Market opening is transforming the Caribbean mobile market and raising prospects for new investment and even higher levels of penetration, especially in newly opened markets and larger islands
Peggy Albright, Author: Mobile and Wireless Opportunities in the Caribbean
This new edition of Mobile and Wireless Opportunities in the Caribbean is a fully revised and updated extensive survey of the mobile and wireless industries in the Caribbean, including profiles of 26 islands or island groups from 2006 through 2011.
Key Coverage
- Subscriber forecasts for 2006-2011 for 26 Caribbean markets
- Comprehensive review of Caribbean mobile marketplace and individual island and regional markets
- Insight into current thinking and actions of major players in the region
- Understanding of the diverse markets and variety of service offering in the region
- Recognition of growth potential in a region that has only 34 percent market penetration
- Profiles of 26 islands or island groups and the four leading operators
Key Issues Addressed
- Will the market opening raise the penetration levels?
- How will pure mobile operators compete with full-service incumbents?
- Will wireless solutions dominate new telecommunications investment in the region?
- Will small operators come under intense pressure to sell to pan-Caribbean players?
- Will wireless broadband gain traction in high-penetration, high-end markets such as the Aruba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica?
- Which islands are seeing the most development and investments? Which are seeing the most growth?
- How important is roaming revenue to the Caribbean operator?
- Where and to what extent are companies planning to deploy broadband wireless technologies, such as WiMAX?
Countries / Sectors / Countries Covered
Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Domincan Republic, French West Indies, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands
Who should read this report
- Caribbean mobile operators - analyse the status of the Caribbean market with in-depth profiles and forecasts
- Major global mobile operators with potential acquisition goals - analyse existing ventures and identify potential competitors and business partners
- Applications providers, infrastructure suppliers and terminal vendors - discover what strategies operators are implementing and how you can match their requirements
- Caribbean and central American regulators - monitor what has been done to support or hinder the industry's growth
- Investment analysts - review the new developments and investment opportunities in this region.