This is a roundup of the ICT/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 12 December to Sunday 18 December 2011.
Monday, 12 December 2011
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
BTC launches 4G in Grand Bahama
Bahamas – Executives of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), including CEO Geoff Houston, were in Grand Bahama yesterday for the soft launch of 4G… more
Security matters
Barbados – Cyber crime has a number of definitions that not only includes crime perpetrated over the Internet but also any crime in which a piece of computer-based technology is used, including your smartphones… more
LIME, Digicel could roll out 4G by late 2012
Turks and Caicos Islands – The two major telecommunications company in the TCI – LIME and Digicel – said they expect to roll out 4G service by the end of next year… more
Cyber criminals make more than drug cartels
Trinidad and Tobago – Online crime groups make more money than drug cartels worldwide, and arresting these cyber criminals can be exceedingly difficult… more
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) taps DigitalRoute for 4G mediation
Bahamas – BTC’s aim when they launched 4G in November was 20 to 30 times faster data speeds — it worked and is only the beginning… more
‘BOJ should run mobile money’
Jamaica – It used to be that you put coins into phones; soon you may be able to get cash out of them. But the technology that will allow mobile money should not be tied to particular service providers, says the think tank Solutions for Society… more
US Actor, Digicel Forge 12-Month Partnership
Haiti – Ben Stiller’s philanthropic organisation, the Stiller Foundation, has announced a partnership with the Digicel Foundation to build schools in Haiti to help support the country’s education system… more
Thursday, 15 December 2011
BTL – Profits up, costs down
Belize – Belize Telemedia Limited will be holding its 5th Annual General Meeting on Thursday December 15th at the Princess Hotel and Casino. For the company and its shareholders, it will be a good day as the company is boasting that it has increased its earnings and cut down on costs… more
Friday, 16 December 2011
Digicel goes after LIME’s fixed line customers in Barbados
Barbados – MOBILE phone provider Digicel says market penetration for cellphones in Barbados is nearly maxed out and it is now going after LIME’s substantial fixed line customers… more
Three face court over embezzlement of $48M in Digicel funds
Guyana – The alleged embezzlement of a hefty sum has landed three women before the courts… more
Digicel Foundation delivers on its Post-Earthquake promise to build 50 Schools in Haiti
Haiti – The Digicel Haiti Foundation on Wednesday hosted the official opening of the new College Classique d’Haiti school buildings in Turgeau, Port-au-Prince, making it the last of 50 schools rebuilt as part of the Digicel Foundation’s initial commitment following the devastating earthquake which struck the country on January 12th, 2010… more
Cable & Wireless LIME Jamaica lights up 100 Mbps FTTH service
Jamaica – Cable and Wireless Communications’ (LSE: CW.L) Caribbean business LIME has officially launched its 100 Mbps residential Fiber to the Home (FTTH) service… more
Saturday, 17 December 2011
Funding available for ICT projects until next year
Barbados – Funding is currently available at the Ministry of Commerce and Trade for information and communications technology (ICT) projects… more
OAS to debate strengthening of cyber security
USA – The member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) have agreed to debate the theme “Strengthening Cyber Security in the Americas,” during the XII Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), to be held March 8, 2012, at the headquarters of the hemispheric organization in Washington, DC… more
Sunday, 18 December 2011
Flow Swallows Infochannel
Jamaica – Triple-service provider Columbus Communications, trading as Flow, has increased its customer base through the acquisition of the business of InfoChannel, Jamaica’s longest operating Internet-service provider… more
LIME To Roll Out More TV Services
Jamaica – Telecommunications provider LIME continues its move to enhance services offered within Jamaica and the wider region, its latest initiative aimed at delivering television services and video on-demand content throughout the Caribbean… more
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