The numbers aren’t yet in, and in fact may never be, but from all
accounts the Telecom Providers had a sellout 2013 especially as it relates to
smartphones as stated in “Surge
In Sales Of Smartphones”, Published Friday December 27, 2013 by Richard Browne, The Jamaica Gleaner.
It would seem that smartphones packed with great performance priced below
JA$10,000 hit the sweet spot with many customer looking for smartphones this
year as predicted by my blog article
entitled “Samsung
Galaxy smartphones and Blackberrys are tops on Jamaican Searches according to
Google Trends - Importation Guide to Selling smartphone to Jamaicans”.
DL600, DL700 – LIME 2 day
JA$100 3G Data Plan set to make a comeback
The Digicel DL600 and the Digicel DL700 are the main
smartphones for the Christmas as predicted and confirmed from my blog article
entitled “Digicel
has launched the DL700, an upgrade to the DL600 on Friday December 6th 2013 -
The Alcatel One Touch Pop C3 is Digicel’s latest Unicorn that may be harder to
catch”.
Telecom Provider LIME is
apparently hot on Digicel’s Comet
Tail, even copying their swag in redesigning their Corporate Sales Office on
Carlton Crescent as noted in my blog article
entitled “LIME
rolls out Redesigned Main Store at Carlton Crescent in a 2 Year Battle against
Digicel - Digicel still dangerous with cheaper Data, the DL600 smartphone and
Postpaid Digihome”.
Telecom Provider LIME appears to
be in the early stages of reviving the free offer of a Alcatel One Touch T’Pop
free on the purchase of a JA$300 Data Plan for thirty (30) day Internet access
with 2 days worth JA$100 as stated in my blog article
entitled “LIME
Jamaica introduces 30-day Data Plans for JA$300 and a free Alcatel One Touch
T'Pop - How the Butler started the Smartphone Data Revolution”.
So Clearly BOTH Telecom Provider LIME
and Telecom Provider Digicel did
well during the Christmas holiday!
Sub-US$100 smartphone prices
drives a faster smartphone adoption in Jamaica
That’s what eventually prompted me to do the follow-up article suggesting
Google Android smartphone alternatives as listed in my blog article
entitled “Apple
iPhone 5S coming to Jamaica on LIME but not everyone wants it - Comparison of
the Top 5 Android Alternatives to the Apple iPhone 5s for Jamaicans wanting a
smartphone”.
I knew Jamaican would be desirous of having a smartphones as the ultimate
tech gift in the face of the drool worthy yet expensive Apple iPhone 5S.
Phablets seem to be getting a second wind as noted in my blog article
entitled “Samsung
Galaxy Note III is an excellent alternative to the Apple iPhone - Phablet
competition from the HTC One Max and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra signals long lasting
trend”.
Even here in Jamaica I’ve sported these ginormous and uber-expensive
smartphones! Not sure how long this trend will last, or even if Jamaicans may
eventually become like the East Asians and adopt flip phone smartphones as
noted in my blog
article entitled “Samsung
launches a third flip Feature smartphone, the SM-W2014 - Quad-Core Processor in
yet another oversized smartphone indicates Retro Trend among South Koreans and
Chinese”.
I do admit, though, that it wouldn’t be too bad if we made smartphones
and Tablets as well as urged by Brian Pengelley, President of the Jamaica
Manufacturer’s Association of (JMA) as opined in “Ja, like Haiti, can make tablets”,
Published Friday January 3, 2014, by Richard Browne, Business Reporter, The Jamaica Gleaner.
This as our poorest neighbour Haiti already makes them with Telecom
Provider Digicel as a client as
noted in the article “Rival
manufacturers launch ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti”, published
Friday, December 27, 2013 4:58 PM, The
Jamaica Observer and “Rival
tablet manufacturers launch in Haiti”, Published Sunday December 29, 2013, The Jamaica Gleaner.
But that’s speculation for another article, dear reader!
Cheaper smartphones coming –
Jamaica can make some of those smartphones and Tablets
So it’s settled then. Sub US$100 smartphone prices drive a faster
smartphone adoption in Jamaica. A Boon to The Jamaica Gleaner and the Jamaica Observer who might be
considering to put up a Paywall as reported in my blog article
entitled “The
Jamaica Gleaner’s US$9.99 Paywall goes live on Thursday January 2nd 2014 - News
is no longer free as Tomorrow Never Dies for The Paper Man”.
Look out for the US$179 Motorola Moto X coming to Jamaica via Telecom
Provider Digicel or Telecom
Provider LIME, whoever snags the
contract first as prognosticated in my blog article
entitled “US$179
Moto G debut on Wednesday November 11 2013 from Motorola - Google's Quad-Core
Budget smartphone is Free Birds for the Lost 500 million sheep”.
We already have the potential to extract Rare Earth Metals for RDA
(Residue Disposal Area) Red Mud that can fuel our manufacture of everything
from LED (Light Emitting Diodes) to sapphire Screens which we can export to the
rest of the World as demand for them is now very high as noted in my blog article
entitled “No
news on progress of the Rare Earth Pilot Plant at JBI - Cuba-Jamaica CFL
Project Heralds manufacturing of LED's, Li-Ion Batteries and Sapphire Screens
in Jamaica”.
And now with Haiti as inspiration, we may be able to make them too as our
love for them grows!
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