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Jamaica – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Product Image

Jamaica – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

  • Published: April 2009
  • Region: Jamaica
  • 35 Pages
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd

Although landline subscriber growth returned to positive figures in 2007 and 2008, fixed-line teledensity remains one of the lowest in the Caribbean and Cable & Wireless Jamaica continues to dominate this sector.
 
The entry of America Movil into the mobile sector and its imminent launch of 3G will further stimulate mobile market developments. Meanwhile the cable market is witnessing a period of rapid consolidation. Recent investment in wireless and cable broadband, together with the launch of two new submarine fibre optic cables, are expected to drive broadband growth in coming years.
 
This report contains overviews, analyses and statistics of the Jamaican fixed-line, mobile and broadband markets together with information on convergence issues and on the country’s fixed line incumbent and major mobile operators.
 
Key highlights:

- In mid-2008 C&WJ announced plans to launch a 3G network by year-end, offering Internet speeds faster than C&WJ’s existing fixed-line Internet services. C&WJ, however, failed to launch its 3G network by the expected date. Claro, on the other hand, had launched a new 3G network covering 70% READ MORE >

Executive Summary

Key Statistics
- Country overview

Telecommunications Market
- Overview of Jamaica’s telecom market

Regulatory Environment
-Background
- Regulatory authorities
-- Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)
-- Spectrum Management Authority (SMA)
-- Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ)
- Privatisation of Telecommunications of Jamaica
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- Interconnection
- Access
- Competitive safeguards
- Universal Access Levy

Major Fixed Network Operator in Jamaica
- Overview
- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) (LIME)

Telecommunications Infrastructure
- National telecom network
- International infrastructure
-- Submarine cable networks
- Infrastructure developments
-- Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
-- IP and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

Internet Market
- Overview
-- Internet statistics

Broadband Market
- Overview
- Cable broadband
- Wireless broadband

Convergence
- Overview of media convergence
- Cable TV (CATV)
-- Flow (Columbus Communications Network)

Mobile Communications
- Overview of Jamaica’s mobile market
-- Mobile statistics
- Mobile technologies
- Major mobile operators
-- Digicel Jamaica (Mossel)
-- Cable & Wireless Jamaica (LIME)
-- Claro (formerly MiPhone)

List of Tables:
– Country statistics Jamaica – 2008
– Telephone network statistics – 2008
– Internet statistics – 2008
– Mobile statistics – 2008
– National telecommunications authorities
– Fixed lines in service, annual change and teledensity - 1996 - 2008
– Internet users, annual change and user penetration - 2000 - 2008
– Market share by connection – 2006
– Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change – September 2008
– Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1997 - 2008
– Mobile market share by operator - 2003 - 2008

List of Exhibits:
– Major submarine cable networks serving Jamaica

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