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Competition Analysis in Cellular Networks: A Colombian Case

Authors:
Ernesto Cadena Muñoz
Cesar Augusto Hernandez
Luis Fernando Pedraza

Keywords: cellular networks, 5G, competition, mobile services, Stenbacka, HHI.

Abstract:
Communications through cellular networks like the fifth cellular generation (5G) have become, together with the Internet, the central axis for information exchange. Government agencies seek to control competition, prices, and services provided to people. This is why it is necessary to establish a level of competition between cellular network service providers to regulate mobile services and protect users. In the literature, there is a lack of research in this field, and in Colombia, there is no documentation, only that generated by the regulatory authority, which makes it necessary to research different indexes of market competition to understand the dynamics of mobile services and formulate regulation strategies based on market behavior. This article includes a competition analysis carried out on cellular service providers in Colombia with data from the last 10 years, using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and Stenbacka to calculate the market indices. The results show that the mobile service market in Colombia has a dominant service provider, a low competitive environment, and is highly concentrated, according to the index values calculated.

Pages: 11 to 16

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024

Publication date: April 14, 2024

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4030

ISBN: 978-1-68558-145-9

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 14, 2024 to April 18, 2024