{"id":50574,"date":"2014-02-24T05:33:46","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T10:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=50574"},"modified":"2017-04-07T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T21:37:43","slug":"roundup-week-23-february-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/02\/roundup-week-23-february-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 23 February 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 17 February to Sunday 23 February 2014.<\/i><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 17 February 2014<\/h3>\n

Open Wi-Fi Hotspots Available In Designated Areas At MSJMC<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/i> \u2013 In a move to further expand the information technology platform at the Mount St John\u2019s Medical Centre (MSJMC) a donation of computer hardware and high speed internet was made to the institution on Friday. \u00a0Additionally open wi-fi signals were placed in all waiting areas at the 185- bed facility\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable’s $100m Issue To Slash Debt Costs<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas is aiming to slash interest costs by up to two percentage points via its $100 million preference share restructuring, revealing to Tribune Business yesterday that its Florida and local growth initiatives are \u201con plan\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Bahamas executive appointed to leadership of Caribbean Cable Telecommunication Association<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Cable Bahamas Head of Marketing David Burrows was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA) at their annual meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in January\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Minister Nottage remarks at launch of BTC LTE Network\u200f<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Address By The Hon. Bernard J. Nottage, M.P. Minister Of National Security & Minister Responsible For Relations With The Bahamas Telecommunications Co Ltd On The Occasion Of Launch BTC’s LTC Network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable\u00a0Bahamas set for May capital raising<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 New investors may be given the chance to buy into Cable Bahamas when it issues $80 million in new shares this May\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME: Greater data demand<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/i> \u2013 Telecommunications company LIME is seeing an increase in the number of customers shifting from prepaid to postpaid services as the demand for increased data continues to trend upward\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Business Monday: LIME overhaul in the works; includes major network upgrade<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 AN overhaul is coming to LIME, a leading telecommunications provider in Barbados. Plans for the overhaul were outlined by the new CEO of the _company, Oliver Chatten\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME slashes workforce<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 Telecommunications company LIME is cutting its service support and delivery team.\u00a0In what they say is a move to enhance customer experience 39 members of staff will be told they are leaving the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CTEX Lights Up Region\u2019s Most Advanced Cloud Platform<\/h4>\n

Cura<\/i>\u00e7ao <\/i>\u2013 Cura\u00e7ao Technology Exchange (CTEX) completed migration and expansion of its advanced HyperCloud platform to its new Uptime Institute certified Tier-IV datacenter\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SAT sold to Digicel<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/i> \u2013 Dominica News Online can confirm that local company, SAT Telecoms and Broadcasting, has been sold to telecommunication giant, Digicel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic joins Comtelca<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/i> \u2013\u00a0 The Dominican Republic has joined the Central American telecoms commission Comtelca\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cassava Piece Gets Help With New Computer Lab<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 The vision of two Germans to enhance educational opportunities in underserved communities, was realised recently with the launch of an Information Technology (IT) unit at the Help Establish Library Projects (HELP) in Jamaica Education Centre, Cassava Piece, St Andrew\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Addresses Data-Charge Query<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 I write in response to the letter from Mr Niaro Gelbara that appeared in The Gleaner on Saturday, February 15, 2014, regarding data charges\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel\u00a0offers \u2018more\u2019 with mobile ads<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/i> \u2013 Digicel is preparing to intensify its focus on mobile phone advertising\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 18 February 2014<\/h3>\n

BAHAMAS-TELECOM \u2013 Bahamas worried at pace of telecom development in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/i> \u2013 The Bahamas government says the island\u2019s main economic pillars were coming under \u201cfierce competition\u201d from fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as it welcomed the latest technology to improve telecommunication services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cayman_IslandsEricsson insists jobs will be available<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Global communications company Ericsson insists any of the LIME employees who lost their jobs will have a chance to start work with them\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME shake-up impacts 39 workers<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 Telecommunications company LIME has laid off 39 staff after striking a deal to outsource some of its installation, repair and maintenance work to multinational firm Ericsson\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC Wins Jamaica Hospital Contract<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications\u2019 Jamaica business, LIME, has won a contract to supply a new fixed line telecommunications system for one of the country\u2019s largest hospitals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Prouty: \u2018Puerto Rico Must Become Caribbean Tech Hub\u2019<\/h4>\n

Puerto Rico <\/i>\u2013 As part of last week\u2019s celebration of the IT Cluster & CIO Summit, businessman Nicholas Prouty, managing partner of investment firm Putnam Bridge, urged members of the island\u2019s technology sector to join forces to convert Puerto Rico into a powerful technological center for the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

St Lucia attorney takes on Facebook<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 Global social network giant Facebook may be facing another credibility gap when it comes to its verified accounts claim\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 19 February 2014<\/h3>\n

EDITORIAL \u2014 Proposed law a threat to press freedom<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands <\/i>\u2013 If passed in its current form, the proposed Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act would pose a serious threat to press freedom in the Virgin Islands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bad call \u2028on LIME deal?<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 On Monday, news broke that telecom provider LIME is outsourcing its installation, maintenance and repair operations to global firm Ericsson, which has set up a local company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Ericsson ‘must hire’ Caymanians<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/i> \u2013 Global communications giant Ericsson \u201cmust hire Caymanians\u201d or face having its license to operate in the Cayman Islands pulled, government has insisted\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-Lancing brings world of opportunities to locals<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/i>\u2013 Entrepreneurs, self-motivated individuals and persons in between jobs in St. Kitts and Nevis will, be introduced to a new way of making money online under a project dubbed Digital Jam 3.0 \u201cCaribbean edition.\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T switches to IPv6<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/i> \u2013 The Internet will run out of address space sooner than you think\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 20 February 2014<\/h3>\n

Bahamas WiMax to offer the Bahamas first ever \u201cPay as You Go\u201d residential internet<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 Bahamas WiMax, the Bahamas\u2019 premier Wireless Internet Service Provider is set to offer the Bahamas first ever \u201cPay as You Go\u201d residential internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC:\u00a0Number portability projections \u2018not met\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/i>\u2013 There has been “very little take up” by BTC customers of the opportunity to switch phone service providers without having to change numbers since it was introduced, the company claims, suggesting that its own figures belie the claims being made by its competitor, Cable Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic hits over 3 million internet subscribers<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/i>\u2013 The number of internet subscribers in the Dominican Republic rose to 3.103 million in November 2013, compared to 1.945 million a year earlier, according to data from the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

More optic fiber networks needed now, Telecom chief says<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/i> \u2013 Dominican Telecom Institute (Indotel) president Gede\u00f3n Santos on Wednesday said the country needs new optic fiber networks, and stated his regret that only 22 percent of Dominican households have a computer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Computer programmer charged for scamming US$700<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 A computer software programmer who was arrested for fraud by the Major Organised Crime Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA) on Wednesday, February 12, is scheduled to appear in the Half Way Tree Resident Magistrate\u2019s Court on Friday, February 21\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Saint_LuciaSt Lucia to launch internet exchange point<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/i>\u2013 Saint Lucia is planning to become the next Caribbean country to establish an Internet exchange point (IXP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel\u2019s cloud services improved<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 Digicel\u2019s business division has improved its information technology (IT) cloud services. The telecommunications firm first launched its cloud computing solutions in T&T last October\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 21 February 2014<\/h3>\n

Int\u2019l outcry widens over cybercrime bill<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands<\/i> \u2013 Regional and international press freedom groups are continuing to raise concern about a bill pending before the House of Assembly that would impose strict penalties on anyone who unlawfully accesses and publishes confidential computer data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CEO: LIME outsourcing necessary to ‘stay competitive’<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/i>\u2013 Telecommunications company LIME\u2019s deal to contract out some of its work to global firm Ericsson is crucial to helping the firm \u201cstay competitive\u201d and improve services to customers, CEO Bill McCabe said Thursday… more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel acquires SAT Telecoms and Broadcasting<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/i>\u2013 Digicel has acquired SAT Telecoms and Broadcasting, Dominica News Online reports, citing Digicel manager Richard Stanton\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Basic school students to get tablet computers too<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/i>\u2013 MINISTER of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell has announced that the tablet computer project, originally earmarked for primary and high schools, will now be extended to basic schools\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 22 February 2014<\/h3>\n

Digicel wins top prizes at Caribbean advertising awards<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/i> \u2013 DIGICEL was the big winner at this year’s Caribbean Advertising Federation American Advertising Awards, taking home the top prizes of the Best of Show Overall Award and Best of TV Award for its ‘Be Extraordinary’ television ad\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"St_Vincent_and_the_GrenadinesNurturing Caribbean ingenuity: St Vincent to hold innovation workshop<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/i>\u2013 Eastern Caribbean small-island developing states face the threats of rising crime, porous borders, climate change, the flight of intellectual capital and the dismantling of preferential trade arrangements for agricultural products, spurred by the contagion of the global financial crisis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel’s F1RST out the blocks<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/i>\u2013 The following is the verbatim release from Digicel. Zen nightclub was transformed into an exciting and interactive Experience Zone on Tuesday, February 18 on the occasion of the launch of F1RST\u2019s mobile app\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 23 February 2014<\/h3>\n

Caribbean prepares for Soft Landing<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/i>\u2013 Soft Landing. That\u2019s the harmless-sounding code name being used in Latin America and the Caribbean for an operation set to take effect as soon as the number of unallocated Internet Protocol (IP) addresses falls beneath two million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credit: \u00a0NS Newsflash<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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