Mobile Opportunities in the Caribbean

SUMMARY

Your essential guide to the Caribbean mobile market, including market data and unique forecasts, detailing licensing activity, major players' strategies and emerging opportunities.

Many Caribbean islands are opening to mobile competition, creating one of the most active licensing and network buildout opportunities in the Americas today. As these activities progress, the Mobile opportunities in the Caribbean provides you with all the information you need to take advantage of the opportunities in this growing and dynamic market.

Whether you are looking to newly invest in the Caribbean markets, or to expand your existing business, the Mobile opportunities in the Caribbean provides key, market intelligence, including:

• Detailed overview of the current status of mobile markets and likely developments in the region – allowing you to get up to date on key events
• Profiles of the 4 major operators – Digicel, Oceanic Digital, AT&T Wireless and Cable and Wireless – enabling you to analyse their existing ventures, learn from their experiences and identify potential competitors and business partners
• Licensing update – get up to speed on licenses awarded and still available, and identify possible niches for your company
• Invaluable country information, covering the Bahamas, Antigua/Barbuda, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and 5 ECTEL island territories: (Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and St. Kitts/Nevis)
  • This data includes subscriber figures and unique forecasts to 2008, as well as economic and demographic data - allowing you to assess where growth is most likely to occur and identify new, profitable opportunities for your company

• Who are the players that are changing the Caribbean telecoms landscape?
• How has Cable & Wireless defended its territories?
• Which islands are seeing the most development and investment? Which islands are seeing the most growth
• How much has the Caribbean mobile industry been growing in terms of subscriber numbers and revenue?
• What is the potential for growth in the Caribbean?
• How many operators will be able to survive in each territory? Can pan-Caribbean operators be successful?
• Are Caribbean operators deploying advanced services and can these services be successful in the Caribbean?
• How important is roaming revenue to the Caribbean operator?
• What have Caribbean regulators done to support or hinder the industry? How regulations have changed to allow competition?

• Subscriber numbers by territory and by operator

Who should buy this report?

The depth of information and wide coverage of this report make it an essential reference and strategic tool for a broad range of senior executives:

• Operators – identify new investment prospects and modify your strategy accordingly
• Vendors – assess market size and growth and identify new opportunities for your company, especially in the Caribbean's burgeoning mobile data buildouts
• Service providers and applications developers – find out when and where the Caribbean mobile data networks are launching, opening up new markets for your products
• Content providers – find out where the major markets for new mobile content services will be over the next few years
• Analysts, consultants, and attorneys – gain a clear, detailed overview of industry in this expanding sector, analyse market growth and identify areas for profitable investment in this exciting industry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction and Market Potential

2. Island Profiles

• 2.1 Antigua/Barbuda
  • 2.1.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.1.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.1.2 Outlook
    • 2.1.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.2 Bhamas
  • 2.2.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.2.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.2.2 Outlook
    • 2.2.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.3 Barbados
  • 2.3.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.3.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.3.2 Outlook
    • 2.3.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.4 Cayman Islands
  • 2.4.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.4.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.4.2 Outlook
    • 2.4.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.5 Cuba
  • 2.5.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.5.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.5.2 Outlook
    • 2.5.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.6 Dominican Repubilc
  • 2.6.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.6.1.1 Competitors
  • 2.6.2 Outlook
    • 2.6.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.7 Jamaica
  • 2.7.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.7.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.7.2 Outlook
    • 2.7.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.8 Puerto Rico
  • 2.8.1 Competitive environment
    • 2.8.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.8.2 Outlook
    • 2.8.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.9 Trinidad & Tobago
  • 2.9.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.9.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.9.2 Outlook
    • 2.9.2.1 Forecasts
• 2.10 The ECTEL islands: Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 2.10.1 Competitive Environment
    • 2.10.1.1 The competitors
  • 2.10.2 Outlook
    • 2.10.2.1 The impact of competition
    • 2.10.2.2 Forecasts

3. Operator Profiles

• 3.1 Cable & Wireless
  • 3.1.1 Competitive Position
  • 3.1.2 Outlook
  • 3.1.3 SWOT Analysis
• 3.2 AT&T Wireless
  • 3.2.1 Competitive Position
  • 3.2.2 Outlook
  • 3.2.3 SWOT Analysis
• 3.3 Digicel (Mossel)
  • 3.3.1 Competitive Position
  • 3.3.2 Outlook
  • 3.3.3 SWOT Analysis
• 3.4 Oceanic digital
  • 3.4.1 Competitive Position
  • 3.4.2 Outlook
  • 3.4.3 SWOT Analysis

4. Island sourcebook information

• Contact information for each island's regulator and mobile operators

5. Cellular subscriber data

• Cellular subs data (1994-2002) for each island's mobile operators, including:
• Total Subscribers
• Penetration
• Subscribers by technology
• Subscribers by operator

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