Here we count down the top five most widely read articles published by ICT Pulse in 2016
Of the nearly 140 articles published on ICT Pulse so far for the year, below are the five most widely read in 2016. If you have not done so, do take to the opportunity to check out those posts.
5. Should mobile/cell phones be banned in the workplace?
Although mobile/cellular phones are becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives, to varying degrees, they are beginning to be seen as a nuisance in the workplace. Not only do they appear to be a distraction, there are also concerns that they are contributing to lower productivity, which in turn can affect an organisation’s competitiveness. As a result, and especially in developed countries, mobile/cellular phones are being banned in the workplace. In our post, we discussed some of the pros and cons of adopting that posture, which business owners and managers may find particularly useful.
4. Digital globalisation: where is the Caribbean?
Global management consulting firm, McKinsey, published a report on digital globalisation, in which it examined digital flow and its impact worldwide, and included six Caribbean countries in its assessment of digital connectedness: Barbados; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; and Suriname. Based on the report, we highlighted some key findings generally, and then discussed them from a Caribbean perspective.
3. 3 major trends that will transform our telecom/ICT landscape in the near future
Following publication of its latest annual global ICT regulatory report, Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2016, by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), we sought to highlight three trends we believed are not just pertinent to the Caribbean, but also have the potential to transform our digital landscape. Generally, the ITU report examines a broad range of ICT policy and regulatory trends, along with capturing the views of top experts from a variety of fields, which in turn can provide considerable insight into the challenges and opportunities ICT stakeholders are facing, and are likely to face over the next three to five years.
2. Snapshot: 2016 update on the state of telecoms in the Caribbean
Our Snapshot series continues to be extremely popular among our reader. We have been providing an annual update of the state telecoms in the Caribbean, since the inception of ICT Pulse in 2011. In our 2016 post, we examined 23 Caribbean countries, primarily based on the latest telecoms data released from the ITU. However, some of the Dutch Caribbean countries, specifically Bonaire, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, had to be excluded, as current data was not publicly available.
1. Snapshot: 2016 update of Internet speeds and pricing across the Caribbean
Finally, and in the top spot, as the most widely read article, was our latest update of Internet speeds and pricing across the Caribbean. Similar to our update of the state of telecoms, which is in the number two spot, we have been tracking Internet speed and spend in the region since 2011. In addition to presenting the latest download speeds and pricing by the major Internet Service Providers across the region, we compared those findings with those reported in 2015, and so can highlight the improvements, or lack thereof, that have occurred over the past year.
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