{"id":4042,"date":"2012-06-04T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2012-06-07T06:36:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T11:36:35","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-3-june-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/06\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-3-june-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 3 June 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 28 May to Sunday 3 June 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/62693815@N03\/\"<\/a>Monday, 28 May 2012<\/h3>\n

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Tuesday, 29 May 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC \u2018seriously exploring\u2019 TV products this year<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Data offerings, fixed-line broadband and delving into the television market are particular areas of growth for the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Anti-hack company confirms attacks on Electoral Board during polls<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Prolexic, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, today announced that it has mitigated a number of attacks directed at the web site of Junta Central Electoral (JCE), the central electoral board of the Dominican Republic during a recent general election\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Women and Girls in ICT workshop<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 In commemoration of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), blink | bmobile partnered with the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organisations (CANTO) to stage a High School Interactive Workshop on Women and Girls in Information Communication Technology (ICT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 30 May 2012<\/h3>\n

Five-year education ICT policy near completion<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Education officials are finalising a five-year policy on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for the sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

China gifts Guyana 30,000 laptops – OLPF project to fulfill its mandate<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Governments of Guyana and China today strengthened their bilateral relations through the signing of a US$8M grant-gift agreement for the supply of 30,000 laptops to the One Laptop per Family (OLPF) project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Brief – New Tax Could Hurt Investment<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications firm Digicel has warned the Government that its proposed new tax measures on the telecoms sector would severely restrict further investment in Jamaica by the affected operators and hamper their ability to assist in the development of the economy, ultimately harming businesses and consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel stable says Fitch<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel has maintained its “B” credit score with bond-rating agency Fitch, which listed the mobile phone company’s outlook as stable despite the armed raid by Jamaican tax officials earlier this month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Hostile Phone Tax<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Opposition Spokesman on finance, Audley Shaw, says there are serious doubts about the ability of the Government to collect a vast amount of the projected $5.2 billion in new taxes from the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No Hikes In Local Call Rates, Says Paulwell<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u00ad\u2013 Despite the imposition of a tax on the termination of calls locally and from overseas, Telecommunications Minister Phillip Paulwell says it is not likely to result in higher call rates for Jamaicans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>CTU & COMNET MOU<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and The COMNET Foundation for ICT Development (COMNET) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalise collaboration between the two agencies, with particular emphasis on cyber-security and cybercrime prevention activities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel\u2019s Saunders Tells European Telecoms To Follow Clouds<\/h4>\n

Turks & Caicos Islands <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications companies should look to gain revenues from cloud services and mobile advertising to help cover the cost of their new high speed 4G\/LTE networks, Digicel Turks and Caicos CEO E. Jay Saunders told the LTE World Summit 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, on May 23\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 31 May 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC now entering \u2018unknown territory\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) said it looks forward to a “continued positive relationship” with the government despite the prime minister’s declaration yesterday that the firm \u201cwill be restored to the Bahamian people”\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PM Pledges To Retake BTC Majority Stake<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said his administration remained committed to “exploring all lawful means” to recover majority ownership of the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) from Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) for the Bahamian people\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Top official: Anonymous from Mexico launched attacks on polls<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario met Thursday with hundreds of members of electoral boards across the country to analyze the May 20 elections, where he revealed that the hackers organization Anonymous launched unsuccessful Web attacks from Mexico during the polling\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheaper Rates To Call Other Networks?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 It will be much cheaper to call across mobile networks if the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) institutes an interim termination charge of J$5 on mobile networks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Growing rejection of proposed telecoms taxes<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Opposition to the Government\u2019s decision to increase charges for telephone calls terminating in Jamaica is increasing, with shadow minister on finance Audley Shaw expressing doubt that it can be collected, and local telecommunications giant Digicel asserting that the proposal will have a detrimental impact on the telecoms industry and the wider economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 1 June 2012<\/h3>\n

Telecoms system ready for disasters<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 The country\u2019s telecommunications system, which enables communication throughout Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) states, received a passing grade on Friday during the annual Region Rap exercise\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Karib Cable set to enter Barbados<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Regional telecommunications company Karib Cable will invest B$65 million ($2.8 billion) to expand into Barbados, pledging to build a fibre-optic network on the island and start offering services there by the end of the year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Jamaica Turns To Parent For Support After Historic Loss<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica, which trades as LIME Jamaica, is now dependent on its parent for survival after hitting a new record in losses both at the telecoms and of any stock market company in the exchange’s five decades of trading\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean still lags in broadband coverage and access<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Broadband is expanding rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, but the region still lags behind the world\u2019s most advanced nations in terms of coverage, access and adoption of information and communication technology services delivered through fast networks, according to a new report released by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 2 June 2012<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>ECTEL Approves New Licence Templates<\/h4>\n

OECS <\/em>\u2013 New license templates for telecommunications services have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow kicks off summer promotion today<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms provider, Flow, will today kick off its Olympic summer promotion, dubbed ‘Turn It On’, at a road show to be held at the Courts parking lot in Portmore, St Catherine\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 3 June 2012<\/h3>\n

GT&T moves against Digicel in Linden<\/h4>\n

Guyana \u2013 Lindeners yesterday flocked the Egbert Benjamin Exhibition Hall at Spieghtland, Linden, to cash in on the \u201cSwitch it up\u201d promotion, by either redeeming their old Digicel cell phones for a new GT&T one or purchasing brand new phones from as low as $1,000\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fujitsu, Newgen Partner On Digital Document Service<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Technology provider Fujitsu aims to earn US$15 million (J$1.3 b) in five years from offering services throughout the Caribbean to digitalise information into a central database, expected to cut loan processing and time lost to government red tape by close to half\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of NewsFlash<\/a>, flickr. Logos courtesy of CTU<\/a> and ECTEL<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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