New guy in town
Monday, 21. April 2008, 05:04:04
In the mobile phone market Mexico is not that bad, it is still more expensive than other countries like USA or half of Europe, still with a market penetration of almost 70% it is a mature market, the bad thing is the providers:
- 80% of the market belongs to Telcel (America Movil)
- 10% is to Telefonica's Movistar (sucky coverage)
- 7% to Iusacell (Grupo Salinas cheaters at SEC) which is also Unefon (they merged) and they have bad coverage too
- 3% to NII or Nextel (which is not Sprint), the worst service, extremly expensive and the worst coverage ever.
Now there is a new player, I don't know if they had their own network or are renting others, it is MaxcomCel which is part of a small telecomm called Maxcom, they had presence (in all their services) in Puebla, Mexico City and Queretaro, but the mobile is in the entire country.
I'm beting they have their own network in their current cities and rent in the others. Still is not the best plan ever, they have only three phone models, all of them from the ubber ugly and useless Motorola.
But still is good that there are other players around. I just hope for better costs data and voice. I'm paying way to much for what I get.
- 80% of the market belongs to Telcel (America Movil)
- 10% is to Telefonica's Movistar (sucky coverage)
- 7% to Iusacell (Grupo Salinas cheaters at SEC) which is also Unefon (they merged) and they have bad coverage too
- 3% to NII or Nextel (which is not Sprint), the worst service, extremly expensive and the worst coverage ever.
Now there is a new player, I don't know if they had their own network or are renting others, it is MaxcomCel which is part of a small telecomm called Maxcom, they had presence (in all their services) in Puebla, Mexico City and Queretaro, but the mobile is in the entire country.
I'm beting they have their own network in their current cities and rent in the others. Still is not the best plan ever, they have only three phone models, all of them from the ubber ugly and useless Motorola.
But still is good that there are other players around. I just hope for better costs data and voice. I'm paying way to much for what I get.
WIDGETIZE
Anonymous # 27. April 2008, 05:29
Telcel/Telmex has the network and infrastructure, and we know how it acquired all of that. And I know that Telmex is one of the most complained-about companies in Mexico, by consumers who use its servicecs. But, it owns the best infrastructure and provides the best service - and, so, even if people don't want to patronize the company . . . if they want good cellular service Telcel is where people will go. Yes, competition is good. But is this really competition? Isn't Mr. Slim still profiting by any new start-up which needs his company's services?
Yorch # 27. April 2008, 06:33
I agree, Telcel and Telmex have the best service, for a time I change to AT&T, the worst mistake ever!, also I was first with IUSACELL
Now I'm back with them, and they are lowering the rates, as a result of the increment in competition, slow but steady.