Digicel Group announced it has acquired Haitian mobile operator Voilà from U.S.-based Trilogy International Partners for an undisclosed sum. The transaction closed last Friday.
At least for the near term Voilà will continue to operate as a separate company from Digicel.
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The Voilà business was attractive to Digicel due to its loyal customer base, its success in the Haitian market to date and its workforce. Voilà has been offering services in Haiti since September 1999, and currently serves nearly one million customers.
Digicel launched operations in Haiti in 2005 and today serves over 3.5 million customers. The Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific mobile operator has invested more than $600 million in its operations in Haiti.
Digicel has also announced plans to invest $16 million for an undersea cable (124.28 miles) that will link the nation to 21 other countries in the Pan-Caribbean region, as well as with the United States and the main Internet backbone gateway in South Florida.
The project is being undertaken in conjunction with the Pan Caribbean Columbus Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent. The deployment of the submarine cable is designed to expand the range and quality of fixed and mobile broadband services and content delivered throughout the country.
