Viva (network operator) explained

Trilogy Dominicana
Trade Name:Viva
Location:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Telecommunication
Products:Wireless telecommunication services
Parent:Telemicro

Trilogy Dominicana, doing business as Viva, is a mobile network operator in the Dominican Republic.

History

Founded in 1883 as All America Cables & Radio Dominican Republic (an ITT subsidiary), the company was the country's first telecom to offer telegraph services to the Antilles.

In January 2000, Centennial Communications purchased 70% of the company, forming Centennial Dominicana. The company later launched a CDMA2000 network and provided Internet services over EVDO.

On November 24, 2006 Centennial Communications announced that they were selling 100% of Centennial Dominicana to Trilogy International Partners for US$80M. In April 2008, Centennial announced a rename to Viva and launched their GSM/GPRS/EDGE network. At the end of 2015 the Telemicro group owned by the business man Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz acquired the operations of Trilogy Dominicana. In August 2017 Viva launched a new 4x4 MIMO 4G LTE network.[1]

Plans

Viva has focused on prepaid and hybrid plans. Postpaid plans are commonly not featured in mainstream media.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VIVA Dominicana implementa Ericsson Charging System y 4G 4X4 MIMO. viva.com.do. es. 16 October 2017.