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Articles tagged with: Signals Telecom Consulting and Digicel
Caribbean Prepaid Mobile Yield in Minutes Rises 30%
Signals Telecom Consulting has issued a report on prepaid rates in the Caribbean which indicates that despite teledensity levels in excess of 100% in several Caribbean markets, the current tariff structure is not complex. Only nine of the 62 operators covered by the study reward high-value top-ups by means of bonuses on the credit amount. more
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Mexican Mobile Telephony Revenues Will Surpass $11.9 Billion Mark by 2013
Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report which examines the Mexican mobile services market with a focus on the Value Added Services (VAS) offered by local mobile operators. The report notes that the Mexican market is characterized by a VAS offering focused on SMS services. The slowdown in subscriber growth and the development of 3G networks, however, will force operators to aggressively pursue a VAS offering that is not focused on text messaging. more
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Caribbean Markets Reflect Low Level of Segmentation in Service Offerings
The new challenge faced by Caribbean operators is how to continue increasing revenues in markets having a small number of inhabitants in which voice services (fixed and mobile) have already surpassed the 100% teledensity mark. Companies will have to focus expansion efforts on value added services and service packaging. This will force operators to invest in new technologies that allow them to offer new services. Signals believes that this scenario will open the door for operators like America Movil to expand into new Caribbean markets as well as increase consolidation in the region. more
Related Tags: america-movil, wireless-broadband
Caribbean Prepaid Mobile Tariffs Higher 3.5% YoY
Signals Telecom Consulting says that the Caribbean Basin mobile telecommunications market continues to evolve as new entrants arrive, new technologies such as WiMAX and UMTS/HSPA are launched, and convergence becomes the main target of market players. more
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Digicels Main Challenge in Central America - Report
Signals Telecom Consulting has released a report which analyses the strategies that Digicel has to implement in order to be successful in these Spanish speaking markets. Central America presents new challenges to Digicel as the operator's strategy in the Caribbean centered in aggressive marketing against the incumbent mobile player, which in many instances turned to be the slow-reacting Cable & Wireless. more
Related Tags: iden, telefonica-moviles
Minister: Govt awards two mobile licenses for US$19mn
Jamaica's government has decided to award licenses to both firms that were bidding for the country's fourth mobile license, local daily the Jamaica Gleaner quoted technology minister Phillip Paulwell as saying. more
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