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. At launch, the network will over 60% of the population with coverage in all 14 parishes -- with further roll out continuing across Jamaica driven by customer demand. Network roll out commences later this month.

Digicel paid US$1.2 million for a 2.5Ghz spectrum license and will invest a total of US$22.7 million in the first year of the project. Creating 60 new jobs, Digicel Broadband will have dedicated technical, customer care and sales and marketing resources.

Mark Linehan, CEO of Digicel Jamaica, said: "We're going to shake things up. Only eight years ago, Digicel entered the mobile market in Jamaica and turned it on its head. Today, we have two million customers connected on Jamaica's Bigger, Better network benefiting from the best service and the best value available."

He continues: "We have had phenomenal demand for our personal WiMAX services in the Cayman Islands -- and have had huge success with our corporate fixed WiMAX solution here in Jamaica. Digicel is bringing 4G to Jamaica and it is going to be fantastic."

Posted to the site on 3rd September 2009