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Digicel awarded Fiji’s fastest mobile network

March 7, 2019 12:10 pm

Digicel Fiji chief executive Mike Greig

Mobile telecommunications company Digicel has been named the fastest mobile network in Fiji.

The company was awarded the accolade by US-based speed measurement Ookla.

Digicel Fiji chief executive Mike Greig, says the recognition is validating for the private business which has been in Fiji for a little over a decade now.

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Greig says while they celebrate this achievement, they will continue to work on their telecommunications and entertainment network.

Ookla based the award on the analysis of data from consumer initiated speed tests.

Based on information from the third and fourth quarter last year, Ookla measured Digicel’s service as having an average speed score of 23.09 with average speeds of 25.06 Megabits per second (Mbps) for download which ranked faster than any other provider in the market