Cable Bahamas changes Internet landscape with 500% speed increases for all customers<\/h4>\n
Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas announced a quantum leap forward for its REVON Broadband Internet subscribers and for The Bahamas, with the launch of a dramatic increase in speeds of more than 500 per cent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas announced this past weekend the launch of a dramatic increase in speed of more than 500 percent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas has attracted more than 17,000 subscribers to its ReVoice fixed-line service since it introduced the offering just over a year ago, its marketing head describing this level of market penetration as \u201cpretty fantastic\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas is putting together the \u201cfinal piece\u201d in its $89 million acquisitions of three Florida-based telecommunications providers, a senior executive telling Tribune Business that the deals now only await approval by the Bahamian government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 BTC has had a highly successful two years, in which it reduced calling rates for customers, introduced mobile data services and a full range of smartphones, and improved their experience, according to its majority shareholder Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed that the head of Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) expressed concerns about public criticisms he made about the quality of service being provided by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Concerns have been raised by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association about cellular phone usage affecting productivity in the workplace\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 A fairly new scam in which credit is being taken from the phones of Digicel prepaid customers has been uncovered by the telecommunications company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 BTC has had a highly successful two years in which it reduced calling rates for customers, improved their experience, and introduced mobile data services and a full range of smartphones, according to its majority shareholder Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is celebrating two years since its privatization. Back in April 2011, Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) acquired a 51 percent stake in BTC from the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas for USD 210 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas announced a \u201cquantum leap forward\u201d which will see REVON broadband Internet subscribers enjoy an increase in speeds of more than 500 per cent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominican Republic \u2013 Now available, Avaya Collaboration Pods for Avaya Aura\u00ae Virtualized Environment deploy in hours to accelerate the path to the Collaborative Cloud\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 A country\u2019s airwave is a national resource, and in today\u2019s world one of its most valuable resources\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The Major Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Task Force (MOCA), is reporting that a 21-year-old customer care representative, Kareem Weeks, has been charged for obtaining goods by false pretense\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) said in its manifesto that it would seek to return the majority stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to the Bahamian people. The party, however, did not give a detailed and plausible plan to achieve that aim\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 increased competition in the telecommunications sector is expected to result in lower costs for business and household customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana<\/i> \u2013 The continued picket demonstration carried out by private media operatives and concerned supporters, against the glaring disparity in and discriminatory manner of distribution of radio licences, was yesterday taken to State House, Main Street. The protest action attracted the support of the Alliance For Change (AFC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Government is considering erecting the contentious telecommunication tower meant for the community of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, in the neighbouring community of Industry, says Alexei Ramotar, Project Manager of Government\u2019s E-governance Unit\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Government plans to earn a minimum of US$85 million (J$8.5b) from auctioning two bands of high-speed 4th generation spectrum aimed at increasing internet mobile penetration\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional <\/i>\u2013 Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator\u00a0 announced that it has extended its GSM roaming coverage to 11 additional countries across the Americas in partnership with leading telecommunications providers, Claro and Telef\u00f3nica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados \u2013 Intermedia Inc., an IT solutions-oriented firm, recently hosted a number of IT managers from major corporations across the island at a presentation on Dell KACE K Series\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 As the Guyana Government continues to face questions over embarrassing disclosures that it gave itself and close friends several licences to build radio and cable television services countrywide, at least one Caribbean country has publicly indicated that it is preparing to auction some of these limited resources\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Protest against former President Bharrat Jagdeo\u2019s granting of radio and cable licences shifted gear yesterday when it moved to the East Coast of Demerara in an attempt to highlight the issue before members of the Diplomatic Community\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti <\/i>\u2013 The National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL), which works in concert with the European Union and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the realization of HIPCAR Project (Enhancing Competitiveness in the Caribbean through the Harmonization of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures), put an end yesterday Wednesday, to a 3-day seminar on the Transactions and electronic evidence ; Cybercrime and interception of electronic communications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Digicel Jamaica is now accepting pre-orders for the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. The phone will be available from 23 April. Customers can pre-register by visiting Digicel\u2019s Facebook page\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Montego Bay, St James – Lady Allen, wife of Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, is urging the authorities to utilise the talents of some persons involved in the lottery scam, instead of throwing then in jail\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Taking the experience online, telecoms company LIME will be streaming its official launch of the highly anticipated BlackBerry Z10 ‘the smarter phone’ planned for today, live at Facebook.com\/LIMEJamaica – the company’s Facebook page\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The Easter holiday blackout brought home for many of us, how important it was to have a functioning mobile device in the event of a national emergency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Office of the Attorney General is working on legislation that will police information posted on the Internet, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson told reporters\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Ltd announced on Thursday April 18th the expansion of digital TV, broadband Internet and telephone service to residents in Wemyss Bight, who through their own initiative, after years of being neglected, lobbied to have the Cable company come to the settle with the needed services… more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados <\/i>\u2013 Columbus Communications will invest US$60 million to provide telecoms services in Barbados, according to the firm’s president and chief executive, John Reid\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Bermuda\u2019s Ignition Technology Group has acquired the assets of Blue Bison Software Consultants in the Cayman Islands, further strengthening its offerings in the offshore market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) on Friday called on the Guyana government to overhaul the system for granting radio and television licenses, as condemnation intensifies that most pro-government and ruling party persons were issued licenses a few short months before Bharrat Jagdeo departed the presidency\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 We continue with the discussion of the implications of the cable spectrum arbitrarily issued by former President Jagdeo to two of his close associates, Vishok Persaud, son of the late PPP long timer Reepu Daman Persaud, and to Brian Yong\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Telecoms company LIME has officially launched the new BlackBerry Z10 smart phone powered by BlackBerry 10 in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Kitts & Nevis <\/i>\u2013 A new Skyway in St. Catharines will provide a route to free Internet access at some city facilities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n St. Maarten <\/i>\u2013 Voters and political parties will have to contend with some changes to the campaigning landscape come time for the next general election thanks to a motion tabled by independent Member of Parliament Frans Richardson and passed unanimously when it was voted on in Parliament after 2:00am Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad & Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The Telecommunication Services of Trinidad & Tobago, under the brand name bmobile, will launch the new BlackBerry Z10 at all bmobile locations and authorised dealers next Tuesday.\u00a0The new BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, giving customers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 The Office of the Attorney General in The Bahamas is working on legislation that will police information posted on the internet, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson told reporters\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 It was a launch like none other. There was food; there was liquor, music, special prizes and main reason everyone turned up \u2013 Blackberry Z10\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 \u201cIt is not an easy task,\u201d said Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon, of the mandate of the Broadcast Authority to ensure that all licensees who fell under the former Post and Telegraph Act to now conform to the Broadcast Act of 2011\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 The constitutionality of the granting of 22 radio and television licenses by then President Bharrat Jagdeo is being challenged in the High Court on grounds that he handed them out largely to his political and close associates in breach of an agreement with the opposition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Lie detector tests to determine who stole 100 laptops from a special government programme have failed to find the thieves, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon said on Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Ocho Rios, St Ann: Digicel Foundation and the Ministry of Education chose Ocho Rios, St Ann, as the location to continue its enrichment initiative for primary-school teachers with a two-day seminar recently\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Guyana <\/i>\u2013 Leader of the Alliance for Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, says that the main reason that the Jagdeo administration gave out radio frequency licences to friends, families and cronies was so that they could dominate the airwaves with their Propaganda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/i> \u2013 Telecoms company, LIME officially launched the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone last Thursday and announced an offer that will see three lucky customers from across the region jetting off to see Alicia Keys in concert in Prague, Czech Republic\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0NS Newsflash<\/a> (Flickr); The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n ____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 15 April to Sunday 21 April 2013. 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Cable Hits ‘Fantastic’ 17k Voice Subscribers<\/h4>\n
Cable Putting ‘Final Piece’ In On $89m Us Purchases<\/h4>\n
CWC Chief Executive praises BTC for a successful first two years<\/h4>\n
CWC Worried Over Christie\u2019s Criticisms<\/h4>\n
Cell phone use in the workplace<\/h4>\n
Prepaid customers robbed of credit – Overseas calls used in latest phone scam<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 16 April 2013<\/h3>\n
BTC’s Majority Shareholder Praises ‘Highly Successful’ First Two Years<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>BTC sees voice, data traffic increase since privatization<\/h4>\nCable Bahamas Announces ‘A Quantum Leap Forward’<\/h4>\n
Avaya collaboration pod speeds Cloud deployments for enterprises and Cloud service providers<\/h4>\n
Comment\u2026 The hijacking of radio and cable in Guyana<\/h4>\n
Scammer charged by Anti-corrupton Task Force<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 17 April 2013<\/h3>\n
Moving Past The BTC Issue<\/h4>\n
Telecom prices expected to fall<\/h4>\n
Radio\/Cable licences protests reach State House\u2026It\u2019s deception at its best \u2013 AFC Leader<\/h4>\n
Telecommunication tower\u2026Govt. eyes Industry as alternative location \u2013 Alexei Ramotar<\/h4>\n
Jamaica To Tender 700 MHz Licences In May<\/h4>\n
Thuraya expands its GSM roaming coverage across the Americas<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 18 April 2013<\/h3>\n
Presentation for IT managers<\/h4>\n
Jamaica demands $$$$ millions, for cable frequencies<\/h4>\n
Radio licences protest continues<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Haiti – Security : Cybersecurity, subject of a seminar of CONATEL<\/h4>\nDigicel Jamaica accepts pre-orders for BlackBerry Z10<\/h4>\n
Don\u2019t jail scammers!<\/h4>\n
LIME To Stream Its Blackberry Z10 Launch<\/h4>\n
More than a phone \u2013 your mobile can be a lifesaver<\/h4>\n
Friday, 19 April 2013<\/h3>\n
AG promises law to police social media content<\/h4>\n
More for Cable Bahamas to do in Eleuthera, even as it celebrates expansion to Weymiss Bight<\/h4>\n
Columbus To Develop Us$60M Network In B’dos – Niall Sheehy Named Country Manager<\/h4>\n
Ignition acquires assets of Cayman-based Blue Bison<\/h4>\n
Pressure mounts on Guyana to review radio licenses granted to pro-govt persons<\/h4>\n
Spectrum Steal<\/h4>\n
LIME launches Blackberry Z10<\/h4>\n
St. Kitts offering free WiFi<\/h4>\n
Cell Phones And Campaign Materials May Soon Be Outlawed At Polling Stations<\/h4>\n
bmobile launches BlackBerry Z10<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 20 April 2013<\/h3>\n
Bahamas to police online social media content<\/h4>\n
LIME launches Blackberry Z10, says product will be available for sale on April 23<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>All broadcasters must confirm with Broadcast Act \u2013 Dr. Luncheon<\/h4>\nJagdeo’s radio license issuance challenged in court<\/h4>\n
Missing OLPF laptops\u2026Lie-detector tests fail to identify the culprits<\/h4>\n
100 Teachers Enriched By Digicel Foundation<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 21 April 2013<\/h3>\n
Radio frequency give away is to control the minds of Guyanese \u2013 AFC Leader<\/h4>\n
LIME Launches Blackberry Z10<\/h4>\n