Curaçao, a small island nation and constituent country of The Netherlands, is located in the southern Caribbean Sea. The country comprises the main island and the uninhabited Klein Curaçao, with its population of approximately 150,000 mostly concentrated in and around the capital city, Willemstad. The nation is linked to the global internet via six undersea fibre optic cable systems. In terms of renewable energy, the country is harnessing its ample sun and wind resources, with the Tera Kòrá wind farm and several solar projects being prime examples. As a result, Curaçao is setting a precedent in the Caribbean region for the integration of renewable energy into an isolated grid. However, the country's small size and the cost of such projects present ongoing challenges.
Mobile Network Operators
The are 2 companies operating mobile networks in this region.
Digicel Group launched its Digicel Curaçao network in April 2006 after the acquisition of state-owned Curaçao Telecom in March 2005. Digicel Group launched in Jamaica in 2001, and has since expanded rapidly spaning across 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific.
Flow Curaçao is a telecommunications company operating in Curaçao. Previously branded as Chippie, the company was part of the UTS Group, a holding company overseeing operations across Bonaire, Curaçao, French St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten. In January 2019 the governments of Curacao and Sint Maarten announced the sale of their residual 12.5% stake in UTS, making the entity wholly privately owned. In September 2019 US-based Liberty Latin America (LLA) completed its acquisition of UTS and subsequently rebranded to Flow.