Caricel

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Caricel
Industry Telecommunications
Founded2014
Headquarters4 Eastwood park Road, Kingston, Jamaica
Key people
Lowell Lawrence CEO
Products LTE Broadband
Website www.caricel.net

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

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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. [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

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]

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References

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