Digicel is introducing superfast LTE mobile data technology across T&T, optimising its cell sites across the country to deliver speeds up to ten times faster than exiting 4G technology.
The company has already optimised LTE equipment in Diego Martin, Carenage, Chaguaramas, Port of Spain, Maraval and St. Ann’s.
Improvement work was also done recently in Barataria, El Soccoro, Aranguez, Couva, Freeport, Sangre Grande, Valencia Champs Fleurs and St Joseph.
“The immediate benefit is that customers in these areas are able to get the right amount of signal to make calls, send texts and experience a more consistent stream of data. However, some customers may experience issues when making or receiving calls from areas where improvement work is ongoing,” the company said in a release.
By the end of this month, Piarco, Charlieville, Arima, D’Abadie, Santa Rosa, Chaguanas, Claxton Bay, Tunapuna, Trincity, Couva, Lopinot and Tobago will all be optimised.
The new network will deliver expanded coverage, greater reliability and superior availability. Digicel said, allowing customers in more places to have the smoothest streaming experience, while using multiple apps and internet-based services on their smartphones or other internet-enabled devices.
“Our network transformation is now in full swing and we have stepped up the pace to begin deploying LTE within a few months, so that our personal and business customers can connect to the future of advanced mobile data.
“With faster speeds and ultra-low latency, our LTE will ultimately deliver and enhance experiences like virtual reality, wearable fitness trackers, remote monitoring, immersive 4K video and more,” Chandrika Samaroo, General Manager, Home Entertainment, Digicel T&T, said.
“Our island-wide LTE rollout is another example of Digicel’s continued investment and leadership in delivering an amazing network experience to our customers.
“We are in it for the long haul and are very excited about reaching more people in more places and connecting them new things at prices that will continue to be affordable.”
Ahead of launch, Digicel will be helping customers to get ready for LTE with information about handset compatibility and upgrading existing SIM cards to access the technology.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt/business/2018-05-21/digicel-rolls-out-lte-technology