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Success story
Success story
Digicel, Suriname
COMPANY, COUNTRY

smart

Savings
Digicel Suriname reduces opex
and upgrades service with
MINI-LINK
long distance

connections

Digicel was the first operator to bring full GSM

Making the long hop

Customer Profile

mobile coverage to Benzdorp, Suriname, a

The major challenge was connecting 98.2

village located in the middle of the rainforest

kilometers over dense rainforest, with just one

After nine years of operation, Digicel Group

near the border with French Guyana.

hop, from the existing MINI-LINK TN/Marconi

Limited has 11 million customers across

Benzdorp is a gold mining site with very basic

LH network to the new site in Benzdorp.

its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central

infrastructure and difficult environmental

Phillip van Dalsen, CEO of Digicel Suriname,

America and the Pacific. The company is

conditions. Satellite transmission has been

explains, “In our case, MINI-LINK TN enables

known for delivering value, service and

replaced by Ericsson’s MINI-LINK TN, providing

best-in-class transmission, allowing Digicel to

network. As a core value, Digicel believes

Digicel with both operational expenditure

enhance smartphone services and improve

in giving back to the community with

(opex) savings and better quality service.

the end-user experience with fewer delays and

involvement in bringing communications

better quality calls. This was not previously

to a number of medical and educational

Satellite swap-out

programs.

In 2007, Ericsson installed an RBS 2116 in

possible with satellite transmission.”

Benzdorp to provide coverage to the site;

says, “We are very proud of this achievement,
as it provides significant opex savings, as

Satellite availability in the region was poor,

well as improves the system availability and

due to adverse climate conditions, while

Digicel Suriname reduces opex
and provides higher quality service
through installation of state-of-theart MINK-LINK TN in the remote
village of Benzdorp.

however, the only possible transmission
method available at that time was satellite.

Website: www.digicelsuriname.com

Shivendra Nautiyal, Digicel Suriname CTO,

quality, which was quite poor with the satellite

power consumption was very high, as

solution. We are proud to have link a of 98.2

the satellite station ran on a diesel-fueled

kilometers in the middle of the Amazon

generator. To address these issues, Digicel and

rainforest — one of the longest MINI-LINK TN

Ericsson jointly designed a new transmission

links in the region.”

solution using MINI-LINK TN.
Smart savings
As Ericsson is the sole supplier of Digicel

Installing MINI-LINK TN means big savings for

Suriname (for both microwave and GSM),

Digicel. Luiz Cabral, Digicel Suriname Account

the company’s MINI-LINK TN was a natural

Manager, explains, “The replacement of the

selection based on its proven performance in

satellite station with MINI-LINK TN will reduce

tough environments.

power consumption by at least 95%.” Digicel
MINI-LINK TN
enables best-inclass transmission,
allowing Digicel
to enhance smartphone services
and improve the
end-user experience.”

Phillip van Dalsen,
Chief Executive Officer,
Digicel Suriname
The replacement of
the satellite station
with MINI-LINK TN
will reduce power
consumption by
at least 95%.”
Luiz Cabral,

Account Manager, Ericsson

will see further savings in opex, since fuel is
carried to the diesel-generator powered site
via a complex logistics involving water and air

real IMPACTS

OVERVIEW

transport (the site is unreachable over land).

MINI-LINK is a unique microwave transmission

Additionally, Digicel will no longer incur

node, handling single hops and access sites as

satellite rental costs.

well as advanced hub sites for large networks,

Digicel Suriname

Digicel Suriname’s partnership with Ericsson

savings.

CUSTOMER OBJECTIVE

continues to be marked by innovation in

CUSTOMER:

> Replace satellite transmission

solving telecommunications issues, whether

MINI-LINK is a high performance radio link

it be solar-powered base station sites or

with high capacities and high availability.

long-distance hops over the country’s dense

MINI-LINK’s best-in-class radio output power

rainforest. “As usual, our relationship with

provides longer hops with smaller antennas.

Ericsson is one based on a high level of
professionalism and a great partnership for
over three years,” van Dalsen states.

> Lower operating costs
> Upgrade communications quality

ERICSSON SOLUTION
> MINI-LINK TN

CUSTOMER BENEFITS
> Reduced opex
> Increased quality for end users
> Enhanced data services

To find out more about this article, contact
Luiz Roberto Cabral
Email: luiz.cabral@ericsson.com

Ericsson AB
SE-164 80 Stockholm
Telephone: +46 10 719 0000
Email: asq.us@ericsson.com
www.ericsson.com

EN/LZT 138 0468 R1A
© Ericsson AB 2010

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Digicel, Suriname: Smart Savings

  • 1. Success story Success story Digicel, Suriname COMPANY, COUNTRY smart Savings Digicel Suriname reduces opex and upgrades service with MINI-LINK
  • 2. long distance connections Digicel was the first operator to bring full GSM Making the long hop Customer Profile mobile coverage to Benzdorp, Suriname, a The major challenge was connecting 98.2 village located in the middle of the rainforest kilometers over dense rainforest, with just one After nine years of operation, Digicel Group near the border with French Guyana. hop, from the existing MINI-LINK TN/Marconi Limited has 11 million customers across Benzdorp is a gold mining site with very basic LH network to the new site in Benzdorp. its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central infrastructure and difficult environmental Phillip van Dalsen, CEO of Digicel Suriname, America and the Pacific. The company is conditions. Satellite transmission has been explains, “In our case, MINI-LINK TN enables known for delivering value, service and replaced by Ericsson’s MINI-LINK TN, providing best-in-class transmission, allowing Digicel to network. As a core value, Digicel believes Digicel with both operational expenditure enhance smartphone services and improve in giving back to the community with (opex) savings and better quality service. the end-user experience with fewer delays and involvement in bringing communications better quality calls. This was not previously to a number of medical and educational Satellite swap-out programs. In 2007, Ericsson installed an RBS 2116 in possible with satellite transmission.” Benzdorp to provide coverage to the site; says, “We are very proud of this achievement, as it provides significant opex savings, as Satellite availability in the region was poor, well as improves the system availability and due to adverse climate conditions, while Digicel Suriname reduces opex and provides higher quality service through installation of state-of-theart MINK-LINK TN in the remote village of Benzdorp. however, the only possible transmission method available at that time was satellite. Website: www.digicelsuriname.com Shivendra Nautiyal, Digicel Suriname CTO, quality, which was quite poor with the satellite power consumption was very high, as solution. We are proud to have link a of 98.2 the satellite station ran on a diesel-fueled kilometers in the middle of the Amazon generator. To address these issues, Digicel and rainforest — one of the longest MINI-LINK TN Ericsson jointly designed a new transmission links in the region.” solution using MINI-LINK TN. Smart savings As Ericsson is the sole supplier of Digicel Installing MINI-LINK TN means big savings for Suriname (for both microwave and GSM), Digicel. Luiz Cabral, Digicel Suriname Account the company’s MINI-LINK TN was a natural Manager, explains, “The replacement of the selection based on its proven performance in satellite station with MINI-LINK TN will reduce tough environments. power consumption by at least 95%.” Digicel
  • 3. MINI-LINK TN enables best-inclass transmission, allowing Digicel to enhance smartphone services and improve the end-user experience.” Phillip van Dalsen, Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Suriname
  • 4. The replacement of the satellite station with MINI-LINK TN will reduce power consumption by at least 95%.” Luiz Cabral, Account Manager, Ericsson will see further savings in opex, since fuel is carried to the diesel-generator powered site via a complex logistics involving water and air real IMPACTS OVERVIEW transport (the site is unreachable over land). MINI-LINK is a unique microwave transmission Additionally, Digicel will no longer incur node, handling single hops and access sites as satellite rental costs. well as advanced hub sites for large networks, Digicel Suriname Digicel Suriname’s partnership with Ericsson savings. CUSTOMER OBJECTIVE continues to be marked by innovation in CUSTOMER: > Replace satellite transmission solving telecommunications issues, whether MINI-LINK is a high performance radio link it be solar-powered base station sites or with high capacities and high availability. long-distance hops over the country’s dense MINI-LINK’s best-in-class radio output power rainforest. “As usual, our relationship with provides longer hops with smaller antennas. Ericsson is one based on a high level of professionalism and a great partnership for over three years,” van Dalsen states. > Lower operating costs > Upgrade communications quality ERICSSON SOLUTION > MINI-LINK TN CUSTOMER BENEFITS > Reduced opex > Increased quality for end users > Enhanced data services To find out more about this article, contact Luiz Roberto Cabral Email: luiz.cabral@ericsson.com Ericsson AB SE-164 80 Stockholm Telephone: +46 10 719 0000 Email: asq.us@ericsson.com www.ericsson.com EN/LZT 138 0468 R1A © Ericsson AB 2010