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Chile will have 20.7 million mobile subscribers in 2013 with Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Entel) taking market share of 33.7%, according to new market research report by IEMR(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Vancouver, -- IE Market Research Corp. (IEMR), the Canadian-based provider of market intelligence services, announced today the release of its 4Q09 Chile Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2013. "We forecast that total mobile subscribers in Chile will increase from 15.9 million in 2008 to 20.7 million in 2013," said Nizar Assanie, Vice President (Research) at IEMR. "Movistar Chile will continue to be the largest mobile operator in Chile. We expect that Movistar's subscriber base will increase from 6.88 million in 2008 to 8.99 million in 2013. Also, we forecast that Entel will have 6.99 million subscribers and Claro will have 4.75 million subscribers by the end of 2013." "Our forecasting model does not predict significant ARPU declines over the next several years. We expect that Movistar Chile's monthly ARPU level will be maintained at approximately CLP 8,300 from 2009 to 2013. Entel will continue to receive higher ARPUs than Movistar Chile. We expect that Entel's monthly ARPU level will decline from CLP 10,319 in 2008 to CLP 9,394 in 2013. Claro will continue to set its ARPU level lower than those of its competitors. We forecast that Claro's monthly ARPU will decline from CLP 6,724 in 2008 to CLP 5,656 in 2013," said Mr. Assanie. IEMR's Chile Mobile Operator Forecast covers 50 financial and operational metrics on wireless operators in Chile - Movistar Chile (Telefonica S.A.), Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (Entel), and Claro S.A. (America Movil S.A.B. DE C.V.). Notable highlights of the 4Q09 Chile Mobile Operator Forecast include: * Our model forecasts that Claro's subscriber market share will be increasing from 18.9% in 2008 to 22.9% in 2013. Movistar Chile's market share will also increase slightly from 43.3% in 2008 to 43.4% in 2013. On the other hand, we expect that Entel will see its subscriber market share drop from 37.8% in 2008 to 33.7% in 2013. * Our model predicts that the industry average EBITDA margin (calculated as EBITDA/reported revenue) will increase from 34.6% in 2008 to 36.0% in 2013. We expect that Entel's EBITDA margins will continue to be higher than those of Movistar Chile and Claro. According to our forecasting model, EBITDA margins at Movistar Chile, Entel, and Claro will be 39.8%, 40.8% and 13.8% respectively in 2013. IEMR's Global Mobile Operator Forecast covers 50 operational metrics of 200+ 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. To purchase this report, visit our website at: http://www.iemarketresearch.com/Members/Reports/ViewReportDetail.aspx?RID=1348&flag=1 Companies Covered in this Country Mobile Operator Forecast Movistar Chile (Telefonica S.A.) Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (Entel) Claro S.A. (America Movil S.A.B. DE C.V.) Annual Results & Forecasts for each of the above operators is covered in this report for: CY 2001-CY 2013. Quarterly Results & Forecasts are covered for: March 2003 - June 2011 PREPAID AND POSTPAID SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBER GROWTH (YoY) SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS BY OPERATOR NET SUBSCRIBER ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR MONTHLY CHURN BY OPERATOR POST-PAID SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR POST-PAID SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) PREPAID/WHOLESALE SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR PREPAID/WHOLESALE SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR POST-PAID % OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR PREPAID/WHOLESALE % OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR POST-PAID NET ADDS BY OPERATOR POST-PAID ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) PREPAID/WHOLESALE NET ADDS BY OPERATOR PREPAID/WHOLESALE ADDS GROWTH BY OPERATOR MONTHLY ARPU BY OPERATOR MONTHLY ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %) DATA % OF SERVICE REVENUES BY OPERATOR * MONTHLY DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR * DATA ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) * MONTHLY VOICE ARPU BY OPERATOR VOICE ARPU GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) VOICE REVENUE PER MINUTE BY OPERATOR VOICE REVENUE PER MINUTE GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) MOU PER SUBSCRIBER BY OPERATOR (MINUTES/MONTH) MOU/SUBSCRIBER GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY %) SHARE OF TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS BY OPERATOR HHI INDEX BY SUBSCRIBER SHARE SHARE OF NET ADDS BY OPERATOR SHARE OF POST-PAID NET ADDS BY OPERATOR SHARE OF PREPAID/WHOLESALE NET ADDS BY OPERATOR SHARE OF SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR HHI INDEX BY SERVICE REVENUE SHARE YoY CHANGE IN REVENUE SHARE BY OPERATOR REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY) SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY) EBITDA BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY) CAPEX BY OPERATOR (REPORTING CURRENCY) ** SERVICE REVENUE GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) EBITDA GROWTH BY OPERATOR (YoY) EBITDA/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR EBITDA/SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR EBITDA/INCREMENTAL SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR CAPEX/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR ** CAPEX/SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR ** (EBITDA-CAPEX)/REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR ** EBITDA MARGIN EXPANSION/CONTRACTION BY OPERATOR REPORTED REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD) ARPU BY OPERATOR (USD) DATA ARPU BY OPERATOR (USD) * VOICE REV/MINUTE BY OPERATOR (USD) SERVICE REVENUE BY OPERATOR (USD) EBITDA BY OPERATOR (USD) CAPEX BY OPERATOR (USD) ** * Available only for Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (Entel) ** Available only for Movistar Chile (Telefonica S.A.) 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