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ICTs and Media Companies
The Digicel brand is characterized for being young,
vibrant and energetic; it is known for its competitive
rates, its guaranteed coverage and customer
service; in addition to offering an array of products,
services and the latest technology of cell phones.
By March 31
st
, 2009 it had surpassed 2 million clients
in the three Central American countries in which it
operates (Honduras, Panama, El Salvador), having
invested USD$900 million. Digicel is a dynamic
company which has brought to the region a different
and innovated operational style in the countries it
operates. Not only has the company continued its
growth in Central America and the Caribbean but
also in the Pacific.
Digicel always acquires the commitment of
participating in the country’s development where it
is operating. The company always gives back and
performs valuable deeds for the communities where
it is present, and invests in sponsoring sports such
as soccer and cricket leagues as well as Special
Olympics in every country where it is present.
Continuing with their social responsability policy,
in 2008 it launched a program together with the
Foundation Fe y Alegría (Faith and Happiness),
technically training a low income social group,
moreover, it donated half a million Dollars to the
victims of the tropical storm IDA besides creating a
social program called “Soy Voluntario, Soy Digicel”
(I’m a Volunteer, I’m Digicel) in response to the needs
caused by the storm. It has also participated through
different initiatives to help the victims in Haiti.
“The entrance of Digicel to the region has marked
a difference as being the new framework for other
operators.”
José Antonio Rodríguez, Executive President
NAVEGA
Mario Méndez
General Manager
Centro Financiero Gigante Torre A, Nivel 9,
63 Av. Sur y Alameda Roosevelt, San Salvador
Tel: (+503) 2507 0700
Fax: (+503) 2279 2156
mmendez@navega.com
www.navega.com
Activity: Telecommunications
Date of Creation: 2000
Turnover: USD$10 million
Founded in 2000 in Guatemala, Navega came
to El Salvador at the end of 2005. Navega is a
Telecommunications company whose core business
has been developed in the data transport industry,
corporate communication, land line telephone,
video and internet services providing broadband
connectivity with international standards of quality
and customer services schemes, through modern
infrastructure, fiber optics and wireless links.
Navega’s mission is to build and operate reliable,
efficient and secure telecommunication networks
supported by a passionate team and strategic
partners committed to provide an agile, flexible and
world-class service.
TIGO is Navega’s partner and the leading company
in telecommunication services in Guatemala with
more than 4 million users of mobile phones and
many internet users, which is also expanding
successfully in El Salvador.
The other partner is Concel from Guatemala.
Together with Celter (Honduras) and Telemovil (El
Salvador) all are part of the Central America Milicom
operations.
Services:
Regional /International links
Metropolitan Fiber optics links
Wireless links
Corporate Internet
Internet 1:1
Back up & Storage
Placement Services at the Nap of the Americas
Applications for their services:
Data, VolIP, Video, Internet, Back up and Storage
Navega regional coverage is huge. It owns more
than 7,000 kms of terrestrial fiber optics in Central
America, complemented with several STM-1 in
subsea systems: Emergia, Columbus, Maya and
Globalcrossing.
Advantages: international capability fully redundant
for various submarine cables; dual connectivity
to the internet backbone with Tier 1 providers; the
best highly skilled staff of engineers with the best
technical resources to provide the best service,
single provider of infrastructure throughout Central
America and to the United States; interconnection
with major carriers worldwide, since its technology
suite is located within the NAP of the Americas;
connectivity to multiple NAP of the Americas using its
own capacity; implementing las-mile fiber optics or