Digicel yesterday announced that it has switched on its state-of-the-art service in Jumbie Creek in the Potaro-Siparuni region, bringing an end to the second phase of a major service expansion project.
A release from Digicel said the completion of this phase which included six new site launches and service upgrades brings the company closer to attaining its ninety-eight percent population coverage target by year end.
New sites inaugurated in the just concluded roll out phase include Omai, Parfaite Harmonie, Eccles, Matthew’s Ridge and a second site at Lethem. Digicel added that some heavily used sites in Georgetown were also upgraded.
Digicel said that the Jumbie Creek site was activated in April 2013 and residents have since enjoyed one month of service. Digicel’s launch in Jumbie Creek means it now provides coverage throughout the trail from 47 Miles to Mahdia. It said that residents in areas such as Tumatumari, Micobie, Cassava Hill and Mousie now have access to “first world mobile service.”
The company said that the 400-ft tower which is located on Look Out Mountain is to date, Digicel’s highest tower point overtaking Matthews Ridge.
“The tower sits on a three hundred and forty-four feet hill and is referred to as `the Tower in the Clouds’. This is also the latest in the line of solar towers to be rolled out by the company and was by far the company’s most difficult installation due to the gradient and access to the hill”, Digicel said.
It quoted its Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Dean, as saying “With greater demands for internet and social media on the go, mobile communications are critical. We have given thousands of residents in remote communities, access to the latest mobile devices, innovative promotions and first world communication services”.
Digicel says it has coverage in a number of remote communities across Guyana including Red Hill, Wakapau, Santa Rosa, Port Kaituma, Matthew’s Ridge, Mabaruma, Mahdia, Kwakwani, 58 Miles, Ituni, Omai, Jumbie Creek, Kwebana, and Lethem.
“We have already begun work on the next phase of this year’s expansion project. This phase includes the launch of 7 new sites which will bring the population coverage to 98% and also see major upgrades of several key sites to meet the growing service demands,” Dean added.
