Research and Markets: Dominican Republic - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cg4fms/dominican_republic) has announced the addition of the "Dominican Republic - Telecoms, IP Networks, Digital Media and Forecasts" report to their offering.

This report contains overviews, analyses and statistics of the Dominican Republic's fixed-line, mobile and broadband markets. The report also discussed convergence issues and provides forecasts of broadband and mobile phone subscriber growth.

Market highlights: - Internet use has grown rapidly in recent years, including an estimated 35% in 201, far above the global and regional average.

- The regulator Indotel has made progress in projecting voice and broadband services to rural parts of the country, soliciting funding from the World Bank to build a national fibre-optic network.

- Despite the global economic downturn, investment in telecommunications has continued to grow strongly.

- Mobile-phone subscriber growth has fallen since 2010, reflecting the relatively high penetration at about 100%.

- The regulator in early 2012 allocated digital dividend spectrum for mobile services, which will go far to extending services to underserved rural regions.

Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive summary 2. Key statistics - Country Overview 3. Telecommunications market - Overview of the Dominican Republic's telecom market 4. Regulatory environment - Background - Regulatory authority - Telecom sector liberalisation - Privatisation of Codetel - Foreign investment - Number portability - Digital gap - Digital rooms 5. Major fixed network operators in the Dominican Republic - Overview - Codetel (formerly Verizon Dominicana) - Tricom - Dgtec 6. Telecommunications infrastructure - National telecom network - International infrastructure - Infrastructure developments - Wireless Local Loop (WLL) - IP and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 7. Internet market - Overview - Internet statistics 8. Broadband market - Overview - Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) - Cable modems - Wireless broadband - WiFi - WiMAX - Internet via satellite - Wholesale 9. Digital Media - Overview - Digital switchover - Pay TV - IPTV 10. Mobile phone market - Overview of the Dominican Republic's mobile phone market - Spectrum issues - Mobile phone statistics - Major mobile phone operators - Prepaid versus postpaid - Mobile data services - High capacity mobile voice/data services (1xRTT) - General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) 11. Forecasts - Forecast mobile subscribers - Notes on scenario forecasts Table 1 - Country statistics Dominican Republic - 2011 Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2011 Table 3 - Internet provider statistics - 2011 Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2011 Table 5 - Mobile phone statistics - 2011 Table 6 - National telecommunications authority Table 7 - GDP growth - 2000 - 2010 Table 8 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2012 Table 9 - Public phone data - 1996 - 2011 Table 10 - WLL lines in service - 1999 - 2011 Table 11 - VoIP subscribers - 2008 - 2011 Table 12 - Internet users - 1996 - 2012 Table 13 - Internet subscribers - 1996 - 2011 Table 14 - Internet subscribers by technology - 2005 - 2011 Table 15 - DSL residential and corporate subscribers - 2004 - 2011 Table 16 - Pay TV subscribers - 2008 - 2011 Table 17 - Mobile phone subscribers and penetration rate - 1996 - 2012 Table 18 - Postpaid and prepaid percentage of subscribers - 2001 - 2011 Table 19 - Forecast mobile subscribers - lower growth scenario - 2011 - 2016 Table 20 - Forecast mobile subscribers - higher market scenario - 2011 - 2016 Exhibit 1 - Major submarine cable networks serving the Dominican Republic Companies Mentioned - Claro (America Movil) - Orange Dominicana - Tricom - VIVA - Codetel - Tricom For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cg4fms/dominican_republic CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager.

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