Abstract
Islands covered include: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa , Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
For those needing detailed overviews and statistics on the South Pacific Islands region, this report provides essential reading and gives in-depth information on:
- An overall market overview and statistics for each South Pacific Island;
- Telecommunications infrastructure;
- Regulatory developments;
- Broadband and mobile developments;
- Fixed network voice.
Table of Contents
1. MARKET OVERVIEW
- 1.1 Regional overview
- 1.1.1 Population and economy
- 1.2 Telecommunications market
- 1.2.1 Overview of telecoms in Pacific Island countries
- 1.2.2 Network reliability issues and mobile fraud
- 1.3 Regulatory environment
- 1.3.1 Overview
- 1.3.2 Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
- 1.3.3 Pacific Islands Forum and its Secretariat
- 1.4 Major international players in the region
- 1.4.1 Alcatel Pacific Islands
- 1.4.2 Cable & Wireless (C&W)
- 1.4.3 Paclink
- 1.4.4 Vodafone
- 1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 1.5.1 Overview
- 1.5.2 Next Generation Network (NGN) developments
- 1.5.3 International infrastructure
- 1.6 Internet market
- 1.6.1 Overview
- 1.6.2 Efforts to bridge the digital divide
- 1.7 Broadband market
- 1.7.1 Overview
- 1.7.2 Key broadband developments
- 1.8 Mobile communications
- 1.8.1 Overview of South Pacific Islands mobile market
- 1.8.2 Mobile developments
- 1.9 VoIP
2. OVERVIEW BY ISLAND
- 2.1 American Samoa
- 2.1.1 Key statistics
- 2.1.2 Country overview
- 2.1.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.1.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.1.5 Fixed network operator in American Samoa
- 2.1.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.1.7 Internet market
- 2.1.8 Broadband market
- 2.1.9 Mobile communications
- 2.2 Cook Islands
- 2.2.1 Key statistics
- 2.2.2 Country overview
- 2.2.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.2.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.2.5 Fixed network operators in Cook Islands
- 2.2.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.2.7 Internet market
- 2.2.8 Broadband market
- 2.2.9 Mobile communications
- 2.2.10 Broadcasting
- 2.3 Federated States of Micronesia
- 2.3.1 Key statistics
- 2.3.2 Country overview
- 2.3.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.3.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.3.5 Fixed network operators in FSM
- 2.3.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.3.7 Internet market
- 2.3.8 Mobile communications
- 2.3.9 Broadcasting
- 2.3.10 Radio via Internet streaming
- 2.4 Fiji
- 2.4.1 Key statistics
- 2.4.2 Telecommunications market
- 2.4.3 Regulatory environment
- 2.4.4 Fixed network operators in Fiji
- 2.4.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.4.6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- 2.4.7 Internet market
- 2.4.8 Broadband market
- 2.4.9 Mobile communications
- 2.5 French Polynesia
- 2.5.1 Key statistics
- 2.5.2 Country overview
- 2.5.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.5.4 Fixed network operators in French Polynesia
- 2.5.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.5.6 Internet market
- 2.5.7 Broadband market
- 2.5.8 Mobile communications
- 2.6 Guam
- 2.6.1 Key statistics
- 2.6.2 Country overview
- 2.6.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.6.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.6.5 Fixed network operators in Guam
- 2.6.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.6.7 Internet market
- 2.6.8 Broadband market
- 2.6.9 Mobile communications
- 2.7 Kiribati
- 2.7.1 Key statistics
- 2.7.2 Country overview
- 2.7.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.7.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.7.5 Fixed network operators in Kiribati
- 2.7.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.7.7 Internet market
- 2.7.8 Mobile communications
- 2.8 Marshall Islands
- 2.8.1 Key statistics
- 2.8.2 Country overview
- 2.8.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.8.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.8.5 Fixed network operator in Marshall Islands
- 2.8.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.8.7 Internet market
- 2.8.8 Mobile communications
- 2.9 Nauru
- 2.9.1 Key statistics
- 2.9.2 Country overview
- 2.9.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.9.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.9.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.9.6 Internet market
- 2.9.7 Mobile communications
- 2.10 New Caledonia
- 2.10.1 Key statistics
- 2.10.2 Country overview
- 2.10.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.10.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.10.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.10.6 Internet market
- 2.10.7 Broadband market
- 2.10.8 Mobile communications
- 2.11 Niue
- 2.11.1 Key statistics
- 2.11.2 Country overview
- 2.11.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.11.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.11.5 Fixed network operators in Niue
- 2.11.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.11.7 Internet market
- 2.11.8 Broadband market
- 2.11.9 Mobile communications
- 2.12 Northern Mariana Islands
- 2.12.1 Key statistics
- 2.12.2 Country overview
- 2.12.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.12.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.12.5 Fixed network operators in CNMI
- 2.12.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.12.7 Internet market
- 2.12.8 Mobile communications
- 2.12.9 Broadcasting
- 2.13 Palau
- 2.13.1 Key statistics
- 2.13.2 Country overview
- 2.13.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.13.4 Fixed network operator in Palau
- 2.13.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.13.6 Broadband and Internet market
- 2.13.7 Mobile communications
- 2.13.8 Broadcasting
- 2.14 Papua New Guinea
- 2.14.1 Key statistics
- 2.14.2 Country overview
- 2.14.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.14.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.14.5 Fixed network operators in PNG
- 2.14.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.14.7 Internet market
- 2.14.8 Mobile communications
- 2.14.9 Broadcasting
- 2.15 Pitcairn Island
- 2.15.1 Key statistics
- 2.15.2 Country overview
- 2.15.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.15.4 Internet market
- 2.16 Samoa
- 2.16.1 Key statistics
- 2.16.2 Telecommunications market
- 2.16.3 Regulatory environment
- 2.16.4 Fixed network operator in Samoa
- 2.16.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.16.6 Internet and broadband market
- 2.16.7 Mobile communications
- 2.17 Solomon Islands
- 2.17.1 Key statistics
- 2.17.2 Country overview
- 2.17.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.17.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.17.5 Fixed network operators in Solomon Islands
- 2.17.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.17.7 Internet market
- 2.17.8 Broadband market
- 2.17.9 Mobile communications
- 2.17.10 Broadcasting
- 2.18 Tokelau
- 2.18.1 Key statistics
- 2.18.2 Country overview
- 2.18.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.18.4 Fixed network operator in Tokelau
- 2.18.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.18.6 Internet market
- 2.19 Tonga
- 2.19.1 Key statistics
- 2.19.2 Country overview
- 2.19.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.19.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.19.5 Fixed network operators in Tonga
- 2.19.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.19.7 Broadband and Internet market
- 2.19.8 Mobile communications
- 2.20 Tuvalu
- 2.20.1 Key statistics
- 2.20.2 Country overview
- 2.20.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.20.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.20.5 Fixed network operator in Tuvalu
- 2.20.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.20.7 Internet market
- 2.21 Vanuatu
- 2.21.1 Key statistics
- 2.21.2 Country overview
- 2.21.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.21.4 Regulatory environment
- 2.21.5 Fixed network operators in Vanuatu
- 2.21.6 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 2.21.7 Broadband and Internet market
- 2.21.8 Content and e-services
- 2.21.9 Mobile communications
- 2.22 Wallis & Futuna Islands
- 2.22.1 Key statistics
- 2.22.2 Country overview
- 2.22.3 Telecommunications market
- 2.22.4 Internet market
- 2.22.5 Broadcasting
3. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
EXHIBITS:
- Exhibit 1 - Principal C&W operating companies and services in the South Pacific
- Exhibit 2 - Major submarine cables and landing points in the Pacific region
- Exhibit 3 - Broadband technologies used in South Pacific Islands - 2007 - 2008
- Exhibit 4 - South Pacific Island countries and operators with GSM networks
- Exhibit 5 - Guam ISPs and broadband providers - products and services
- Exhibit 6 - GUAMCELL products and services
- Exhibit 7 - HafaTEL products and services
- Exhibit 8 - Rising sea levels threaten Tuvalu
- Exhibit 9 - AusAID project
TABLES:
- Table 1 - GDP growth rates (percent) in selected Pacific Island countries - 1998 - 2005
- Table 2 - Population and GDP statistics (selected countries) - 2006
- Table 3 - Fixed lines and teledensity (selected countries) - 2005 - 2006
- Table 4 - Internet users and penetration (selected countries) - 2004 - 2007
- Table 5 - Mobile subscribers and penetration (selected countries) - July 2007
- Table 6 - Country statistics American Samoa - 2007
- Table 7 - Telephone network statistics - 2001
- Table 8 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 9 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 10 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 11 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2001
- Table 12 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - July 2007
- Table 13 - Mobile subscribers - 1994 - 1996; 2001; 2004 - 2007
- Table 14 - Country statistics Cook Islands - 2007
- Table 15 - Telephone network statistics - 2002
- Table 16 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 17 - Internet user statistics - 2005
- Table 18 - Mobile statistics - September 2006
- Table 19 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity (historical) - 1997 - 2002
- Table 20 - Internet users and penetration - 2001 - 2002; 2005
- Table 21 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1997 - 2003; 2005 - 2006
- Table 22 - Country statistics Federated States of Micronesia - 2007
- Table 23 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 24 - Internet provider statistics - 2006
- Table 25 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 26 - Mobile statistics - 2006
- Table 27 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 28 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2001; 2003 - 2006
- Table 29 - Internet users - 1996 - 2006
- Table 30 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2003; 2005; 2007
- Table 31 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2006
- Table 32 - Country statistics Fiji - 2007
- Table 33 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 34 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 35 - Internet user statistics - 2007
- Table 36 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 37 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 38 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006
- Table 39 - Internet users and annual change - 1996 - 2006
- Table 40 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1995 - 2007
- Table 41 - Country statistics French Polynesia - 2007
- Table 42 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 43 - Internet provider statistics - 2006
- Table 44 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 45 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 46 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2002; 2004 - 2006
- Table 47 - Internet users - 1998 - 2002; 2004 - 2006
- Table 48 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2005; 2007
- Table 49 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1995 - 2007
- Table 50 - Country statistics Guam - 2007
- Table 51 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
- Table 52 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 53 - Internet user statistics - 2007
- Table 54 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 55 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 56 - Fixed lines in service - 1995 - 2003; 2005 - 2007
- Table 57 - Internet users - 1997; 2000 - 2002; 2004 - 2007
- Table 58 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2003; 2005; 2007
- Table 59 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - July 2007
- Table 60 - Mobile subscribers - 1994 - 2002; 2004 - 2007
- Table 61 - HafaTEL mobile subscribers - 2004; 2006 - 2007
- Table 62 - Country statistics Kiribati - 2007
- Table 63 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 64 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 65 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 66 - Mobile statistics - September 2006
- Table 67 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 68 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2002; 2006
- Table 69 - Payphones in operation throughout Kiribati - 2006
- Table 70 - Mobile subscribers - 1998 - 2003; 2005 - 2006
- Table 71 - Country statistics Marshall Islands - 2007
- Table 72 - Telephone network statistics - 2004
- Table 73 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 74 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 75 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 76 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2004
- Table 77 - Internet users - 1998 - 1999; 2001; 2003 - 2004; 2006
- Table 78 - Internet host computers - 1996 - 2005; 2007
- Table 79 - Mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2007
- Table 80 - Country statistics Nauru - 2007
- Table 81 - Telephone network statistics - 2002
- Table 82 - Internet provider statistics - 2003
- Table 83 - Mobile statistics - 2002
- Table 84 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1997 - 2002
- Table 85 - Country statistics New Caledonia - 2007
- Table 86 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 87 - Internet provider statistics - 2006
- Table 88 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 89 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 90 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 91 - Fixed lines in service - 1995 - 1996; 1998 - 2006
- Table 92 - Internet users - 1999 - 2006
- Table 93 - Broadband users - 2006
- Table 94 - Internet subscribers by type - 2005
- Table 95 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2005
- Table 96 - Mobile service revenues and increase - 2004
- Table 97 - Mobile subscribers - 1997 - 2007
- Table 98 - Country statistics Niue - 2007
- Table 99 - Telephone network statistics - 2004
- Table 100 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 101 - Internet user statistics - 2005
- Table 102 - Mobile statistics - September 2006
- Table 103 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 104 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2004
- Table 105 - Country statistics Northern Mariana Islands - 2007
- Table 106 - Telephone network statistics - 2001
- Table 107 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 108 - Internet user statistics - 2001
- Table 109 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 110 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 111 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2001
- Table 112 - Mobile operators, technology and subscribers - July 2007
- Table 113 - Mobile subscribers - 1999; 2001; 2002; 2005 - 2007
- Table 114 - Country statistics Palau - 2007
- Table 115 - Telephone network statistics - 2002
- Table 116 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 117 - Internet user statistics - 2002
- Table 118 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 119 - Fixed lines in service - 1998 - 2002
- Table 120 - Internet users - 1998 - 2002
- Table 121 - Mobile subscribers - 2001 - 2002; 2005 - 2007
- Table 122 - Country statistics Papua New Guinea - 2007
- Table 123 - Telephone network statistics - 2005
- Table 124 - Internet provider statistics - 2006
- Table 125 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 126 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 127 - National telecommunications authorities
- Table 128 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2002; 2004 - 2005
- Table 129 - Internet users - 1998 - 1999; 2001 - 2006
- Table 130 - Internet host computers - 1997 - 2005; 2007
- Table 131 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change - July 2007
- Table 132 - Country statistics Pitcairn Island - 2007
- Table 133 - Telecommunication statistics - 2003
- Table 134 - Country statistics Samoa - 2007
- Table 135 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - 2003
- Table 136 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 137 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 138 - Internet user statistics - 2004
- Table 139 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 140 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 141 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006
- Table 142 - Internet users and penetration - 1997 - 2004
- Table 143 - Internet host computers - 1998 - 2005
- Table 144 - Country statistics Solomon Islands - 2007
- Table 145 - Telephone network statistics - 2005
- Table 146 - Internet provider statistics - 2006
- Table 147 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 148 - Mobile statistics - 2005
- Table 149 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 150 - Fixed lines in service - 1998 - 2005
- Table 151 - Internet users - 1998 - 2001; 2004 - 2006
- Table 152 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2005; 2007
- Table 153 - Mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2001; 2004 - 2005
- Table 154 - Country statistics Tokelau - 2007
- Table 155 - Telephone network statistics - 2001
- Table 156 - Country statistics Tonga - 2007
- Table 157 - Telephone network statistics - 2004
- Table 158 - Internet provider statistics - 2005
- Table 159 - Internet user statistics - 2004
- Table 160 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 161 - National telecommunications authority
- Table 162 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2002; 2004
- Table 163 - Internet users - 1998 - 2002; 2004
- Table 164 - Internet host computers - 1995 - 2005
- Table 165 - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1998 - 2007
- Table 166 - Mobile operators, technology and subscribers - July 2007
- Table 167 - Country statistics Tuvalu - 2007
- Table 168 - Telephone network statistics - 2006
- Table 169 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 170 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 171 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1998 - 2001
- Table 172 - Internet subscribers - 2002 - 2006
- Table 173 - Examples of prices paid for premium .tv domains
- Table 174 - Country statistics Vanuatu - 2007
- Table 175 - Telephone network statistics - 2004
- Table 176 - Internet provider statistics - 2007
- Table 177 - Internet user statistics - 2006
- Table 178 - Mobile statistics - July 2007
- Table 179 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2001; 2003 - 2004
- Table 180 - Fixed-line connections by province and percentage of service - July 2003
- Table 181 - Internet users - 1999 - 2004; 2006
- Table 182 - Broadband users - 2006
- Table 183 - Internet host computers - 1996 - 2005; 2007
- Table 184 - Mobile subscribers - 1996 - 2007
- Table 185 - Mobile subscribers by location and quarterly growth - July 2003
- Table 186 - Country statistics Wallis & Futuna Islands - 2007
- Table 187 - Telephone network statistics - 2004
- Table 188 - Internet statistics - 2003
- Table 189 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2004
















