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Guyana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 95 Pages
  • December 2021
  • Region: Guyana
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 3763687

Guyana’s telecom sector starts reaping the benefits of offshore oil discovery

Guyana’s first cargo of crude oil was sold in 2020, following its discovery off the Caribbean coast in 2015. Initial estimates project the resource could almost double the size of the country’s economy to $13 billion annually. It is hoped that Guyana can avoid the institutional problems such as corruption and political conflict that are often the outcomes of sudden oil wealth, and that its discovery will also lead to a major boost in consumer spending power.

The telecom sector is certainly in some need of a shot in the arm, with fixed-line teledensity and penetration for mobile and broadband services at the low end of the scale for Latin American countries. That is typically a reflection of a country’s GDP, so a major injection of revenue into the broader economy is certain to have positive flow-on effects in telecom markets.

That appears to be evident already, based on the recent financial performance of the country’s telcos. With Guyana’s GDP increasing a whopping 16% in 2020 (in spite of the pandemic sweeping the globe), the country also saw healthy growth in the number of mobile (5.6%), mobile broadband (6%), and fixed broadband subscribers (10%). The recent market liberalisation, along with the prospect of additional mobile spectrum allocations, should help propel Guyana from the bottom tier to at least the middle tier in terms of telecom maturity.

 

Table of Contents

Key Statistics
Regional Latin America Market Comparison
  • Market characteristics
  • Market Leaders
  • Market Challengers
  • Market Emergents
  • TMI versus GDP
  • Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
  • Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
  • Economic considerations and responses
  • Subscribers
  • Infrastructure

Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment
  • Regulatory authorities
  • Privatisation of GTT
  • Telecom sector liberalisation

Mobile market
  • Mobile infrastructure
  • Mobile broadband
  • Major mobile operators
  • Mobile content and applications

Fixed-line broadband market
  • Fixed-line broadband technologies

Digital economy
Fixed network market
  • Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GTT)

Telecommunications infrastructure
  • National telecom network
  • International infrastructure

Glossary of abbreviationsRelated Reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities Guyana 2021 (e)
Table 2 Evolution of GDP in Guyana 2011 2021
Table 3 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 4 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2014 2026
Table 5 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 6 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2011 2020
Table 7 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2026
Table 8 Change in the number of GTT International's subscribers by sector 2016 2021
Table 9 GTT International revenue by sector (Old style) ($ million) 2015 2018
Table 10 GTT International revenue by segment ($ million) 2019 2021
Table 11 International internet bandwidth 2011 2017
Table 12 Historic - Evolution of GDP in Guyana 2000 2010
Table 13 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1997 2010
Table 14 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1997 2010
Table 15 Historic - Mobile operators' market share 2003 2011
Table 16 Historic - Digicel Guyana revenue 2013 2015
Table 17 Historic - GTT mobile subscribers 1999 2014
Table 18 Historic - Internet users and user penetration rate 1998 2010
Table 19 Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2005 2010
Table 20 Historic - DSL subscribers 2005 2010
Table 21 Historic - GTT revenue by sector ($ million) 2010 2015
Table 22 Historic - Internet users and user penetration rate 2011 2026
List of Charts
Chart 1 Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
Chart 2 Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 3 Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 4 Latin America - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 Latin America Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 South America mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 Central America mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 South America Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 Central America Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 11 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2014 2026
Chart 12 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 13 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2026
Chart 14 Change in the number of GTT International's subscribers by sector 2016 2021
Chart 15 Development of GTT International's revenue by sector (Old style) 2015 2018
Chart 16 GTT International revenue by segment 2019 2021
Chart 17 International internet bandwidth 2011 2017
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Latin America
Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Latin America Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Latin America Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Latin America Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 Map of Guyana