(4th April update) Digicel executives have fled Papua New Guinea to avoid potential jail time for failing to pay a one-off $130 million tax imposed on the Pacific telco which Telstra is in the process of buying. The exodus of key management personnel raises the question of “who will run Digicel for Telstra”, a source…
Capacity Magazine, a London based media publication focused on the latest in telecommunications has recognised our very own Shally Jannif. The Digicel Group – Regional Chief Executive Officer – Pacific Group was featured in the magazine’s February/March edition in its 20 Women to Watch segment. Capacity Magazine, a London based media publication focused on the…
Source: Fiji Village Vodafone may consider buying Digicel’s operations in Tonga and Nauru. The Regional Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Fiji, Pradeep Lal says they will consider buying Digicel’s operations in Nauru and Tonga if it brings value for their shareholders however the regulators will not allow them to buy operations in other countries like…
For over a decade, renegade telecom Digicel has made it their business to connect some of the world’s most remote regions. Now their strategy has left them reliant on maintaining the status quo. The Karawari river valley in Papua New Guinea is not, from a business perspective, an obvious place to build a cell tower….
One of the region’s most prominent telecommunications companies is considering selling its Pacific operations. Digicel, which is owned by Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien and headquartered in Jamaica, has confirmed it’s been approached by a number of potential buyers. The heavily debt-laden company’s Pacific operations are estimated to be worth about $2 billion. A Digicel spokesperson…
Digicel, Tonga’s leading telecommunication and entertainment provider today announced the completion of a major TOP $1.8 million network upgrade. Now all sites are upgraded to LTE network and Digicel Tonga is the first operator to achieve this on the island.Digicel Tonga CEO, Anthony Seuseu said; “We simply want to give every Tongan the best mobile…