Caribbean mobile market overview: a hive of activity

The Caribbean region has been a hive of activity over the past five years as markets have opened up. The key beneficiary to date has been Digicel, which has aggressively targeted incumbents, generally run by Cable and Wireless.

Report Highlights

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Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Key messages
Customer demand
Lots of small markets with excellent growth potential
Prepaid dominates
Key players
Big six dominate islands and isthmus
America Movil (Claro) showing increased interest in islands
Telefonica (Movistar) more interested in the mainland
Cable & Wireless: The British island incumbent
Digicel aggressively targets incumbents
Millicom is not giving up Central America
Market trends
Immaturity is a recurring theme
Markets opening up
‘Bridging the digital divide’ is an emerging theme
Mobile number portability is the exception, not the rule
Telecoms taxes are a significant source of government revenue
Strong government influence remains
Interconnection battles rage
Tower-sharing enforced, but cooperation is an issue
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List of Tables
Table 1: Rankings and IDI values for Caribbean markets: 2002 and 2007
List of Figures
Figure 1: Ten largest mobile markets in the Caribbean, year-end 2008
Figure 2: Population and mobile penetration in the Caribbean, 2008
Figure 3: Caribbean prepaid penetration, 2000–2008
Figure 4: Caribbean connections market share by operator, 4Q08
Figure 5: Number of markets in which Caribbean operators are present, 4Q08
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