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Fiji Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Industry Product Specification, Growth Drivers, Applications and Market Analysis | 2018

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WiseGuyReports.com  “Fiji - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses”  report has been added to its Research Database. Scope of the Report: Fiji’s telecoms sector is aleader in the Pacific region Fiji is a leader in the Pacific region in terms of development of its ICT sector and investment in telecoms infrastructure. However Fiji is periodically affected by tropical cyclones which can devastate the country’s infrastructure. Cyclone Winston hit the country in early 2016 and wrought considerable damage which destroyed homes, schools, buildings, power lines, telecoms infrastructure, agriculture and so forth. In the wake of the cyclone there was around $200 million worth of damage done to crops which caused food shortages and prices to escalate. Up to 80% of the population lost power. This affected a large number of landlines as they largely share poles. Vodafone Fiji also reported damage to a large number of cell sites. Fortunately some of the mobile bas...