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Caricel

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Caricel
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2014
Headquarters4 Eastwood park Road, Kingston, Jamaica
Key people
Lowell Lawrence CEO
ProductsLTE Broadband
Websitewww.caricel.net

Symbiote Investments Limited operating under the name Caricel is a Jamaican owned and operated mobile network.

History

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Caricel was started in March 2014 when Symbiote applied for a Carrier and Service Provider licence from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in Jamaica.[1] In February 2016, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM) announced that a new mobile network operator licence was being considered by the Jamaican Government.[1][2] Despite a change in administration between the announcement and granting the licence in May, Caricel was approved for a Spectrum licence.[1]

Technology

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In 2016, Caricel announced it would roll out its LTE-only network within the Kingston Metropolitan Area.[1][3] They invested over US$50 million in deployment and is looking at spending another US$50 million over the next 3 years.[3] The company has already secured towers islandwide and said it would be rolling out to the rest of Jamaica.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Henry, Balford (4 February 2017). "Caricel to continue trading despite legal issues". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. ^ "Jamaica could get third cellco". Telegeography. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02.
  3. ^ a b c "Caricel to be Jamaica's third mobile operator". Telegeography. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24.
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