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Caribbean Telecommunications Report Q2 2008Published by: Business Monitor International Published: May. 22, 2008 - 44 Pages Table of Contents
AbstractBMI’s Caribbean Telecommunication Report looks at 10 diverse markets in the Caribbean analysing the growth potential of these markets and comparing similar markets. While the trends in the market show that the mobile sector remains the fastest growing, technologies such as WiMAX are making the possibility of boosting broadband services across countries a more viable prospect. The reduced dependence on fixed-line infrastructure has seen the operator searching for alternative revenue streams with mobile and broadband services the focus for the majority of operators.Our forecasts have been updated to show that there are now only two markets in the region with penetration rates below 50%, and we are expecting growth to slow in 2008 as markets such as Barbados, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago reach maturity leaving operators to focus on new services to gain market share rather than seeing huge gains in net subscriber additions. We have forecast faster growth for both Guadeloupe and Martinique expecting these markets to see much higher penetration levels than previously thought. There have been some new operators in the market challenging the dominance of Digicel and Cable & Wireless (C&W), the latter having dominated several markets before telecoms liberalisation brought in competition. Digicel has expanded its reach both within and outside the Caribbean and, after several years of strong growth, is looking to provide WiMAX services in certain markets in order to take advantage of increasing interest in broadband services.We have updated our Business Environment Rankings seeing a number of changes with several markets and their overall score reduced. Martinique and Guadeloupe moved to second and third place, respectively, following an increase in their forecasts giving these markets faster growth than we had previously forecast. More significant was Haiti’s move to eighth place pushing the Bahamas in to ninth place as liberalisation of the market still seems to be far off and the latest data from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company showing that the market grew faster than we had believed in 2006 and2007 leaving less room for growth in the market. Cuba, while remaining our lowest ranked market, saw its score improve as the incumbent made moves that will allow more Cubans access to its mobile services and improved fixed-line infrastructure. However, there is still no sign of market liberalisation and the cost of mobile services will mean that growth would not be as fast as could be given the low penetration rate in the country. Get Full Details About This Report >> |
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