Telecom has come a long way in a short time here in Panama. When I first began developing Valle Escondido in 2001 had to bring in special antennas and special people to put everything together. Reliability was not that good either. Now we have three or four providers in Boquete and just about everywhere the country you can get access to the net. Now that major competition is getting involved things are moving even more rapidly. Everything from TV, internet to telephony is coming online. As this article points out, Panama is the most advanced in Central America and is poised to go much further in the next year or so.
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| Radiography of the telco market in Panama |  |  |  |
| Friday, June 4, 2010 13:56 |
According to the consultancy Signals, the accumulated income of broadband services and pay TV in the country exceed USD 2 200 million between 2010 and 2015. Signals Telecom Consulting, research and consulting firm on the telecommunications markets of Latin America and the Caribbean, announced the launch of its series profiles Telecommunications Market in Latin America with delivery focused on Panama. This paper provides a statistical and quantitative information in the supply of telecommunications services. It also includes a brief analysis of the regulatory environment of the market. The competition for broadband services shows ripe, with a strong focus on access speeds. "Both Cable & Wireless and Cable Onda, the two main competitors for fixed services, offerings have focused on access speed of up to 5 Mbps In that sense, Panama is the most advanced market in Central America and the rest of countries not yet entered in this type of competition, "said senior analyst Elias Vicente Signals Telecom Consulting. Moreover, the entry of C & W Panama to pay TV services via Digital TV + also increased competition within the packaged offerings. "The incumbent seeks to position itself as a multi-operator, a strategy chosen to achieve differentiation in a market controlled by Cable Onda, from having the ability to offer mobile services within their packaging, commercially known as" combin4te "continued Vincent. According to the report, the accumulated income of broadband services and pay TV Panama exceed USD 2.200 billion between 2010 and 2015, making the company Cable Onda - Telecarrier the main objective of acquiring international investors. "We note that the operator resulting from this merger is a strategic asset because it stands as the main fixed competitor Cable & Wireless Panama. It is particularly attractive for America Movil, which can replicate its course offering TV, active in other Central American markets, while change their marginal position within Panama to become one of the three major telecom operators in the country, " Vicente. According to the report, currently the broadband market in Panama is among the most competitive in Central America, in packages of services, like access speeds. Implementing Mobile Number Portability increases competition among operators, strategies that seek greater customer loyalty. |
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