Digicel

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This award reaffirms Digicel’s unwavering commitment to delivering unmatched network speed and world-class connectivity experiences to its valued customers across the Pacific region.

The Speedtest Award™ is a highly esteemed acknowledgement in the telecommunications industry, benchmarking and celebrating the providers who excel in delivering the fastest data speeds and reliable network performance.

The symposium is being held today, Thursday, 25th May 2023 at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel in Sogi.

This event has brought together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders to delve into the topics of Innovation, Security, and Resilience in Samoa and the Pacific region.

Digicel continues to invest in communities and expand its consumer offerings. These initiatives help the customers in the country to experience world-class services, network experience and engagement with the brand.

The background of this campaign takes inspiration from Samoa’s 60^th Year of Independence coupled with the opening of international borders after 27months. Samoa has endured many challenges during this period and yet has remained resilient.

Telstra will continue to invest in and operate the business across its six South Pacific markets – Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.

Oliver Camplin-Warner, Telstra International CEO, said the deal was an exciting milestone for the Digicel Pacific business and its customers in Papua New Guinea.

Using a Free Space Optical Communication (FSOC) link for the first time, Digicel will deliver high-speed internet to remote regions using equipment that’s easy to transport and install, even at sites located around forests or near large bodies of water.

Digicel Samoa was designated Fastest Mobile Network and Fastest Internet Provider while Digicel Tonga got the Best Mobile Coverage Ookla Awards, making it the go-to place for a superior data experience.

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Under this partnership, both Digicel and Marist St. Joseph’s have agreed to partner for the promotion and publicity of the Annual Calendar of Sports Events to be organised by the Marist Group. The sports season runs from March to December 2022.

This entails a big partnership for the promotion of sports and community events in the country and aims at reaching grass root levels and hosting events at the national scale in Samoa.

The annual calendar comprises Marist International Rugby 7’s, Marist International Touch, Rugby League, Netball and Boxing.

At Digicel Pacific, this theme celebrates the great efforts of our women across our five markets - Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Nauru in shaping a more equal future, accepting differences and celebrating diversity.

Digicel donated $1000 tala cash to support the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) who is working 24/7 in the fight against COVID-19.

Digicel also took the lead in creating social activities for people to participate and win FREE Top up from their homes. A big part of these social activities included;

The service was restored following the set-up of a satellite link which had capacity limitations.

Digicel Regional CEO, Shally Jannif, said; “As soon as the link was opened up and international calls got restored last night, we saw an influx of callers as there were up to 200 simultaneous calls. We know that a lot of people tried to call their loved ones in Tonga but were having issues with connection. Today, our technical team did further upgrades on the link and we are pleased to announce that now 400 calls can be done at a time.”