XG-PON stands for "10Gbps Passive Optical Network" (10 Gb / s Passive Optical Network) and heralds a new age in the over ultra-broadband connections transmitted speeds, -. For the Caribbean an absolute novelty The test was in Digicel laboratory in central Kingston performed, the new fiber-optic network for home Digicel was used. with the speeds reached thereby Jamaica takes things broadband transmission at par with leading countries such as Korea and Singapore.

Commenting on the incredibly fast technology said John Suranyi , CEO of Digicel Play in the Caribbean and in Central America: "That was a very exciting experiment and reached speeds have surprised us right, and we were floored to see how easy it be is likely to come to these speeds as soon as it is needed in this region. This shows how we can continue to develop in the direction of multi-gigabit speeds as and when our customers want it, but not just so Digicel has the edge in the competition in Jamaica the front but also to the region on an equal footing to bring the world's leading countries in terms of broadband technology, Singapore and Korea. "

He continued: "It is widely accepted that there is a direct relationship between the level of broadband penetration and an increase in GDP, and against this background it can be expected that this put directly investments and will drive economic growth. To date, we have over 100 million US dollars in our FTTH fiber program invested in Jamaica and our customers are starting to realize the real benefits of our investment. "

Stephen Ma , CEO of the Caribbean branch of Huawei Technologies, commented, "Digicel and Huawei have achieved with this common test something incredible. Thanks to the skill and experience of Digicel in telecommunications and multi-service single-FAN platform of Huawei Technologies, we have achieved multi-gigabit speeds in the Caribbean region for the first time. This is a great success and both companies will look back on this day with pride. Our partnership brings together the respective strengths and we are very excited about what the future will bring even more. "

About Digicel Group:The Digicel Group is a provider of comprehensive communications and entertainment services with a presence in 33 markets in the Caribbean, in Central America and in the Asia-Pacific region. Digicel is past 15 years in the business and has invested worldwide to date over 5 billion US dollars. The company is known for providing the best value proposition, its high-quality services and its impressive network.

Digicel is the leading sponsor of sports teams in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific region, where the company employs in these regions especially in promoting Special Olympics teams. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and also acts as a partner of the Caribbean to the Premier League. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several rugby teams and also supports Cricket Team Vanuatu .

In addition, Digicel maintains in the regions where it is present as a company, a variety of local initiatives and has Digicel Foundations in Haiti , Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago established. These foundations focus on development programs in the fields of education, culture and social affairs.