WILLEMSTAD: Digicel Curaçao was designated Best Mobile Coverage in the 2020 Ookla Speedtest Awards, making it the go-to place for a superior mobile data experience. Ookla, the company behind Speedtest®, is the global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, data and analysis.
Roeland van der Hoeven, Chief Executive Officer said: “We’re really thrilled to have received these awards! I know how hard the team works, and how important it is to all of us that we provide our customers with the best possible service. We have invested a lot in our network - which forms the core of our success - and this recognition not only validates that investment but is also a testament to the great staff we have working to ensure we give our customers the best experience. These awards remind us that the work we do has a big impact on the people we serve and our job is to do all we can to delight them day in, day out.”
Throughout the Caribbean, Digicel rode high in the Ookla Speedtest AwardsTM, with multiple markets receiving awards for Fastest Mobile Network, Best Mobile Coverage and Fastest Internet Provider; and Digicel earning the award for 2020 Speedtest Fastest Mobile Network in The Caribbean.
Other countries that were awarded are Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago received the Fastest Mobile Network award; and Bermuda, Dominica, Turks & Caicos Islands and Haiti also captured Fastest Internet Provider. Besides Curaçao, other countries that took home the award for Best Mobile Coverage were Grenada, Nauru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Barthelemy and Trinidad & Tobago.
The Speedtest Awards, presented by Ookla, are an elite designation reserved for fixed and mobile providers. Based on consumer-initiated tests and background scans from Speedtest applications, Speedtest Awards represent real world network performance and the internet speeds and coverage provided to customers.