Transactions
2011
January:
Columbus Business Solutions is formed offering competitive and cutting edge corporate retail services such as international private lines, ethernet services, MPLS, L3-VPN, Dedicated Internet Service, disaster recovery and data storage, hosting, digital telephony and IP surveillance.2010
January:
Columbus divests of its control position in Cable Bahamas Limited for $80 million thereby repatriating Cable Bahamas to 100% bahamian ownership.
Columbus acquires Curacao Cable Television N.V. and rebrands as Flow Curacao
April:
Columbus retires $135M senior secured credit facilities in Trinidad
Columbus issues $190M of senior secured notes at a 8.5% premium for total proceeds of $206M
October:
Columbus Networks acquires OSI Soluciones S.A., a facilities based telecommunications provider in Guatemala.December:
Columbus Networks acquires MultiData S.A., a facilities based telecommunications provider in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.2009
January:
Columbus acquires Caribbean Data Centers (“CDC”), a Barbados-based company that wholly owns E-Commerce Park which provides data center services in Curacao, Netherland Antilles.February:
Columbus acquires Caribbean Data Centers (“CDC”), a Barbados-based company that wholly owns E-Commerce Park which provides data center services in Curacao, Netherland Antilles.
Columbus Networks closes the acquisitions of SkyOnline Maya-1 LLC, Inc. (“Maya”), providing Columbus with an ownership position in the Maya-1 Cable Consortium, a submarine finder optic cable system that connects the US, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.
Columbus Networks closes the acquisition of SkyOnline Latinoamerica Colombia, S.A. ESP (“Sky-Colombia), a provider of telecommunication services in Colombia.
March:
Columbus Networks completes multi-million U.S. dollar network integration with SkyOnline de Panama and changes the name of the Panama company to Columbus Networks.May:
Cable Bahamas releases it's first quarter numbers.October:
Columbus Networks closes the acquisition of Optynex Telecom SA, a facilities-based commercial telecom data services provider in Panama.November:
Columbus retires $125M senior secured credit facility at Columbus Networks
Columbus retires $100M senior secured credit facilities in Jamaica
2008
February:
Columbus Networks granted FCC approval for a cable landing license for its Colombia to Boca Raton, Florida CFX sub-sea express route.
Columbus Jamaica closes the acquisition of the assets of Entertainment Systems Limited, one of Kingston’s largest cable TV operators.
April:
Columbus International closes the acquisition of Grenada Cablevision Limited, Grenada’s premier provider of video services, and rebrands as Flow Grenada.June:
Columbus Jamaica acquires the assets of Wilson’s Electronics Limited, the leading cable TV operator in Mandeville.July:
Columbus Jamaica closes the acquisition of the assets of North Eastern Satellite Limited, one of the largest cable TV operators serving Port Maria and Oracabessa.
Columbus Networks Curacao issued license by the Antillean Bureau Telecommunications and Post (BTP) to offer international telephone and broadband internet services in Curacao.
December:
Columbus Jamaica closes the acquisition of the assets of Westar Communication Limited., a leading cable television provider in Montego Bay and surrounding communities.2007
January:
Columbus Jamaica acquires D&L Cable and Satellite Network Limited, serving West Kingston.May:
Columbus International closes first tranche of $90MUS Series B Preferred share issue.June:
Columbus Communications executes term sheet to acquire Grenada Cablevision Limited.July:
Columbus Jamaica acquires Northern Cable & Communication Network, Ltd., serving Ocho Rios and area.
Columbus Jamaica awarded the only National Video License ever granted by Jamaica Broadcasting Commission
August:
Columbus Jamaica acquires the assets of Matrix Entertainment and Communications, serving Hanover and area.September:
Columbus Jamaica acquires the assets of Jamaica Amalgamated Cable Systems Limited, serving Portmore and Spanish Town.November:
Columbus Jamaica acquires the assets of Coral Seas Cable TV serving Negril, Green Bay and Hanover.December:
Columbus Jamaica acquires the assets of Allied Cable Company Limited, serving West Kingston and adjacent areas.2006
January:
Columbus Trinidad granted concession to offer domestic voice‚ video and data services.June:
Flow Jamaica closes acquisition of SAUCE Communications Network Ltd.October:
New World receives sub–sea landing license in Curacao for Trinidad to Curacao network expansion.
Flow Trinidad closes US$110M financing to fund 5–year business plan.
November:
TYCO awarded marine vendor contract by New World for Trinidad–Curacao network extension.2005
February:
Closed acquisition of Cable Bahamas Ltd.
Closed acquisition of Merit Communications Ltd. (now Flow Jamaica)
June:
Closed acquisition of Cable Company of Trinidad & Tobago (now Flow Trinidad).September:
Closed acquisition of New World Network Ltd. (now Columbus Networks)2004
December:
FibraLink awarded sub sea fibre license by Jamaican governmentLegacy
2011
February:
Columbus Business Solutions launched in Trinidad.March:
Columbus Business Solutions launched in Jamaica.2010
February:
Columbus Business Solutions launched in PanamaMarch:
Columbus Business Solutions launched in Puerto RicoMay:
Flow Grenada launches Digital CableJuly:
New subsea system connecting Suriname and Guyana is commissioned landing in Columbus Trinidad's cable station and utilizing Columbus Networks platform for onward connectivity.
Flow Trinidad and Jamaica raise the bar by introducing the nations' first and only 100MB residential internet service
August:
Flow Curacao launches the country's first and only 100MB residential internet service
Flow Jamaica converts last analog customer resulting in Jamaica's first all digital triple play network
October:
Columbus Business Solutions launch in Colombia in October 2010
Flow Curacao launched nation's first all digital video service with 250 Dutch, Spanish and English television networks
Flow Jamaica becomes first operator in jamaica to launch Video on Demand, public access TV, electronic invoicing and online payment system
November:
Flow Jamaica launches Flow Unplugged WiFi hotspots throughout Kingston.December:
Columbus Networks launched 40Gbps wavelength technology on its wholly-owned Florida transport Network (FTN)2009
March:
Columbus Networks completes multi-million U.S. dollar network integration with SkyOnline de Panama and changes the name of the Panama company to Columbus Networks.November:
Flow Grenada launches it's landline telephone service.
Columbus issues $450M of 11.5% senior secured, five year notes, the largest inaugural public bond offering in caribbean history.
Flow Jamaica executes landmark deal with HBO Latin America to become first and only operator to offer full suite of eleven HBO/Cinemax networks, HBO HD, and Warner Brother Television
December:
Columbus launched integrated MPLS network in both trinidad and Jamaica.2008
May:
Flow Trinidad launches new land line telephone service breaking the local telephone company's almost 50-year-old monolopy on fixed line services, making Flow the first company in Trinidad to offer triple play — cable television, broadband and landline voice services on its digital network.
Flow Jamaica commissions new $80M US undersea fibre-optic cable to provide connectivity at even greater speed, linking Jamaica to South America (via Colombia).
August:
Columbus Networks launchs service on the first undersea fiber-optic cable express route that directly links Colombia with Florida, opening a new gateway for the Caribbean and Latin America Region into North and South America.November:
Columbus Grenada launches high speed internet and commercial data services.2007
February:
New World granted concession in Trinidad for subsea cable landing‚ construction and operation of an international network.March:
New World Networks officially renamed Columbus Networks Ltd.April:
Columbus Networks announces construction of new multi–million dollar subsea express route linking Colombia directly to Florida.
Columbus Networks completes second network upgrade and commences third upgrade to increase total capacity to 80Gbps.
August:
Columbus Trinidad surpasses 125,000 video customers, an all time high.October:
Columbus Networks completes subsea capacity upgrade to 80Gpbs
Columbus Networks completes and places into service new subsea link from Curacao to Trinidad.
October:
Columbus Trinidad launched broadband products to residential and commercial customers with speeds of up to 15Mbps.
Columbus Trinidad signs historic agreement with HBO to launch 19 new networks.
2006
March:
FibraLink network ready for service.April:
Columbus Trinidad officially launches Flow brand.May:
Columbus Jamaica officially launched Flow brand.
New World completes 20 Gb/s ARCOS network upgrade.
June:
New World commences a further 22.5 Gb/s upgrade to ARCOS.August:
Flow Trinidad completes digital head end and launches digital video service.
Columbus Trinidad granted concession for international voice and data services.
Flow Jamaica becomes first Columbus entity to launch retail voice services.
September:
Completed 10Gb Caribbean Crossings Ltd international ring upgrade in the Bahamas.October:
Flow Jamaica completes digital head end and launches video service.November:
Flow Trinidad opens first Retail Centre in Port of Spain.
Columbus Jamaica opens first Retail Centre in Kingston.
December:
Cable Bahamas exceeds 73‚000 cable and 34‚000 internet customers. Bahamas recognized as one of the most internet served countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Flow Trinidad launches "Click" high speed internet service.
2005
October:
Cable Bahamas completes digital head end and launches digital television.December:
Marine lay of FibraLink submarine cable.
Cable Bahamas opens first Retail Centre in major shopping centre in Nassau