DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Haiti
– Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyses”
report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s
offering.
Haiti sets up digital start-up hub
Haiti’s economic and social indicators remain far lower than the average
for Latin America and the Caribbean. The recent years of political and
economic turmoil and natural disasters, most recently Hurricane Matthew
which hit the island in August 2016, have stifled most sectors of the
economy, including the telecoms sector which remains one of the least
developed in the world. The regulator reported that Hurricane Matthew
caused about $35 million in damage to equipment owned by Natcom, Digicel
and Access Haiti.
In the internet market, poor fixed-line infrastructure obliged most
businesses to rely on satellite and wireless technologies. However, the
launch of services by Natcom in late 2011 has provided a significant
boost to the sector. The company in subsequent years built three
international gateways and quadrupled international connectivity. As a
result, broadband services are much more readily available, and Natcom
has become a wholesale provider for the small number of other ISPs in
the market.
Nevertheless, there remain significant barriers to fixed-line broadband
development, not least of which is the low income level among most of
the population, low PC penetration and the perennial problem of
equipment theft. Although Natcom has built a fibre backbone running to
dome 6,500km, which is steadily growing fixed-line broadband sector,
practical challenges mean that for the majority people and businesses
connectivity is achieved through mobile networks.
Natcom also introduced a competitive boost to the mobile sector in 2011,
though this was set back to some degree by the Digicel Group’s
acquisition of the number two player Voil, and the integration of the
latter’s mobile network in late 2012. With the collapse of the third
operator HaiTel in mid-2013, this left Digicel with about 74% market
share of subscribers. Nevertheless, the economies of scale together with
Digicel’s interest in promoting LTE as well as innovative mobile data
services such as mobile banking should considerably improve internet
connectivity in rural areas in coming years and enable communities to
make greater use of internet services where fixed-line infrastructure
remains inadequate.
Key Developments:
- Haiti sets up digital incubator to foster digital economy growth
- Hurricane Matthew causing $35 million damage to telecoms infrastructure
- Regulator revives process for switching to digital broadcasts
- Fixed-line teledensity remaining amongst the lowest in the world
- Digicel launches its Digicel 2030 transformation program
- Natcom expands LTE services
-
Digicel’s TchoTcho mobile payment platform secures two million
subscribers
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
4.1 Market analysis
5. Regulatory environment
5.1 Regulatory authority
5.2 Telecom sector liberalisation
5.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
5.4 Interconnection
5.5 Privatisation
6. Fixed network operator
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 National telecom network
7.2 International infrastructure
8. Fixed-line broadband market
8.1 Introduction and statistical overview
8.2 Broadband statistics
9. Digital economy
10. Mobile market
10.1 Market analysis
10.2 Mobile statistics
10.3 Mobile infrastructure
10.3.1 4G (LTE)
10.4 Mobile broadband
10.5 Major mobile operators
10.5.1 Digicel
10.5.2 Comcel (Voil)
10.5.3 Haiti Telecommunications International (HaiTel)
10.5.4 Natcom
10.5.5 Rectel (Teleco)
10.6 Mobile content and applications
10.6.1 Mobile commerce
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