Communications

Fixed voice and broadband

Fixed voice and broadband services in Montego Bay is provided by FLOW. FLOW uses a Hybrid Fibre and Coaxial network to provide IPTV, VoIP & POTS and cable broadband capable of speeds up to 100 Mbit/s. FLOW also uses a Copper network to provide POTS and ADSL capable of speeds up to 12 Mbit/s. This copper network is currently being upgraded to VDSL2, which will allow speeds of over 50 Mbit/s over existing copper lines as well as provide a migration path for the provider to Fibre to the Home. FLOW also has a fibre-optic network in the neighbourhood of Rhyne Park which provides up to 100 Mbit/s as well. There are several other small cable companies such as Cornwall Communications, that provides cable broadband and voice over its cable network, however, they are vastly incomparable in subscriber numbers to FLOW.

Mobile voice and broadband

Mobile voice and broadband services in Montego Bay is dominated by both incumbents, FLOW & Digicel. Both carriers provide GSM, EDGE, 3G HSPA & HSPA+ connectivity in and around the city.
Currently, FLOW offers HSPA+ of up to 21 Mbit/s on 850 MHz and 1900 MHz spread between 2 WCDMA Carriers, effectively giving a combined throughput of 42 Mbit/s per site within the city (they do not offer DC-HSDPA, only single carrier HSPA+).
Digicel also offers 21 Mbit/s HSPA+ however, they also offer DC-HSDPA (commonly known as DC-HSPA+) allowing capable devices speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s on paired 850 MHz spectrum. Digicel's LTE network is also available in the city, however, it is currently only accessible in and around the Sangster International Airport and along the Northern Coastal Highway and out to the parish border. Digicel, in its commitment to provide an islandwide LTE network, has committed to offering LTE in the city for its subscribers. The network is theoretically capable of speeds up to 75 Mbit/s on 10 MHz of Band 17 spectrum.
FLOW has committed to offering LTE in Montego Bay.^[15] FLOW's LTE network will use Band 4/AWS spectrum.