LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA WORKING WITH STARLINK DIRECT TO CELL TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE MELISSA IN JAMAICA
DENVER, Colorado–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“Liberty Latin America” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: LILA and LILAK, OTC Link: LILAB) is working with Starlink Direct to Cell to provide critical connectivity services following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. By collaborating together on technology solutions, customers of FLOW Jamaica now have access to essential services including data, SMS, and text communications via Starlink’s satellite network.
Aamir Hussain, Chief Technology and Product Officer, Liberty Latin America, said, “Working together with Starlink Direct to Cell we are focused on bringing the latest technology to help our customers stay connected in a critical time of need. By combining our terrestrial networks with satellite solutions, we are literally creating a lifeline for people when they need it most. At Liberty Latin America, we strive to be at the forefront of technological solutions to deliver the best for our customers.”
The Company will utilize spectrum approved by the Spectrum Management Authority and the Ministry of Energy, Transport, and Telecommunications to collaborate with Starlink Direct to Cell to provide emergency connectivity for its customers. This collaboration, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, sees a traditional connectivity operator working with a satellite communications provider to deliver seamless connectivity direct to mobile customers enabling them to send communications through app, text, and essential messaging to their family and friends when local mobile network infrastructure is unavailable.
ABOUT LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA
Liberty Latin America is a leading communications company operating in over 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean under the consumer brands BTC, Flow, Liberty and Más Móvil. The communications and entertainment services that we offer to our residential and business customers in the region include digital video, broadband internet, telephony and mobile services. Our business products and services include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions with customers ranging from small and medium enterprises to international companies and governmental agencies. In addition, Liberty Latin America operates a subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects more than 30 markets in the region.
Liberty Latin America has three separate classes of common shares, which are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols “LILA” (Class A) and “LILAK” (Class C), and on the OTC link under the symbol “LILAB” (Class B).
For more information, please visit www.lla.com.
ABOUT STARLINK DIRECT TO CELL
Starlink Direct to Cell is the world’s only and largest constellation with more than 650 satellites in low-Earth orbit that delivers data, voice, video, and messaging to devices in mobile dead zones. Connecting more than 7M customers across five continents and counting, Direct to Cell satellites work with existing LTE phones wherever you can see the sky. Acting like a cell phone tower in space with the most advanced phased array antennas in the world that connect seamlessly across the Starlink network over lasers to any point in the globe, it enables network integration similar to a standard roaming partner. Starlink is the world’s largest 4G coverage provider and partners with Mobile Network Operators all over the world. Learn more here and follow @Starlink on X.
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KEYWORDS: Colorado Caribbean United States Jamaica North America
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Environment Technology Mobile/Wireless Natural Disasters Carriers and Services Satellite Telecommunications Networks Internet
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