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07/06/2011 |
TelecoWorld: Jamaica
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The following figure presents the evolution of public and cellular telephones in Jamaica. Source: UIT.

| Thousands | 2006 | 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 | ∆Year |
Mobile Accesses |
2,804 |
2,495 |
2,723 |
2,971 |
3,103 |
4.4% |
Fixed Telephones |
319 |
342 |
317 |
302 |
263 |
(13.0%) |
Broadband |
45 |
79 |
98 |
112 |
117 |
4.0% |
Source: UIT
| Density | 2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 | ∆Year |
Mobile Accesses/100 inhab. |
105.4 |
92.1 |
99.8 |
109.2 |
113.2 |
3.6% |
Fixed Telephones/100 inhab. |
12.0 |
12.6 |
11.6 |
11.1 |
9.6 |
(13.6%) |
Broadband/100 inhab. |
1.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
3.3% |
Economic Indicators |
| Economic Data | 2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| GDP Billion U$$ | 11,94 |
12,91 |
13,91 |
12,31 |
13,69 |
| GDP Per Capita U$$ | 4.471 |
4.812 |
5.167 |
4.562 |
5.039 |
| AverageInflation % | 8,52 |
9,31 |
22,02 |
9,57 |
12,60 |
| Population (Million) | 2,67 |
2,68 |
2,69 |
2,70 |
2,72 |
Fonte: FMI World Economic Outlook Database |
Fixed Operators
Jamaica's main Public Telephony is: Cable & Wireless Jamaica. Cable & Wireless ownes 79% of 79% of Cable & Wireless Jamaica (Telecommunications of Jamaica Ltd). |
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Cable&Wireless: www.time4lime.com/ |
Mobile Operators
Mobile operators in Jamaica are: Digicel, Claro and Lime |
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LIME: www.time4lime.com Digicel: www.digiceljamaica.com Claro: www.claro.com.jm/ |





