Jamaica

25 Apr 2013 PIC to increase stake in Columbus Communications
17 Apr 2013 SMA sets out plans for 700MHz auction, sweetens deal for newcomers
10 Apr 2013 Columbus deploys IP video platform; completes Karib Cable acquisition
27 Mar 2013 700MHz spectrum up for grabs; MTRs may fall to JMD2
27 Mar 2013 LIME cuts costs with Ericsson deal
26 Mar 2013 Dauphin Telecom spearheads pan-Caribbean VoIP initiative
5 Mar 2013 Haiti surpasses Jamaica as Digicel’s top earner
28 Jan 2013 Digicel returns to previous voicemail system
24 Jan 2013 Digicel deploys energy saving software
23 Jan 2013 Government restates regulator reform goals
21 Jan 2013 OUR calls for clarification on Digicel voicemail faults
24 Oct 2012 Columbus hybrid IPTV voyage near completion
27 Jul 2012 NP on the horizon
26 Jul 2012 Jamaica plans LTE and fibre-optic cable auctions
13 Jul 2012 Digicel MTR case rejected
28 Jun 2012 Digicel launches HSPA+ network
25 Jun 2012 Digicel strikes back at LIME
20 Jun 2012 Digicel fights OUR right to lower MTR
18 Jun 2012 Let the price war begin! LIME launches tariff offensive; MNP due before year end
6 Jun 2012 Digicel revenues rise 14% boosted by VAS and ‘4G’
6 Jun 2012 OUR sets interim MTR at JMD5 per minute
17 May 2012 FTC gets green light to move against Digicel merger
15 May 2012 Colombus to offer multiscreen services
3 May 2012 Jamaica poised to bolster sector with new legislation
28 Mar 2012 Digicel to build Haiti submarine cable link; leaving BTC treading water?
26 Mar 2012 Jamaica plans for ‘super regulatory body’
13 Mar 2012 LIME refreshes wireless sector with ‘4G’ rollout
5 Mar 2012 Digicel drops cross-network tariffs, further squeezing LIME
21 Feb 2012 OUR MTR recommendation rebuffed by Digicel
16 Feb 2012 Jamaica to see new regulator and NP in near future?
13 Feb 2012 LIME calls for an end to asymmetric termination rates
3 Feb 2012 Flow to increase spending to USD350m over next five years
24 Jan 2012 OUR looking to protect Claro customers
20 Jan 2012 Minister sets two week deadline to solve competition crisis
13 Jan 2012 Digicel to shut down Claro network
9 Jan 2012 Digicel retaliates to FTC lawsuit
4 Jan 2012 FTC looks to block Claro/Digicel merger
16 Dec 2011 LIME Jamaica launches 100Mbps FTTH service
5 Dec 2011 Digicel records strong growth
2 Dec 2011 AM, Digicel agree asset swap in Jamaica and Honduras; El Salvador deal rumbles on
12 Oct 2011 LIME puts the squeeze on government for MNP
28 Sep 2011 LIME case leaves a sour taste
23 Sep 2011 LIME takes legal action
2 Sep 2011 Digicel deal to drive reform
30 Aug 2011 Digicel-Claro deal receives approval
25 Jul 2011 Jamaican regulator may split
14 Jun 2011 Digicel posts 27% increase in revenue for FY2010/2011
16 May 2011 LIME secures govt contract for NBN
7 Apr 2011 State goes with Flow and a twist of LIME for broadband expansion
14 Mar 2011 America Movil to swap Jamaican cellco for two Digicel ops
25 Feb 2011 Digicel announces 3Q results
7 Feb 2011 LIME completes USD35 million undersea link
26 Nov 2010 Fourth wireless licence ‘a possibility’
15 Oct 2010 Havana laugh? Cuba-Venezuela cable delayed until ‘July at the earliest’
23 Aug 2010 Digicel launches WiMAX to non-business users
13 Aug 2010 LIME to spend USD600 million over next five years
28 Jun 2010 Digicel to launch ‘4G’ in August
18 Jun 2010 Digicel Group announces annual results
25 May 2010 C&W to build major new Caribbean submarine cable
24 Mar 2010 New Jamaica-Cuba cable deal inked
1 Mar 2010 Seahorse-1 pan-Caribbean undersea cable to be completed in 2013
22 Feb 2010 LIME posts USD3.94 million quarterly net loss
19 Feb 2010 Alepo provides WiMAX solution to Digicel
22 Jan 2010 Digicel loses interconnection case against LIME
20 Nov 2009 Number portability now ‘a priority issue’
25 Sep 2009 Digicel appoints ZTE as strategic WiMAX partner
11 Sep 2009 Government plans for single regulator get thumbs up from ops
3 Sep 2009 Digicel maps out WiMAX plan
20 Jul 2009 LIME and Claro sign network sharing deal
10 Jul 2009 Digicel to launch residential WiMax within a year
24 Jun 2009 LIME launches 3G
7 Apr 2009 Cobian acquires rights to Trans-Caribbean Cable Network
13 Feb 2009 Single bidder for WiMAX licence
8 Jan 2009 LIME and Digicel accuse each other of line blocking
6 Jan 2009 SMA calls for interest in WiMAX licences
3 Dec 2008 Tender for island-wide WiMAX licences opens in January
29 Oct 2008 SMA to open bid for 2.5GHz spectrum
29 Oct 2008 C&WJ names date for 3G launch
8 Oct 2008 MiPhone to adopt Claro brand
19 Sep 2008 Cable & Wireless mulls rebrand to LIME, report
29 Aug 2008 Four interested in WiMAX licences
22 Aug 2008 C&W Jamaica’s quarterly mobile revenues fall; losses narrow slightly
3 Jul 2008 Ericsson signs IP core network and systems integration contract with C&W Jamaica
2 Jul 2008 MCT publishes details of 2.5GHz auction
27 May 2008 C&W to create single Caribbean outfit
21 May 2008 Flow seeks approval for two more purchases
12 May 2008 WiMAX licences to be awarded this summer
7 Mar 2008 Islandwide cable licences coming soon
7 Jan 2008 America Movil plans MiPhone investment
26 Oct 2007 C&WJ to expand network
1 Oct 2007 MiPhone to cost AM USD70 million - report
14 Sep 2007 Wireless resellers require licences
13 Sep 2007 C&W Jamaica to launch VoIP business services
12 Sep 2007 Flow continues acquisitive track
30 Aug 2007 America Movil to buy MiPhone
24 Aug 2007 America Movil to buy Oceanic, pending approval
20 Aug 2007 Fixed line competition hots up
20 Jul 2007 Digicel posts 4Q revenue of USD347 million
2 Jul 2007 Flow buys NCCN
24 May 2007 Digicel posts impressive first quarter subscriber growth
10 May 2007 MiPhone preparing EV-DO launch for this year
2 Apr 2007 Flow expected to be awarded national cable licence
7 Mar 2007 MiPhone announces PTT agreement
5 Feb 2007 Columbus to spend JOD6.7 billion on Flow network in 2007
30 Jan 2007 Digicel launches mobile TV
25 Jan 2007 C&W plans JOD5 billion upgrade
8 Jan 2007 CWJ plans USD200 million internet upgrade
20 Nov 2006 C&WJ boosts earnings & profits in Sept quarter
29 Sep 2006 Digicel outlines investment plans
18 Sep 2006 Broadband wireless licences finally garner some interest
8 Sep 2006 Single telecoms regulator to be in place by end 2007
24 Jul 2006 Jamaica accounts for two-thirds of Digicel annual turnover
23 Jun 2006 Two mobile licences to be issued
2 Jun 2006 C&WJ launches pre-paid landline service
30 May 2006 Two remain in bidding for fourth cellular licence
29 Mar 2006 Flow plans entrance to residential sector
10 Jan 2006 Digicel plans WiMAX for two further islands
25 Nov 2005 C&W launches Christmas marketing scheme
17 Nov 2005 FibraLink ready to install cable network
10 Nov 2005 Government plans to re-auction mobile licence while Digicel’s customer base soars
3 Nov 2005 C&WJ and Digicel to start legal battle
26 Oct 2005 CNT wants 20% of VoIP market by end-2006
26 Sep 2005 Columbus to install submarine cable in Jamaica/Dominican Republic
15 Sep 2005 Fibralink granted rollout extension
26 Aug 2005 C&WJ wants to introduce single rate for DLD
19 Aug 2005 MiPhone launches wireless internet
18 Aug 2005 C&W recommends dividend this year
29 Jul 2005 Digicel celebrates fourth anniversary
15 Jul 2005 New VoIP firm to launch
4 Jul 2005 Oceanic Digital partners ISPs
23 Jun 2005 Digicel to buy Cingular’s Caribbean operations
10 Jun 2005 New international carrier tax
9 Jun 2005 Cingular fails to meet launch deadline
7 Jun 2005 New tax results in banning of ILD carriers
2 Jun 2005 Digicel launches loyalty scheme
13 May 2005 Phone costs double after operators remove handset subsidies
8 Mar 2005 Digicel completes USD408 million funding deal
3 Mar 2005 Three new executives for Digicel
19 Nov 2004 Jamaican cellcos fight it out
9 Sep 2004 TCC eyes Jamaican cable link
29 Jul 2004 Kingston to tender cable contract
9 Jul 2004 Regulator against broadband tax
6 Jul 2004 Govt mulling new telecoms tax to create fund for telecoms development
21 Apr 2004 Oceanic Digital to meet 2004 obligations
5 Apr 2004 Digicel plans cable project
22 Mar 2004 JCTA sues OUR
11 Mar 2004 AT&T Wireless plans network rollout
10 Mar 2004 Digicel looking to cut C&W out of the fibre optic loop
8 Mar 2004 Four to become one
1 Mar 2004 AT&T Wireless wins mobile licence in Jamaica
6 Jan 2004 Oceanic Digital granted USD30 million loan
24 Jul 2003 C&W Jamaica launches GPRS
19 Jun 2003 What’cha gonna do about it? Gotel’s blatant breaching of interconnection agreement
22 May 2003 Caribtel to sue C&W for USD21 million