DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Cuba
– Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband – Statistics and Analyses”
report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s
offering.
Cuba’s telecom sector remains a peculiarity, with state control having
stymied rather than promoted the development of all sectors. The country
has the lowest mobile phone and internet penetration rates in the
region, while fixed-line teledensity is also very low. Fixed-line and
mobile services remain a monopoly of the government-controlled Empresa
de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETESCA Cubacel).
Although there are strict state restrictions over the right to own and
use certain communications services, including the right to access the
internet, a thawing of relations between the US and Cuba has encouraged
the government to improve access to services. Since 2015 Wi-Fi hotspots
have been put in a number of places, and though connectivity is slow and
in many public areas a thriving black market has emerged in which
connections are duplicated using software or nano routers, the cost of
access was reduced in 2018.
Access to sites is also tightly controlled and censored. A DSL service
was launched in March 2017 in areas of Havana and has since been
expanded though costs have been set too high for most Cubans able to
access the service. Similarly, 3G services have been launched and were
available to about two-thirds of the population by the end of 2018.
However, costs are high and locals accept that the technology is dated.
Although ETESCA has announced plans to trial LTE there is as yet no
progress evident.
Key Developments:
- ETECSA starts satellite internet service with 03b Networks;
-
US government completes second subsea cable, linking Puerto Rico with
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base; - SMS service with the US allowed;
- ETECSA widens 3G service reach;
- Wi-Fi access charges reduced to CUS1 per hour;
- Report update includes ITU data for 2017, recent market developments.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Key statistics
2 Country overview
3 Telecommunications market
3.1 Market analysis
4 Regulatory environment
5 Fixed network operator
5.1 Empresa de Telecomunicaciones del Cuba (ETESCA)
6 Telecommunications infrastructure
6.1 National telecom network
6.2 International infrastructure
7 Broadband market
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Broadband statistics
7.3 DSL
7.4 Wi-Fi
8 Mobile market
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Mobile statistics
8.3 Mobile infrastructure
8.4 Major mobile operator
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/s952hx
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