Viva is a mobile network operator

Mobile network operator

A mobile network operator , also known as mobile phone operator , carrier service provider , wireless service provider, wireless carrier, or cellular company, or mobile network carrier is a telephone company that provides services for mobile phone subscribers.One essential...

 in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 and is the country's oldest telecom provider.

History

Founded in 1883 as All America Cables & Radio Dominican Republic, the company was the country's first telecom to offer telegraph services to the Antilles

Antilles

The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

.

In January 2000, Centennial Communications

Centennial Communications

Centennial Communications and its subsidiaries provide wireless and broadband telecommunications services to wireless telephone subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands...

 purchased 70% of the company, forming Centennial Dominicana. The company later launched a CDMA2000

CDMA2000

CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B...

 network and provided Internet

Internet

The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

 services over EVDO.

On November 24, 2006 Centennial Communications announced that they were selling 100% of Centennial Dominicana to Trilogy International Partners

Trilogy International Partners

Trilogy International Partners, LLC is an american privately held wireless telecommunications company based out of Bellevue, Washington. Trilogy's international subsidiaries are NuevaTel Bolivia, Comcel Haiti, 2degrees and Viva República Dominicana...

 for US$80M. In April 2008, Centennial announced a rename to Viva and launched their GSM/GPRS/EDGE

Edge

- Aviation :* Leading edge, a line connecting the forward-most points of a wing's profile* Trailing edge, the rear edge of the wing* Zivko Edge 540, an aerobatic aircraft- Mathematics, science and technology :...

network.

Plans

Viva has focused on prepaid and hybrid plans. Postpaid plans are commonly not featured in mainstream media. It also has a notable focus on Blackberry service.