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Digicel CEO Responds to CellularOne’s 4G

Digicel CEO Responds to CellularOne’s 4G

Digicel Bermuda today [Jan 27] released a statement, with CEO Wayne Caines saying they wish to clarify some key points with regards to their 3G+ service versus CellularOne’s new 4G service. Mr Caines said that “This is a situation which boils down to timings and semantics – not differences in technology or in speeds,” and said that “both... Read more of this article

Poll Highlights Customer Preferences

Poll Highlights Customer Preferences

Polling firm Research Innovations has released a snapshot of customer perceptions of Bermuda’s banks, insurance companies, cell phone companies and long distance telephone carriers. The public opinion and market research company’s survey of 600 residents — which has a margin of error of 3.9% — was conducted earlier this month. 1.... Read more of this article

Digicel Boss Funds Historic Haiti Project

Digicel Boss Funds Historic Haiti Project

Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien — whose Digicel telecommunications empire is headquartered in Bermuda –funded reconstruction of the iconic Iron Market in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, which was officially reopened yesterday [Jan. 11] by former US President Bill Clinton. The first public building to have been completely restored since... Read more of this article

Digicel Network Issues Resolved

Digicel Network Issues Resolved

Digicel Bermuda addressed their recent network issues with a spokesperson saying “that for the past few hours their 2G and 3G+ networks were experiencing interruptions due to communication links that had faulted. As a result, customers may have experienced issues with some services.” “Digicel Bermuda network engineers worked diligently to resolve... Read more of this article

Digicel Wins at World Communications Awards

Digicel Wins at World Communications Awards

Bermuda-domiciled Digicel was last night [Nov 24] unveiled as the winner of the “Best Operator in a Developing Market” award at the World Communications Awards 2010. Announced at a glittering awards ceremony at London’s Park Lane Hilton in the UK, Digicel beat competition from the likes of Etisalat Misr, Ezecom, Gateway Communications, Orange... Read more of this article

BlackBerry Torch Now On Sale For $549 & Up

BlackBerry Torch Now On Sale For $549 & Up

Starting from 4:00 pm this afternoon [Nov 2] Digicel will be selling the BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone in their Church Street and Court Street stores. It’s the world’s first smartphone to combine a BlackBerry® QWERTY keyboard with a full touch screen experience and the first to feature the new BlackBerry® 6 operating system. The pricing is... Read more of this article

CellularOne & Digicel To Carry BlackBerry Torch

CellularOne & Digicel To Carry BlackBerry Torch

[Updated] Both Digicel and CellularOne today announced they will be carrying the new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone, which is expected to be available in Bermuda next week. Both companies says pricing will be made available closer to its arrival. It’s the world’s first smartphone to combine a BlackBerry® QWERTY keyboard with a full touch... Read more of this article

‘Digicel Leadership Institute’ Graduates Nine

‘Digicel Leadership Institute’ Graduates Nine

A further nine Digicel Bermuda staff members graduated from the ‘Digicel Leadership Institute’ after seven months of study in the programme designed by the local management team of Digicel. The total number of DLI graduates is now at twenty-three, many of which have been promoted to higher positions within Digicel since their completion of the... Read more of this article

Supplies & Equipment: Digicel To Fly in Private Jet

Supplies & Equipment: Digicel To Fly in Private Jet

Telecommunications company Digicel Bermuda is in a heightened state of readiness as Hurricane Igor approaches and said “a private jet equipped with emergency supplies, vital telecommunications equipment and expert riggers is due to land in Bermuda tomorrow. The private jet will remain available to Digicel Bermuda in the event that more human... Read more of this article

Digicel: Major Step Towards 3G Network

Digicel: Major Step Towards 3G Network

A spokesperson for the Digicel network say they underwent a major upgrade during the early hours of Sunday July 4th morning as Digicel moves closer to launching a state of the art 3G+ network. Digical says that “customers were migrated onto entirely new and elite telecommunications hardware that will be the new backbone for the Digicel 3G+ network.... Read more of this article