| Title: | DIGICEL STEPS UP TO REGIONAL PLAYERS IN CENTRAL AMERICA |
| Price: | $396.00 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 04, 2008 |
| Source: | YANKEE GROUP RESEARCH REPORTS |
| Brief Excerpt: | ...What do global system for mobile (GSM) communications, cricket and Jamaica all have in common? They have all been instrumental in how Digicel, a Caribbean-based mobile operator owned by telecom magnate Denis O Brien, has snatched up market share and converted itself into a major player in the Caribbean mobile market. The Caribbean was only a start. During th e last year, the company has snatched up small operators in Guyana, French Guinea and Surinam, as well as El Salvador, giving it an entry into one of Central America s most competitive markets. Since the acquisitions, the company also won licenses in Honduras and the British Virgin Islands, bringing its total regional footprint to ## markets and more than # million subscribers (see Exhibit #). In this Yankee Group Note, we look at how this operator went fr om a greenfield entrant only in Jamaica to a regional force in the lush waters of the Caribbean, all since ####. We analyzed press reports and historical data, and spoke... |
| Length: | 4 Pages |
| Geographic Region: | AMERICAS, NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES |
| Industry: | TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Format: | 
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