{"id":2743,"date":"2012-01-09T06:10:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T11:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2012-01-09T06:10:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T11:10:15","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-8-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/01\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-8-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 8 January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a roundup of the ICT\/technology news across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 2 January to Sunday 8 January 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/garyth123\/\"<\/a><\/em>Monday, 2 January 2012<\/h3>\n

IXP for Dominica expected in January<\/em><\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Dominica is expected to have an internet exchange point (IXP) up and running in January, the third in the English-speaking Caribbean, Bernadette Lewis, secretary general of the Caribbean Telecoms Union (CTU), told BNamericas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 3 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Bahamas Out of Step on ‘Information Age’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas must retool its economy and workforce to offer an expanded services menu including software development and retirement homes, the Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman suggesting Freeport’s industrial focus was ‘out of step’ with the world’s main growth areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Authority stands firm on telephone number portability<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The Information and Telecommunications Technology Authority for the Cayman Islands is standing firm on the 31 January deadline for the implementation of local number portability\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 4 January 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC Launches 4G (HSPA+) Services in the Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications\u201f (CWC) business in The Bahamas, The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), has significantly upgraded its mobile services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC to hire as much as 80 persons in 2012<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) intends to hire up to 80 people over the course of the year as the company seeks to \u201crefresh\u201d its operations, according to BTC CEO Geoff Houston\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FTC slams Digicel-Claro merger<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Mobile phone customers are likely to be hurt by the approved merger of telecoms providers Digicel and Claro, says the Fair Trading Commission (FTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhone 4S coming to China, Caribbean islands next week<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Apple has announced that the iPhone 4S will be making its way to China and 21 other countries beginning next Friday, January 13th\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 5 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Jamaica to Benefit from Digicel Acquisition of Claro<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The acquisition of Claro in Jamaica by Digicel, which was completed on November 30th 2011, will spur both innovation and investment and benefit consumers right across Jamaica, the telecommunications provider announced today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 6 January 2012<\/h3>\n

Information Ministry hosts cyber workshop<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Science and Technology in conjunction with United Alert held a cyber security awareness workshop for several employees, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel To Go National With 4G Network<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Undeterred by a pending legal challenge of its Claro acquisition by Jamaica’s competition watchdog, Digicel Group said Thursday that it would invest the equivalent of J$2.6 billion to expand its 4G network nationwide\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME backs FTC on opposition to Digicel\/Claro merger<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 LIME endorses the lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court against the Digicel and Claro merger by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) and supports the Commission’s position that the deal is anti-competitive\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile Money Breakthrough Predicted For Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 An American economist is predicting that the introduction of mobile money services in Jamaica will find a ready market because of the scarcity of user-friendly financial services on the island\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Maarten Cable TV Announces Channel Changes For Digital Launch<\/h4>\n

St. Maarten <\/em>\u2013 St. Maarten Cable TV today announces another step forward to upgrade the cable TV system to an all-digital platform this spring. To ensure that the digital channel line-up will be in place by the February 1, 2012 deadline, eight channels will be removed from the analog line-up on January 23, 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Maarten Cable TV Upgrades to Digital Headend!<\/h4>\n

St. Maarten <\/em>\u2013 St. Maarten Cable TV has undertaken a major capital upgrade to encode and convert all analog services to the digital format. Effective February 1, 2012, all customers who subscribe to our services are required to switch to a Motorola digital converter to continue receiving service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 7 January 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC to fix dropped calls problem<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Acknowledging that Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) customers have experienced dropped calls since the company launched its 4G network late last year, BTC CEO Geoff Houston says the problem should be solved by the end of the month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 8 January 2012<\/h3>\n

4G Mobile vs Broadband<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 I write with reference to the article on the front page of the Financial Gleaner on Friday 6th January 2012 titled ‘4G goes national’ and would like to take this opportunity to point out a number of inaccuracies which result in the article causing huge confusion to consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel, LIME Stake Out Positions On FTC Challenge<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Meanwhile, Digicel says it is yet to be served with the FTC’s claim and has, in turn, blasted the competition watchdog for poor timing and overreach, saying it does not have legal jurisdiction to challenge the deal\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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