How Digicel is recovering from Hurricane Melissa

In late October, a catastrophic storm, dubbed Hurricane Melissa, tore through the Caribbean, making landfall in Jamaica on October 28 as a Category 5 storm and causing widespread devastation. As relief and recovery efforts continue, Liam Donnelly, chief business officer at Digicel, joined The Divide for a discussion on how the storm impacted Digicel's fixed and mobile networks in the Caribbean, as well as the company's interim and long-term efforts to restore connectivity. "It was a horrific storm," said Donnelly. Digicel's network—which serves nearly 9 million customers, primarily across the Caribbean and Central America—experienced the biggest impact in Jamaica, particularly on the west side of the island, he said.