Case Study: Digicel achieves free basic Internet access with Sandvine’s API-powered solution

Digicel Wireless Delivers Free Basics by Facebook

Digicel, a leading communications provider across the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific, partnered to roll out Free Basics by Facebook to bring basic internet services to unconnected subscribers. The challenge was to rapidly deploy and reliably manage the zero-rated service across multiple markets while ensuring updates and launches worked correctly.

Using Sandvine’s network policy control platform and a standardized API that connects directly to Facebook, Digicel can enable Free Basics deployments in under a week and easily update the list of free services. The turnkey solution simplified operations for the operator and helped deliver life-changing, no-cost access to news, health, jobs and education for users without data plans.

Digicel

John Delves

Group Chief Commercial Officer