Caribserve News

CaribServe Launches WiMAX 4G network

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:23:25 GMT

Phillipsburg - CaribServe and UTS announce the launch of their new WiMAX 4G broadband network, which is the newest, fastest and most modern alternative in wireless broadband on St. Maarten.

WiMAX, which stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a fourth generation (4G) wireless digital communication system that provides broadband wireless access over extended distances to fixed, portable and fully mobile access devices. The technology, which is also known as 802.16, allows for more efficient bandwidth usage, interference avoidance and enforcement of Quality of Service right down to the end-user's service level. WiMAX can provide access up to several miles, as opposed to WiFi, which in most cases has a reach of only 100-300 feet.

Caribserve Deploys 4G WiMAX

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Granger – The Daily Herald (December 17th, 2010)

PHILIPSBURG-- CaribServe, St. Maarten's largest Internet service provider (ISP), has deployed its 4G WiMAX network, with the focus clearly on increasing the quality of service to customers, increasing the available capacity and offering more bandwidth and different packages.

Preparing for a soft launch in mid-January, with the official launch shortly thereafter, CaribServe has deployed 18 transmitter sites on island thus far, allowing about 80 per cent coverage. The company expects to have 95 per cent of the island covered in the first quarter of 2011. CaribServe also launched its newly designed Website www.caribServe.net.

Caribserve Dominant Internet Provider

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PHILIPSBURG-MONDAY, 26 APRIL - The Daily Herald
The recently approved telecommunications market analysis for St. Maarten, conducted in 2009, shows that United Telecommunications Services (UTS) commanded a greater share of the mobile telephone market than TelCell as of 2009, even if by a small margin. UTS commands 49 per cent of the market, while TelCell commands 48.3 per cent. The market analysis was conducted by JRJ Inc. and Prescod & Associates, and was approved by the Executive Council on April 8. It also concluded that no more additional telecommunications network licences should be made available for new parties to establish independent (copper or fibre optic) line-based facilities and that three mobile service providers "seem appropriate" for St. Maarten.

Motorola's WiMAX to Increase Broadband Speed in St. Maarten

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:20:06 GMT

CTIA WIRELESS 2010 – LAS VEGAS – March 22, 2010 – The Networks business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), the worldwide leader in developing and deploying WiMAX 802.16e networks and consumer devices, today announced that CaribServe, a wireless broadband service provider based on the island of St. Maarten / St. Martin in the Northeastern Caribbean, has signed a two-year agreement with Motorola for WiMAX infrastructure, devices and services. The island-based operator plans to launch WiMAX service later this year to deliver higher throughput via fixed, portable and nomadic data services to its subscribers.

CaribServe is a long-time Motorola customer that has been providing fixed wireless broadband service in St. Maarten / St. Martin using Motorola's point-to-multipoint wireless broadband access network solutions since 2004. CaribServe is also Motorola's first customer to select the recently-announced Motorola ASN 1000 WiMAX gateway.

CaribServe also selected Motorola's NBBS remote device management software platform to manage the customer premises equipment (CPE) that its customers will use with the new WiMAX service. NBBS is a solution that allows service providers to expand broadband service revenues while reducing operational and support costs through automated service provisioning and comprehensive device management.

UTS / CaribServe Selects Motorola's WiMAX / 4G Broadband System.

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:19:19 GMT

CTIA WIRELESS 2010 – LAS VEGAS – March 23, 2010 – United Telecommunication Services (UTS) announced today that its local broadband subsidiary, CaribServe.NET, signed an agreement with Motorola, Inc. for the development and deployment of WiMAX / 4G telecommunication infrastructure, devices and services for the island of St. Maarten / St. Martin. In doing so, it will once lead the way in St. Maarten/St. Martin in offering consumers the cutting edge in connectivity.

WiMAX, which stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a wireless digital communication system that provides broadband wireless access over extended distances to fixed, portable and fully mobile access devices. The technology, which is also known as 802.16, allows for more efficient bandwidth usage, interference avoidance and enforcement of Quality of Service right down to the end-user's service level. Wimax can provide access up to 30 miles, as opposed to WiFi, which in most cases has a reach of only 100-300 feet.

CaribServe eyes 10k subscribers with Motorola WiMax offering

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:13:02 GMT

CaribServe, a wireless broadband service provider based on the island of St Maarten in the northeastern Caribbean, expects it could reach some 10,000 subscribers for its fixed wireless service based on Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) WiMax technology, CaribServe's CEO Roy Richardson told BNamericas.

The company announced this week it has signed a two-year agreement with Motorola for WiMax infrastructure, devices and services to upgrade and replace the company's fixed wireless broadband service that has been based on Motorola's Canopy solution.

Richardson said CaribServe currently has 7,000-8,000 customers for the Canopy service. The island has a total population of some 150,000.

CaribServe will launch service by August this year in the 3.5GHz band on the Dutch side of the island, where the company has 65% of its subscriber base, the executive said, with service to follow in 2011 for the French side of the island.

CaribServe Joins UTS Group of Companies

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:11:45 GMT

GREAT BAY, June 13th, 2008 - UTS has bought Caribserve in a deal described as a 100% acquisition of the company.

The deal was announced by Glen Carty, COO of UTS Eastern Caribbean at a press conference held at its Training and Development Centre in Philipsburg yesterday afternoon.

Carty told Today in a private interview "We have had to be very circumspect in our dealings on the matter and we have not advertised the negotiations that have been taking place for many months to lead us to this position today."

Carty went on to tell assembled press "Chippie is leading the market as a mobile telephone provider; however we do offer other services. One of those services has been internet provision. It takes big company courage to look at something it is providing and say it is not happy with it. The service needed to be improved and to do that would be a big investment. Instead we have done our homework and after a survey we established that without doubt Caribserve is the best internet service on the island. Because of that we instigated some negotiations and an offer was made. That offer has been accepted." Carty refused to answer the question as to what the deal had cost other than to say "We have used some of our profits to make this investment as we told you we would. This is an investment in the future and will be fantastic for our customers."