Island travelers now have world class Wi-Fi service as part of an
exceptional Caribbean experience
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2015--
ADTRAN®,
Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), today announced that Digicel, a leading global
telecommunications solution and service provider, has selected ADTRAN as
a strategic partner to deliver high-performance wireless networks
throughout complex environments in the Caribbean using ADTRAN ProCloudSM
service. Its first deployment is at the Blue Horizons Garden Resort in
Grenada, where IT maintenance activities are being offloaded to Digicel
for seamless wireless service throughout the property.
“Having a cloud-managed Wi-Fi service means our IT staff can outsource
wireless network maintenance, monitoring and management, freeing them up
to address other IT concerns should they arise. While our guests enjoy
reliable Wi-Fi access, we can focus on providing them with elite
customer service and an exceptional Caribbean experience,” said Arnold
Hopkin, owner and manager of the Blue Horizons Garden Resort.
Visitors to the Blue Horizons Garden Resort expect the same Wi-Fi
experience on vacation as they do at home or work. They want to stream
content and have 24/7 on-demand bandwidth access to watch movies, upload
photos and video chat with friends and family. However, the remote
nature of the Caribbean islands can make network management challenging.
One of those challenges was securing a single carrier that could reach
all access points throughout the entire resort. The resort was concerned
that a disjointed network could result in spotty coverage, extra man
hours and less time devoted to other guests’ IT issues.
ADTRAN ProCloud allows Digicel to quickly address these concerns for the
resort staff. The cloud-managed wireless service unifies network
elements onto one centrally-managed platform to simplify the delivery
and management of Wi-Fi. Additional mesh
networking capabilities extend wireless coverage indoors and
outdoors where running cabling is difficult, impossible or costly.
“ADTRAN ProCloud simplifies our ability to optimize Wi-Fi networks.
Instead of spending countless hours individually managing vendors and
infrastructure, we can focus on improving network efficiency and
performance to deliver a better experience for the end-user,” said
Justin Boylan, business solutions sales manager for Digicel Grenada.
“ADTRAN offers expert support and training, which further extends the
value of the solution and provides us with the confidence to expand our
managed services portfolio to more clients and new markets.”
“With ADTRAN ProCloud, Digicel is able to simplify the deployment of
scalable, bandwidth-rich wireless service to virtually any business,
anywhere,” said Todd Lattanzi, director of product management for
ADTRAN. “From the smallest ‘mom and pop’ shop to the largest island
resort, ProCloud makes it easier to address wireless networking needs.”
About Digicel
Digicel Group Limited is a leading global telecommunications provider
with operations in 33 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia
Pacific. After 13 years of operation, total investment to date stands at
over US$5 billion worldwide. The company is renowned for delivering best
value, best service and best network.
Digicel runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets
and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti, Papua New Guinea
and Trinidad and Tobago which focus on educational, cultural and social
development programmes.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific
sports teams and individuals including the world’s fastest man, Usain
Bolt and Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel also
sponsors the West Indies cricket team.
Visit www.digicelgroup.com
for more information.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and
communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video
and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures.
ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private
enterprises, government organizations, and millions of individual users
worldwide. For more information, please visit www.adtran.com.
Source: ADTRAN, Inc.
Connect2 Communications for ADTRAN
Ashley Baster, 919-435-9112
ashley@connect2comm.com