Digicel is a Jamaican-based Caribbean mobile phone network and home entertainment provider operating in 25 markets worldwide.
Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa, St. Lucia, Suriname, and Jamaica.
[10][11] In September 2006, it acquired an unrelated mobile phone provider: Digicel Holdings in El Salvador.
[14] In April 2002, Digicel received permission from Jamaica's then-minister of industry, commerce and technology, Phillip Paulwell, to disregard the interconnectivity fee ceiling issued by the Offices of Utilities Regulation (OUR).
[15] In January 2010, the Council ruled in favour of the OUR, meaning LIME (formerly Cable & Wireless Jamaica) was allowed to keep the J$340 million Digicel had been ordered to pay them by the Jamaican courts.
[20] In February 2011, Digicel took a controlling stake in Netxar Technologies, a leading systems integrator in the Caribbean region.
In October 2012, América Móvil announced it wouldn't acquire Digicel's operations in El Salvador.
[25]In June 2013, Digicel announced that it would invest $9 billion in a mobile phone network in Myanmar, if granted a licence.
[34] In January 2019, O'Brien named Jean-Yves Charlier as chief executive, replacing Michael Willner.
[40] In November 2020, Digicel announced that, in its financial second quarter to the end of September, its earnings have dropped due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2021, Digicel announced the sale of its Pacific operations to Telstra Group, an Australian telecommunications company.
[44] In September 2022, credit rating service Fitch issued a warning of a potential debt default.
Following the announcement, Digicel asked its customers to switch to another network within 30 days from March 20, 2024 to retain their phone numbers.
[54] In April 2013, Digicel was announced as the first global sponsor of the 2013 inaugural tournament for the Caribbean Premier League.