2008 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in the South Pacific Islands

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

• 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

• 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