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Capital Markets: Digicel acquires Claro; America Movil announces stock split; and more

Digicel announced that it has signed an agreement with Am

Digicel buying one business, selling two

Caribbean 360 | March 14, 2011 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday March 14, 2011 – Digicel is buying out the operations of one of its rivals in Jamaica, while selling two of its businesses to that same competitor. It has signed an agreement with América Móvil to acquire...

America Movil to buy Central American telecoms

Business Week | March 11, 2011 | Associated Press Mexican telecom company American Movil plans to acquire a cell phone company's operations in Honduras and El Salvador. Latin America's largest phone service provider says it has reached a deal to buy 100 percent of Jamaica-based Digicel's...

Digicel acquires Nextar Technologies

Digicel | February 8, 2011 | Press Release Businesses across the Caribbean and Central America to benefit from the region’s newest ICT powerhouse Tuesday 8 February 2011 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel, the Bigger, Better Network has taken a controlling stake in Netxar Technologies, the leading systems...

LIME completes US$35 million undersea link

The Gleaner Jamaica | February 6, 2011 Cable and Wireless (C&W), the telecoms company that trades in the Caribbean as LIME, says it has completed the buildout of the US$35 million undersea cable connecting Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic....

Digicel spends US $65 million on Kingston HQ

December 2010 Mobile telecom Digicel is spending U.S. $65 million to build its Caribbean and Latin American headquarters in the heart of downtown Kingston, Jamaica. Video via AllMediaServices

Partnerships: Sprint signs 4G roaming deals; Picochip/Wavesat test LTE interoperability; and more

Sprint signed international 4G roaming agreements with Digicel in Jamaica and Global Mobile in Taiwan. The agreement will allow certain Sprint devices to automatically detect the Digicel and Global Mobile networks and allow customers to connect and roam onto the networks. Pricing and launch...

Sprint Inks International 4G Roaming Agreements With Digicel and Global Mobile to Establish Global Ecosystem

Sprint News Release | 08 December 2010 4G Customers Traveling Abroad Will Soon be Able to Roam on 4G Networks in Jamaica and Taiwan OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), December 08, 2010 - Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that it has signed international 4G roaming agreements with Digicel...

Analyst Angle: Spectrum feast in Latin America

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.There is much talk these days about the need for additional spectrum to facilitate the...

Digicel still providing wireless service in Haiti – executive

MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Caribbean mobile operator Digicel Group Ltd. said Wednesday that its network in Haiti is still providing domestic and international phone service after a major earthquake devastated the country. "We've lost one senior manager and we are trying to account for all...

Mobile revolution finally reaches Pacific

WELLINGTON, New Zeland – The Pacific islands are the last frontier for mobile telecommunications but the arrival of Irish-owned Digicel Pacific in the past three years has brought about a revolution.AFP

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Aperto and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Brazil: TIM Brasil selected Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy and...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alvarion, Convergys and Harris Stratex

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.WiMAX--Caribbean: Alvarion said it signed a master supply agreement with...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Alvarion, Nokia Siemens and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Sweden: L.M. Ericsson said it upgraded 3 Scandinavia's HSPA network...

Digicel expands reach, technology to support continued growth

Caribbean carrier Digicel has been snapping up properties and is introducing dual-technology roaming for its customers as it expands its network reach and potential revenue streams. The carrier is coming up on its sixth birthday in April, after launching its first and flagship market...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Huawei, Alvarion, Nokia

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularCaribbean: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it won a...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.--If you are one of the 12 people who haven't yet viewed Stephen Colbert's history of the new AT&T Inc., please go to Youtube.com to watch it....

Worst of the Week: What if. I was as rich as Bill Gates?

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News the chance to rant and rave about whatever rubs...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Cellular El Salvador and Guyana: L.M. Ericsson won two...

Digicel moves into Bonaire with Telbo purchase

KRALENDIJK, Bonaire-Caribbean telecom company Digicel has acquired the wireless segment of Telbo, a Bonaire telecom provider. The deal includes Telbo's mobile subscriber base, spectrum and network equipment. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We are confident that our customers will be in...

Digicel makes acquisition into El Salvador

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Caribbean operator Digicel announced it will expand its reach into Central America by purchasing an El Salvadoran wireless provider that also has a telecom license in Guatemala. The wireless provider in El Salvador is named Digicel Holdings Ltd., but it is a separate...

Digicel raises $150M to support Caribbean expansion

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Caribbean mobile service provider Digicel Group plc said it raised $150 million through a corporate bond effort led by Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase. The bond was priced at a yield of 8.625 percent, and Digicel said it plans to use the capital...

Digicel arrives in Turks & Caicos

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos—Caribbean mobile operator Digicel Group plc said it plans to launch new mobile services in its Turks & Caicos market. New services include per-second billing, international roaming and free activation, said the company. The company also recently opened 113 top-up locations...

Weekly infrastructure awards wrap-up

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...