slowed fixed-line broadband services (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators;
- fixed-line teledensity stands at about 13 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 91 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
general assessment: much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical Ecuador’s remote and mountainous geography lends challenges associated to tele-density; government-owned provider to improve fixed-line and LTE infrastructure, with the Andes Mountains; Ecuador has emphasis on fiber expansion from urban to rural areas and installation of a 5G network; small telecom market with a dominant dominated by the non-competitive mobile sector; the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the inadequate fixed-line market, infrastructure and therefore the DSL broadband market as well; mobile slowed fixed-line broadband market growing and expanding LTE services (2020)
domestic: fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 13 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 91 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect consequent restriction on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable services as a tool for work and satellite - has moderated school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
- general assessment:
- Ecuador has a small telecom market dominated by the mobile sector;
- the evolution of the market has been influenced by the poor fixed-line infrastructure, which has stymied the development of fixed-line broadband services;
- to some extent poor infrastructure has been the result of topographical challenges which have rendered the cost of deploying networks to remote and mountainous areas prohibitive;
- although Ecuador has several fixed-line operators and a large number of ISPs, the state-owned incumbent leads the fixed-line market, and thus also the fixed broadband market;
- thus far the MVNO sector has been slow to develop, partly because the incumbent operators also have their low-cost brands and thus there is little business case for new market entrants;
- the government is keen to advance and improve teledensity;
- from 2022, additional revenue will be earmarked for programs aimed at expanding the reach of internet and mobile services in rural areas of the country;
- Ecuador lacks a national 5G roadmap;
- the mobile operators have conducted several 5G pilots, but no progress has been made on allocation spectrum for 5G, or on developing strategies to encourage investment in the sector (2022)
- domestic:
- according to 2021 statistics from the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50 percent of Ecuadorian homes do not have access to fixed internet;
- Ecuador’s telecoms regulator is currently evaluating and reorganizing the 3.5GHz, 2.5 GHz, 700 MHz and AWS spectrum for future government tenders;
- 2G/3G technologies have a 91.11 percent of penetration and 4G technologies has 60.74 percent (2021);
- fixed-line teledensity is about 12 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 88 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the SPSC (Mistral Submarine Cable), Panamerican Cable System (PAN-AM), Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine (SAm-1) cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
Rewritten: too little of the 2021 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: Ecuador has a small telecom market dominated by the mobile sector; the evolution of the market has been influenced by the poor fixed-line infrastructure, which has stymied the development of fixed-line broadband services; to some extent poor infrastructure has been the result of topographical challenges which have rendered the cost of deploying networks to remote and mountainous areas prohibitive; although Ecuador has several fixed-line operators and a large number of ISPs, the state-owned incumbent leads the fixed-line market, and thus also the fixed broadband market; thus far the MVNO sector has been slow to develop, partly because the incumbent operators also have their low-cost brands and thus there is little business case for new market entrants; the government is keen to advance and improve teledensity; from 2022, additional revenue will be earmarked for programs aimed at expanding the reach of internet and mobile services in rural areas of the country; Ecuador lacks a national 5G roadmap; the mobile operators have conducted several 5G pilots, but no progress has been made on allocation spectrum for 5G, or on developing strategies to encourage investment in the sector (2022)
domestic: according to 2021 statistics from the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50 percent of Ecuadorian homes do not have access to fixed internet; Ecuador’s telecoms regulator is currently evaluating and reorganizing the 3.5GHz, 2.5 GHz, 700 MHz and AWS spectrum for future government tenders; 2G/3G technologies have a 91.11 percent of penetration and 4G technologies has 60.74 percent (2021); fixed-line teledensity is about 12 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 88 per 100 persons (2021)
international: country code - 593; landing points for the SPSC (Mistral Submarine Cable), Panamerican Cable System (PAN-AM), Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine (SAm-1) cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- general assessment:
- Ecuador has a small telecom market dominated by the mobile sector;
- the evolution of the market has been influenced by the poor fixed-line infrastructure, which has stymied the development of fixed-line broadband services;
- to some extent poor infrastructure has been the result of topographical challenges which have rendered the cost of deploying networks to remote and mountainous areas prohibitive;
- although Ecuador has several fixed-line operators and a large number of ISPs, the state-owned incumbent leads the fixed-line market, and thus also the fixed broadband market;
- thus far the MVNO sector has been slow to develop, partly because the incumbent operators also have their low-cost brands and thus there is little business case for new market entrants;
- the government is keen to advance and improve teledensity;
- from 2022, additional revenue will be earmarked for programs aimed at expanding the reach of internet and mobile services in rural areas of the country;
- Ecuador lacks a national 5G roadmap;
- the mobile operators have conducted several 5G pilots, but no progress has been made on allocation spectrum for 5G, or on developing strategies to encourage investment in the sector (2022)
- domestic:
- according to 2021 statistics from the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50 percent of Ecuadorian homes do not have access to fixed internet;
- fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 94 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 593;
- landing points for the SPSC (Mistral Submarine Cable), Panamerican Cable System (PAN-AM), Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine (SAm-1) cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: Ecuador has a small telecom market dominated by the mobile sector; the evolution of the market has been influenced by the poor fixed-line infrastructure, which has stymied the development of fixed-line broadband services; to some extent poor infrastructure has been the result of topographical challenges which have rendered the cost of deploying networks to remote and mountainous areas prohibitive; although Ecuador has several fixed-line operators and a large number of ISPs, the state-owned incumbent leads the fixed-line market, and thus also the fixed broadband market; thus far the MVNO sector has been slow to develop, partly because the incumbent operators also have their low-cost brands and thus there is little business case for new market entrants; the government is keen to advance and improve teledensity; from 2022, additional revenue will be earmarked for programs aimed at expanding the reach of internet and mobile services in rural areas of the country; Ecuador lacks a national 5G roadmap; the mobile operators have conducted several 5G pilots, but no progress has been made on allocation spectrum for 5G, or on developing strategies to encourage investment in the sector (2022)
domestic: according to 2021 statistics from the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50 percent of Ecuadorian homes do not have access to fixed internet; Ecuador’s telecoms regulator is currently evaluating and reorganizing the 3.5GHz, 2.5 GHz, 700 MHz and AWS spectrum for future government tenders; 2G/3G technologies have a 91.11 percent of penetration and 4G technologies has 60.74 percent (2021); fixed-line teledensity is about 12 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 88 94 per 100 persons (2021)
international: country code - 593; landing points for the SPSC (Mistral Submarine Cable), Panamerican Cable System (PAN-AM), Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine (SAm-1) cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Ecuador: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/ecuador/telecommunication-systems.