{"id":1991,"date":"2011-10-17T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2011-10-17T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T14:16:37","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-16-october-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2011\/10\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-16-october-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 16 October 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 10 October to Sunday 16 October 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n

Monday, 10 October 2011<\/h3>\n

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Tuesday, 11 October 2011<\/h3>\n

BTC promises lower cell rates by the end of year<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will introduce lower cell phone rates sometime before Christmas, BTC Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Houston revealed yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC to create more jobs<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 When the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) voluntary separation exercise (VSEP) is completed within the next few months, it is expected that around 400 employees would have accepted offers to leave the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC: Up to 8 Mbps broadband by Christmas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Come Christmas, New Providence and Grand Bahama residents will be able to access mobile broadband speeds of up to 8 Megabytes per second (MBps) for post-paid service and 2 MBps for pre-paid service, according to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Central SMEs involved in Cariri ICT Forum<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago <\/em>\u2013 In its drive to build technological capability and enhance the operational efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) recently hosted an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awareness forum, for businesses in Central Trinidad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 12 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Antigua minister says introduce 4G or else<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Government has threatened to introduce new competition to the telecommunications market if the country\u2019s four established companies fail to indicate by next month, their intention to introduce 4G technology here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Building Caribbean mobile apps one youth at a time<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 \u201cWhen you go to a group of youngsters in St John\u2019s and say, \u2018Do you want to write mobile apps?\u2019 They will probably run the other way\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Optimistic on Labour Negotiations<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 In response to the demonstration today in front of BTC Headquarters regarding the Union\u2019s position on management\u2019s contract proposal to the Company\u2019s non-management Bargaining unit \u2013 the BCPOU, BTC\u2019s CEO Geoff Houston indicated that he remains optimistic that the Company will continue to work with its union partners to \u201cshape a way forward\u201d that will benefit all stakeholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The social way to sell<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Facebook and Twitter may seem to be just the latest ‘fad’ for young people, for companies, the social media sites are an opportunity to get cheap and effective advertising. “Social media is a strategy on its own,” said David Walton, Appleton Rum’s brand manager\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 13 October 2011<\/h3>\n

BTC responds to BCPOU protest<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Following a demonstration at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday, its chief executive officer is charging that a change in its business conduct is essential for success in a competitive environment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Industrial tension reignited at BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Industrial tension is once again brewing between Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and the union that represents line staff at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Efficient Internet is key<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013Good Internet connectivity is necessary in order to facilitate research and educational development, says Minister of Education Ronald Jones\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wireless provider wins award for scaling mobile money in Haiti<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 On the eve of celebrating its 12th anniversary in Haiti, Trilogy International Partners’ Haitian subsidiary, Voila, was recognized on Tuesday for its leadership role in launching mobile money services throughout Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Panel subpoenas corrective action plan for broadband project<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 Members of the Senate Economic Development, Technology and Agriculture Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the corrective action plan for the territory’s broadband project recently submitted to the federal government\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 14 October 2011<\/h3>\n

New type of home phone service offered<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 While the telecom companies have revolutionised the way everyone uses phones by having them carried around away from home or office, Digicel is now seemingly putting a different twist on the effort by making a new type of phone available for use in the home and office\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

More effort needed to reap benefits from technology investment<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Grassroots efforts, education, incentives and government backing are crucial if the country is to transform its investment in information and communication technology (ICT) into tangible and lucrative benefits for the economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SMEs to access MIIC centralised ICT system soon<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Jamaica will soon be able to utilise a centralised information and communication technology (ICT) system, provided by the Ministry of Industry, Investments and Commerce (MIIC), if all goes according to plan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Nevis repeals cable communications ordinance<\/h4>\n

Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Nevis Island Assembly passed The Nevis Cable Communications Corporation Repeal Ordinance 2011 on Monday. The Repeal Ordinance was brought to the legislature by Minister of Communications, Robelto Hector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0A Chance to Get Involved and to Shape your own Future<\/h4>\n

St. Martin<\/em> \u2013 Coming soon, the St. Martin grassroots nation building movement, through its soon to be launched, new Virtual St. Martin Nation platform, will be offering very interesting challenges to persons interested in providing alternative forms of journalism, making use of the latest internet technologies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 15 October 2011<\/h3>\n

Money to ‘Flow’ this Christmas<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications Company Flow on Thursday officially launched its Christmas campaign that will give new and existing customers opportunities for greater savings as well as a chance to win more than $5 million in prizes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 16 October 2011<\/h3>\n

BlackBerry blackout spreads to Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 <\/strong>Arguably as frightening as an electricity blackout, the BlackBerry service outage in Europe — which affected e-mail, internet services and the all-important BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) — spread to North America and the Caribbean last week, but with less impact there, due to quick communication by the mobile providers to customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Owners Could Sell Company In Three Years<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Owners of the Pan Caribbean fibre- optic cable and telecommunications firm Columbus Communications, which trades in Jamaica as Flow, will within three years decide whether to sell the regional company or raise additional capital to launch a new business plan, according to AIC Global Holdings Inc. executive director Robert Almeida\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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