Columbus International, Inc. has subsidiaries that include:
Columbus Communications Inc. is a diversified telecommunications company whose core operating business is providing cable television services‚ high speed internet access‚ digital telephone and internet infrastructure services (retail) and‚ the development of an undersea fiber optic cable network as well as the sale and lease of the telecom capacity provide by the network (wholesale). It operates in 21 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
Website: http://www.columbuscommunications.com
Columbus Networks owns a 94% undivided interest in the Americas Region Caribbean Optical–ring System ("ARCOS")‚ a $450 million undersea broadband fiber–optic cable network. ARCOS is 8‚600 km in length and connects the United States with Central America‚ South America and the Caribbean.
Website: http://www.columbus-networks.com
Columbus Communications Trinidad Limited is wholly owned by Columbus. It markets its broadband triple play service (cable‚ telephony and internet) under the brand Flow. Flow is the only company in Trinidad offering true broadband triple play. On June 1‚ 2005‚ Columbus completed the acquisition of Trinidad and Tobago Trans–cable Company Ltd. ("CCTT") and renamed the company Columbus Communications Trinidad Limited.
Flow is the preeminent cable television provider in Trinidad and since the purchase by Columbus has grown its base to over 155‚000 subscribers‚ the largest cable operations in the English Caribbean. In September 2006 a new state of the art digital head was completed and Flow launched over 100 additional audio and video channels.
Website: http://www.flowtrinidad.com
Columbus Communications Jamaica Ltd. is wholly owned by Columbus. It markets its broadband triple play (cable‚ internet and telephony) under the brand name Flow. Flow is the only company in Jamaica providing true broadband triple play. Flow has embarked on an aggressive 5 year US$250M network construction capital program‚ building fiber nodes across the entire country, providing customers with digital television‚ high–speed internet and telephony services.
A new fully digital video head end was constructed in November 2006‚ providing Flow customers access to more than 250 video and audio channels‚ by far the most robust television service in Jamaica. Flow is the leading cable television provider in Jamaica and since commencing operations in 2006, Columbus has grown its customer base to over 110‚000 video, internet and voice subscribers.
Website: http://www.flowjamaica.com
Columbus Communications Grenada Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbus. In early 2008, Columbus completed the acquisition of Grenada Cablevision Limited and renamed the company Columbus Communications Grenada Limited. It operates under the brand name Flow.
Columbus has initiated an aggressive capital program to enable its network to offer the full triple play suite of services including digital TV, high speed internet and digital voice. Flow launched the first competitive high speed internet service in Grenada in December 2008 to immediate market acceptance and plans to launch digital landline phone service by the second quarter of 2009.
Flow is the leading cable television provider in Grenada and has grown its customer base to over 20‚000 video and internet subscribers. With a new network deployed, access to affordable off-island bandwidth and an aggressive new product launch, Columbus is strategically positioned to flourish in Grenada's open telecom market.
Website: http://www.flowgrenada.com
Cable Bahamas Ltd. provides world-class television services on 16 islands, international data communications, web hosting, business continuity and high-speed Internet service in the Bahamas. Cable Bahamas, the leading provider of cable television and broadband services in the Bahamas, has several wholly-owned subsidiaries: CoralWave, which provides high-speed Internet services to 40% of all households in the Bahamas; Caribbean Crossings, which operates submarine fiber-optic cable systems linking the Bahamas and the United States; and Maxil Communications Limited‚ which operates an international data centre providing web–hosting facilities and business continuity services in The Bahamas.
Website: http://www.cablebahamas.com