<![CDATA[Suriname]]> https://www.leadingmarketresearch.com/geographic-regions/south-america/suriname Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:57:38 +0000 Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Suriname - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses]]> https://www.leadingmarketresearch.com/suriname-telecoms-mobile-and-broadband-statistics-and-analyses Executive summary Suriname’s economy showing return to growthThe smallest nation on the South American continent, with just over 500,000 inhabitants, Suriname is also the only Dutch-speaking nation in South America, and it has closer affinities with the Caribbean than with its continental neighbours, and indeed is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In the wake of various social and political problems, the country’s economy dived after 2013 and did not show positive growth until 2018. The state-owned incumbent telco Telesur is the exclusive provider of fixed-line and broadband services in Suriname. However, in the mobile sector the company faces effective competition from Digicel, which in 2016 acquired the only other operator in the sector, Uniqa. Suriname’s fixed-line infrastructure is reasonably reliable in the more populated coastal region, though poor in the interior. Fixed teledensity and broadband penetration are slightly lower than average for Latin America and the Caribbean, while mobile penetration is significantly above the regional average and much higher...
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