Digicel reaches 10 million subscriber mark

“We are delighted with our progress. Since our launch in Jamaica in (April) 2001, we have grown to now span 32 markets worldwide and to serve over ten million customers,’ said Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Group, Colm Delves.(File photo)

KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 1, 2009 – The Caribbean’s largest mobile provider Digicel has reached the 10,000,000 subscriber landmark across its 32 markets in the region, Central America and the Pacific.

At the end of June 2009, Digicel recorded 7.2 million subscribers across its 24 markets in the Caribbean and El Salvador. It said that following its recent launch in Honduras and Panama, 1.4 million more subscribers came on board, while the six markets in the Pacific account for a further 1.4 million subscribers.

Digicel said the numbers translated into an annual growth rate of 40 per cent over the last two years.

“We are delighted with our progress. Since our launch in Jamaica in (April) 2001, we have grown to now span 32 markets worldwide and to serve over ten million customers,’ said Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Group, Colm Delves.

“We’ve done this by ensuring that our commitment to provide the best network, best service and best value is evident in everything we do and the way in which we do it. Delighting our customers is, and always will be, our number one priority and we would like to thank them for their ongoing loyalty to Digicel,” he added.

When Digicel entered the Caribbean market eight and a half years ago, it provided competition for monopoly Cable & Wireless.

It has set up more than 1,000 retail stores across its markets and invested more than US$3.4 billion.