US Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia has claimed that the Chinese have been listening in on his calls by intercepting the Digicel network.
Digicel, headquartered in downtown Kingston, is assuring all its customers that its network is safe and its security measures are the very best and are in working order.
It makes its position very clear that there is no truth to Ambassador Tapia allegations which remain unsubstantiated.
Below is the company’s statement:
Digicel would like to provide a number of clarifications in relation to Ambassador Tapia’s remarks.
During a face-to-face meeting with Ambassador Tapia on 21 May 2020, attended by two senior Digicel Jamaica executives, Ambassador Tapia raised the subject of alleged unauthorised activity on the Digicel network by Chinese interests.
While the Digicel executives listened while Ambassador Tapia aired his opinions and concerns on the matter, they did not respond to his comments, nor indeed did they enter into any discussion with the Ambassador on the topic.
To be clear, any suggestion to the contrary is categorically incorrect. This is the only time that the two Digicel executives interacted with Ambassador Tapia in any way.
As such, the November 2019 phone call referenced by Ambassador Tapia could not have taken place. It’s worth noting that there is no Chinese equipment deployed in Digicel’s core voice and data networks. Digicel’s vendors for this are Ericsson and Affirm.
Likewise, none of Digicel’s vendors have access to customer data.
Lastly, Digicel would like to point out that the allegations against the Chinese are unfounded.
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