Digicel Business to showcase wealth of solutions at Guyana Basins Summit

…on board as principal sponsor

Digicel Business is on board as the principal sponsor of the annual Guyana Basins Summit, where the company will be showcasing its wealth of business solutions to major operators, licence holders, tier one contractors and the entire value chain in Guyana’s emerging hydrocarbons sector.
The summit will take place from Tuesday, October 4, 2022 to Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the New Pegasus Hotel, Kingston Georgetown.
However, the Guyana Basins Summit comes at an opportune time as Digicel Business prepares for the installation of its Deep Blue One subsea cable infrastructure in early 2024 which will supercharge connectivity in this area of the Caribbean and South America.
Deep Blue One will provide best-in-class connectivity to French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, and connect offshore oil and gas platforms on the back of industry developments in the Region.
Commenting on Digicel Business’s significant investment, Head of Oil and Gas, Digicel Group Business Solutions, Kevin Beckett elaborated, “With subsea fibre providing the backbone of the global economy and serving as a catalyst to economic development, our substantial investment in submarine capacity underpins our confidence in the development of the Region. A great example of this is the connectivity options we will be able to provide, both onshore and offshore, to the oil and gas industries in countries like Guyana and Suriname as they capitalise on the boom in the Region.”
Beyond connectivity, this cable system will bring a full economical ecosystem for the benefit of all. In a 2019 report published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), entitled “The economic contribution of broadband, digitisation and ICT regulation: Econometric modelling for the Americas”, it was suggested that an increase of 10 per cent in fixed broadband penetration would result in an increase in 1.9 per cent in GDP per capita.
Through its infrastructure, Digicel Business is able to provide solutions from the seabed to the cloud and everything in between, allowing for the rollout and support of any offshore requirements, including vessel connectivity and global connectivity to locations anywhere in the world using fibre and wireless solutions.
Director of Business Solutions, Mark Shoebridge, added; “As a Digital Operator serving over 10 million customers in 25 countries across the Caribbean and Central America, we’re focused on driving economic opportunities for our customers. This is an exciting next phase for us – it’s about delivering quality, reliability, performance – and most importantly, opportunity. We’re excited to get going on this.”
As a Digital Operator, Digicel is in the business of delivering powerful digital experiences for 1440 minutes of each day to customers. Through its world-class LTE and fibre networks, together with its suite of apps spanning sports, news, local radio and podcasts, TV streaming, enhanced messaging and marketplaces and self-care, Digicel is the only operator in its markets that can deliver that.
Serving consumer and business customers in 25 markets in the Caribbean and Central America, its investments of over US$5 billion and a commitment to its communities through its Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have contributed to positive outcomes for over 2 million people to date.