Dominica: Internet Infrastructure and Access Technologies
Dominica’s connectivity is carried by undersea cables and local networks. The island is a landing point on the Southern Caribbean Fiber ring, a 3,000-km submarine cable linking 15 Eastern Caribbean islands with high-capacity fiber southerncaribbeanfiber.com. On-island, the former Cable & Wireless network provides fixed DSL and coaxial/cable service, while Digicel offers cable/FTTP service over an upgraded HFC network ectel.int. Fiber-to-the-home is gradually expanding, and fixed-wireless links cover select areas. Mobile broadband is widespread through Digicel and Flow; neither operator has yet deployed 5G. Satellite solutions are used for remote sites: traditional VSAT connect very isolated locations, and starting in June 2025 Dominica gained SpaceX’s Starlink LEO service caribjournal.com. Starlink now advertises “high-speed, low-latency internet” across Dominica caribjournal.com, offering a resilient broadband option in mountainous or underserved zones.