Latest Telecoms News from Jamaica
Digicel Jamaica Seeks Arbitration over Interconnection Fees
Digicel Jamaica has filed an Arbitration claim with the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") in Paris against Cable &Wireless in relation to allegations of significant unpaid interconnection fees. ...
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Jamaican Network to Expand Island Coverage
Cable & Wireless is to spend J$670 million (US$7.6 million) over the next financial year improving its mobile network in Jamaica,...
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ZTE Wins Jamaican WiMAX Deployment Contract
Digicel Jamaica says that it has awarded a contract to China's ZTE for a full turn-key solution for phase one of its 2.5GHz Mobile WiMAX network. ...
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Digicel Plans Mobile WiMAX Network for Jamaica
Digicel Jamaica has detailed its plans to roll out a nationwide mobile WiMAX network, which it aims to launch in the second quarter of next year. ...
Related Tags: digicel, wimax, 4g, broadband
New Boss for Caribbean Operator, Lime
Pan-Caribbean operator, Lime, formerly known as Cable & Wireless has announced that Richard Dodd has decided to step down as Chief Executive after 18 months of leading the business....
Related Tags: lime, cable-&-wireless
Digicel Group Records Total Customer Numbers of 7.1 Million
Digicel has reported that its full-year revenues rose by 11% to reach US$1.73 billion, while BITDA margin rose to 40%, indicating the maturing of its successful rollouts in markets including El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago...
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Jamaican Operator Aiming for 3G Launch in November
Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) expects to launch its 3G network on 15th November, according to the company's senior vice-president of business sales, Leroy Reid....
Related Tags: iphone, ericsson, cdma, america-movil, digicel, siemens, claro
Jamaican Operator to Adopt Claro Brand
Jamaican mobile operator, MiPhone is to rebrand as Claro from Thursday this week - matching the branding from its parent company, America Movil....
Related Tags: iphone, apple, apple, cdma, america-movil, digicel, apple-iphone, claro
Western Union Enables PrePay Top-Ups in The Caribbean
Digicel has teamed with The Western Union Company to allow US residents to buy PrePay top-ups and send them to mobile phone accounts belonging to customers in Jamaica, Haiti, El Salvador and Guyana....
Related Tags: prepay, digicel, western-union
Four Companies Interested in Jamaican WiMAX Licenses
Four companies have expressed an interest in securing a WiMAX license in Jamaica, although only three licenses are available. ...
Related Tags: cdma, wimax, america-movil, digicel, alvarion, wimax-license
