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Research and Markets: Suriname - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

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Posted April 3, 2011

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7805d6/suriname_telecom) has announced the addition of the "Suriname - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband" report to their offering.

Suriname's mobile market booms while broadband has a long way to go.

Suriname is a small country with just over 500,000 inhabitants, the only Dutch-speaking nation in South America. It has closer affinities with the Caribbean than with its continental neighbours.

State-owned Telecommunicatiebedrijf Suriname (Telesur) has a monopoly over all fixed-line and broadband services in Suriname, but provides mobile services in a competitive market.

Suriname's teledensity is slightly lower than average for Latin America and the Caribbean, a result that reflects the country's relatively low GDP per capita and widespread poverty. The fixed-line infrastructure is reasonable in the more populated coastal region, but poor in the interior. Efforts have been made to connect inland communities with Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) or CDMA 450 fixed wireless systems.

Three players compete in Suriname's mobile market: state-owned Telesur, trading as TeleG; privately-owned multinational Digicel, which operates throughout the Caribbean; and Uniqa, owned by Intelsur and United Telecommunications Services (UTS).

Mobile penetration in Suriname is remarkably high and continues to grow beyond the 100% milestone, with many subscribers having up to three lines with different operators.

Broadband is poorly developed in Suriname. Penetration lags far behind the rest of the region; prices are high and download speeds are slow. Telesur is the exclusive provider of broadband access, primarily through ADSL, though it also offers wireless broadband for business customers.

Market highlights:

  • There have been plans to open Suriname's telecom sector to competition, but only mobile liberalisation has been implemented.
  • The Suriname-Guyana Submarine Cable System (SG-SCS), completed in mid-2010, has helped to increase bandwidth capacity in Suriname, but prices remain high and download speeds low, a situation that is unlikely to change until there is some competition in the broadband sector.
  • After much disagreement, Telesur, Uniqa, and Digicel have all succeeded in establishing SMS interconnection. Suriname - key telecom parameters - 2009 - 2010

Category 2009-2010 (e)

  • Fixed-line service
  • Total number of subscribers 84,00085,000
  • Annual growth 1.2%1.2%
  • Teledensity 16.2%16.2%
  • Broadband
  • Total number of subscribers 8,60012,000
  • Annual growth 48%40%
  • Penetration rate1. 70%2.30%
  • Mobile telephony subscribers
  • Total number of subscribers 610,000710,000
  • Annual growth 18%16%
  • Mobile penetration rate11 7%136%

This report provides an overview of trends and developments in Suriname's telecommunications market. Subjects covered include:

  • Key statistics
  • Market and industry overviews
  • Regulatory environment
  • Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband)
  • Infrastructure developments
  • Mobile market
  • Broadband market

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

3. Country overview

4. Telecommunications market

4.1 Overview of Suriname's telecom market

5. Regulatory environment

5.1 Background

5.2 Regulatory authority

5.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Suriname

6. Fixed network operator in Suriname

6.1 Telesur

7. Telecommunications infrastructure

7.1 National telecom network

7.2 International infrastructure

7.3 Infrastructure developments

8. Fixed broadband access market

8.1 Overview

9. Mobile communications

9.1 Overview of Suriname's mobile market

9.2 Mobile technologies

9.3 Major mobile operators

9.4 Mobile satellite

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7805d6/suriname_telecom



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KEYWORDS:   South America  Suriname

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