Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which is the island nation’s leading provider of national and international fixed line services, has entered into a three-year agreement with the Swedish firm Ericsson. Through this US $30 million worth agreement, the Swedish firm aims to develop and enhance its network in order to provide faster internet speeds. 

Under this agreement, the Mobile Softswitch and Mobile Packet Backbone Network solutions along with Multi Mediation platform will be provided by Ericsson to improve the 3G network of Cable & Wireless Jamaica. Speaking about this collaboration, Phil Green, the President and CEO of C&WJ, said, ‘We are delighted to bring 3G technology to our business and residential customers. It will transform our mobile business over the next one, two, three years.’