Caricel
{{Infobox company
| name = Caricel
| logo = Caricel logo.png
| logo_size = 234px
| slogan =
| foundation = 2014
| location = 4 Eastwood park Road, Kingston, Jamaica
| key_people = Lowell Lawrence CEO
| num_employees =
| industry = Telecommunications
| products = LTE Broadband
| parent =
| homepage = {{url|http://www.caricel.net/}}
}}
Symbiote Investments Limited operating under the name Caricel is a Jamaican owned and operated mobile network.
History
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.{{Cite web|last=Henry|first=Balford|date=4 February 2017|title=Caricel to continue trading despite legal issues|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Caricel-to-continue-trading-despite-legal-issues_88466?fromNewsdog=1|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Jamaica Observer}} 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.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jamaica could get third cellco|url=https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/02/01/jamaica-could-get-third-cellco/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202100151/https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/02/01/jamaica-could-get-third-cellco/ |archive-date=2016-02-02 |access-date=|work=Telegeography}} Despite a change in administration between the announcement and granting the licence in May, Caricel was approved for a Spectrum licence.
Technology
In 2016, Caricel announced it would roll out its LTE-only network within the Kingston Metropolitan Area.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Caricel to be Jamaica's third mobile operator|url=https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/05/23/caricel-to-be-jamaicas-third-mobile-operator/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524113455/https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2016/05/23/caricel-to-be-jamaicas-third-mobile-operator/ |archive-date=2016-05-24 |access-date=|work=Telegeography}} They invested over US$50 million in deployment and is looking at spending another US$50 million over the next 3 years. The company has already secured towers islandwide and said it would be rolling out to the rest of Jamaica.
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://caricel.com/}}
{{Caribbean mobile phone companies}}
Category:Mobile phone companies of the Caribbean