In 2012, telecommunications companies had annual revenues of $939.2 million, of which $572.9 million correspond to the cell phone market.
Prensa.com reports that "until the end of last year there were 6.7 million subscribers to mobile phones, representing an increase of 123.3% compared to 2007 when there were 3 million active lines".
Regarding the payment, Panamanians mostly prefer the prepaid system, 93% of users use this format, while others maintain an annual contract with either company.
Research In Motion, a Canadian maker of BlackBerry phones, said the problems that have been affecting users were caused by the failure of one of its servers.
A press release by Research In Motion reads:
"The problems with delays in messaging and navigation that some BlackBerry users are experiencing is due to a failure in the core switching infrastructure at RIM (Research In Motion).
BlackBerry Bold is now available in Honduras through Digicel’s corporate plans.
The device handles high-speed data networks, and features GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.2 MP camera and high resolution display.
Adda Molina, Digicel Marketing Director said: “This smartphone will assist our clients in their professional and business lives, by combining design and performance”.
Six new stores in different shopping malls of the country will be opened, in addition to three inaugurated in August.
The stores are exclusively focused on selling BlackBerry accessories, applications and terminals.
Maria Samaniego, Digicel's marketing director, said that "in the last 9 months, the company has sold 7.500 BlackBerry units", reported newspaper Laestrella.com.pa.
On April 22, the smart-phone was officially launched in Panama, Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.
The BlackBerry Storm™ cellular phone will be available in May through four mobile phone operators. The price, not including the service, will be around $600 and $750.
David M. Añón, director of Channel Marketing in Latin American for Research In Motion (RIM), commented to Padigital.com.pa: "Panama has become a center of economic and commercial importance where users seek state-of-the-art technology in a single device."
Canadian brand BlackBerry is looking to increase its participation in Guatemala, in the segment of "Professional" individual users.
Oscar Castellano, director of business affairs for Research In Motion Limited (RIM), the distributor of the device, said that last quarter they sold 2.6 million units worldwide, of which 1.6 million were acquired by professionals and the rest by the corporate (business) segment.
Telefonica will incorporate the BlackBerry Bold, which has new applications as well as the options of expanding its memory up to 4 gigabytes.
This product will mainly be offered to the corporate clients/sector and independent professionals who are the most likely to find the BlackBerry useful in their daily lives, according to Ricardo Calderón, sales manager for big clients at Telefonica.
The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) announced yesterday that it will be available to the public in the second week of October.
Research In Motion (RIM), global distributor of the device, also took part in the announcement. The models that will be sold in the country are BlackBerry Peral 8120 and BlackBerry Curve 8320.