The telecommunications sector in the Caribbean remains a key area of growth for both global and regional operators wishing to harmonize their services in more markets throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. According to leading telecom industry research firm BuddeComm, due to the Caribbean’s lack of economic diversity and high dependence on tourism and offshore financial services, the telecom sector has
historically provided a sizeable contribution to the region’s GDP and has also played an important role in the economic development of many Caribbean nations.
Despite our small size, Saint Lucia and much of the Caribbean’s markets are highly liberalized economies that provide an environment conducive to competition amid local and global players such as Digicel Group and Liberty Global. Beyond telecoms, however, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the internet are reshaping many of the norms we in the Caribbean have already accepted as our reality. Digitally distribute