PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands-Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc gave L.M. Ericsson the nod as its exclusive infrastructure provider to build out its GSM network across the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British colony in the West Indies. Since Digicel's launch in 2001,...
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...
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands—Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc gave L.M. Ericsson the nod as its exclusive infrastructure provider to build out its GSM network across the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British colony in the West Indies. Since Digicel’s launch in 2001,...
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, Caribbean—Regional operator Digicel Group has launched wireless service on the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda. The company acquired Caribbean and Bermuda assets from Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and is in the process of investing $6 million to enhance and expand the...
KINGSTON, JAMAICA-After filling up 2005 with various acquisitions and an initial launch of WiMAX services, Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc announced plans to expand wireless service into Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago, plus roll out more WiMAX offerings in 2006. The company, which has...
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS-Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel Group plc said it received approval from the Fair Trade Commission of Barbados for its acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operations in that country.The acquisition of Cingular's network will expand Digicel's reach to five new territories: Anguilla, Antigua &...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc launched mobile service in three new countries: Anguilla, Bermuda and St. Kitts & Nevis. Digicel acquired Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s Caribbean and Bermuda operations earlier this year, allowing the company to expand its GSM service. Recent license acquisitions in...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a pair of GSM/EDGE contracts from Digicel Group, a mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean. Under the contracts, Ericsson said it will deliver and install GSM/EDGE networks in Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti. Ericsson said the contracts include radio equipment...
JAPANAccess Co. Ltd. said it completed its acquisition of PalmSource Inc., which provides the Palm OS operating system for mobile devices. PalmSource now is a wholly owned subsidiary of Access. Each outstanding share of PalmSource common stock has been converted into the right to...
GEORGETOWN, The Cayman Islands-Caribbean wireless provider Digicel Group said it completed the acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operations in the Cayman Islands. Digicel noted that plans were under way to provide former Cingular customers with full access to Digicel's product and service offerings as...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network would include GPRS-based mobile Internet services, per-second billing for prepaid services and international roaming. In a separate announcement, Ericsson said...
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-Caribbean wireless operator Digicel said it selected L.M. Ericsson to provide a GSM-based mobile network in Haiti. Digicel noted the network would include GPRS-based mobile Internet services, per-second billing for prepaid services and international roaming.Ericsson has provided infrastructure for Digicel's operations...
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. announced plans to launch third-generation mobile broadband services in Trinidad and Tobago to residential and commercial customers via Nortel Networks Ltd.'s CDMA2000 1x and 1x EV-DO wireless technologies. Trinidad and Tobago is a West...
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago-Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. announced plans to launch third-generation mobile broadband services in Trinidad and Tobago to residential and commercial customers via Nortel Networks Ltd.'s CDMA2000 1X and 1x EV-DO wireless technology.Trinidad and Tobago is a West Indian...
KINGSTOWN, Jamaica-Digicel Group, a mobile communications provider in the Caribbean, said it has completed the acquisition of seven Cingular Wireless operations in the Caribbean and Bermuda after receiving regulatory approvals. Digicel said it also has received regulatory approval to acquire Cingular's operations on the...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago-Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel said it expects to invest more than $190 million in its mobile telecommunications operations in Trinidad and Tobago. L.M. Ericsson is supplying the network equipment for the GMS/GPRS network."We are planning to make an immense...
MobiTVAndy Missan has joined MobiTV as vice president and general counsel. Missan will oversee legal affairs and general corporate matters at the company. Missan brings more than 17 years of legal experience to MobiTV, most recently as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary...
CASTRIES, St. Lucia-Caribbean mobile-phone operator Digicel Group said the government of St. Lucia has approved its acquisition of Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operation on the island, which is home to about 166,000 people. Digicel, a GSM carrier, has plans to acquire Cingular's operations in Bermuda...
AustraliaAustralian wireless carrier Telstra Corp. now offers commercial W-CDMA services. The carrier, which operates both GSM- and CDMA-based networks, previously offered EV-DO service in some markets in Australia. The carrier is offering four new handsets for the service-Motorola Inc.'s V975, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.'s...
Caribbean telecommunications provider Digicel Group said it has been given governmental approval to acquire Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s operations in Bermuda and to launch a GSM network in the eastern Caribbean island of Anguilla. Digicel was granted similar approval to acquire Cingular's assets in Dominica...
KINGSTON, JAMAICA-Digicel Group, a wireless carrier in the Caribbean, raised $300 million in capital through a corporate bond offering. The bond financing was raised through investment banks Citigroup and J.P. Morgan and was priced at a coupon of 9.25 percent with an oversubscription of...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has entered into an agreement to sell its Caribbean and Bermuda operations to Bermuda-based telecommunications provider Digicel Group.Cingular's operations, which it acquired when it bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last October, include licenses, network assets and subscribers in Barbados,...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has entered into an agreement to sell its Caribbean and Bermuda operations to Bermuda-based telecommunications provider Digicel Group. Cingular's operations, which it acquired when it bought AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last October, include licenses, network assets and subscribers in...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-Digicel Group, which operates several wireless networks in the Caribbean, said it was awarded Haiti's first GSM license through a tender process entered jointly with OneFone, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Haitian GB Group. Haiti currently has three operators with CDMA and...
