Haiti receives $120 million from the World Bank to boost connectivity and resiliency
After years of hardship following a series of devastating hurricanes interspersed with major earthquakes, Haiti started 2022 still reeling from the latest in a long series of crises to hit the small Caribbean nation. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was relatively small in terms of case numbers and mortality, but the economic fallout has been significant and compounds the misery for the millions already living in poverty.
The country's telecommunications sector has been struggling for more than a decade, since infrastructure was severely damaged in the 2010 earthquake then levelled again in 2016's Hurricane Matthew. Aid agencies and the World Bank have prioritised Haiti and Afghanistan for financial aid and logistical support, including a $120 million grant in May 2022 to improve rural connectivity across the south of the country while increasing network resiliency in urban centres. But with the annual hurricane season just about to begin, it will be touch-and-go for the country's fragile state to survive another battering.
Table of Contents
Key statistics- Country overview
- Telecommunications market
- Regulatory environment
- Regulatory authority
- Interconnection
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- Privatisation
- SIM card registration
Mobile market
- Mobile infrastructure
- Mobile broadband
- Major mobile operators
- Mobile content and applications
Fixed-line broadband market
- Fixed network market
- Major network operator
Telecommunications infrastructure
- National telecom network
- International infrastructure
Appendix Historic data
- Related reports
List of Tables
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Haiti 2022 (e)
- Table 2 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 3 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2014 2027
- Table 4 Fixed broadband subscribers 2015 2027
- Table 5 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2000 2011
- Table 6 Historic - Internet users and user penetration rate 2000 2011
- Table 7 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2000 2011
- Table 8 Historic - Digicel financial data 2012; 2014 2015
- Table 9 Historic - Digicel mobile subscribers 2012 2015
List of Charts
- Chart 1 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 2 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2014 2027
- Chart 3 Fixed broadband subscribers 2015 2027
