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Telecommunications in Ecuador

Telecommunications in Ecuador is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Telecommunications in Ecuador rather than just read about it. In short: Telecommunications in Ecuador include telephone, radio, television, and the Internet. Ecuador's state regulatory agency is the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL), which is part of the Telecommunications Ministry (MINTEL).

Key takeaways

Telecommunications in Ecuador belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Telecommunications in Ecuador to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Telecommunications in Ecuador from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Telecommunications in Ecuador include telephone, radio, television, and the Internet. Ecuador's state regulatory agency is the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL), which is part of the Telecommunications Ministry (MINTEL).

Telephones Fixed lines: 2.2 million lines, 56th in the world; 15 per 100 persons (2011). Mobile cellular: 15.3 million subscribers, 55th in the world; 100 per 100 persons (2011). International country code: 593. Telephone system: General assessment: elementary fixed-line service, but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network. Domestic: fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; mobile-cellular use has surged. International: 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). There are three cell phone providers in Ecuador: Claro (Telcel), Movistar, and CNT. Mobile networks are diverse and include GSM 850 MHz (largest) as well as CDMA (Bell South's old network before being acquired by Telefónica Spain which rebranded Movistar), TDMA63. CNT is the state owned firm and uses CDMA.

Radio and television Ecuador has multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations. Many TV and radio stations are privately owned. The government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations. Radio and television broadcasters are required by law to give the government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state (2007).

Radio Radio broadcast stations: AM 279, FM 530 (plus 349 repeaters), shortwave 25 (2006). Radios: 5 million (2001).

Television

Television broadcast stations: 323 (including repeaters) (2005). Televisions: 2.5 million (2001).

Internet Internet hosts: 170,538 (2012). Internet users: 5.3 million, 56th in the world (2012); 35.1% of the population, 119th in the world. Fixed broadband: 825,732 subscribers, 59th in the world; 5.4 of population, 102nd in the world (2012). Mobile broadband: 3.4 million subscribers, 48th in the world; 22.2% of population, 67th in the world (2012). Internet country code: .ec The government has an ongoing campaign to increase Internet access across the country, with a goal of extending Internet connectivity to 50 percent of households by 2015. Public Internet access centers, known as Infocentros, have been installed in 377 (48 percent) of Ecuador's 810 rural parishes, with a projection of 100 percent by 2014. Internet cafes are also becoming increasingly common. During the February 2013 elections for president and National Assembly, the Internet provided a real-time forum for candidates to launch proposals, solicit votes, discuss issues, and increase the scope of their publicity campaigns. Broadband (commonly used in urban zones) and satellite connections (often used in rural areas) are increasingly popular, eclipsing dial-up plans. According to industry estimates, between 33 and 66 percent of Internet users have broadband speeds between 2 and 3 Mbit/s, at a cost of $20 to $25 per month. In May 2012, the Superintendent of Telecommunications indicated that the overall average speed of an Internet connection in Ecuador is 128 kbit/s, although speeds are lower in rural areas.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Telecommunications in Ecuador

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Telecommunications in Ecuador claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Telecommunications in Ecuador before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Telecommunications in Ecuador ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Telecommunications in Ecuador

In research: Telecommunications in Ecuador appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Telecommunications in Ecuador in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Telecommunications in Ecuador is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Communications in Ecuador, Internet in Ecuador, Telecommunications in Ecuador, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Telecommunications in Ecuador outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Telecommunications in Ecuador in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Telecommunications in Ecuador matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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