Nauru - Digicel has launched a WiMAX wireless broadband service with 98% coverage of this very small island

[radio NZ international] The multi-national mobile phone operator, Digicel, has launched what it calls a state-of-the-art broadband service on Nauru.

The company says it’s set up an island-wide WiMAX broadband service giving 98 percent coverage.

Digicel says WIMAX will provide Nauru with a world-class broadband service that will help the provision of Government services, enhance education resources, encourage new business opportunities and allow greater interaction with the outside world.

Digicel launches new broadband service in Nauru