{"id":5199,"date":"2012-11-12T06:10:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T11:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=5199"},"modified":"2012-11-12T06:19:36","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T11:19:36","slug":"roundup-week-11-november-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2012\/11\/roundup-week-11-november-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 11 November 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 5 November to Sunday 11 November 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 5 November 2012<\/h3>\n

LIME answers calls<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 LIME continues to listen and respond to customer concerns, said its Managing Director Alex McDonald\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 6 November 2012<\/h3>\n

Mega high-speed Internet comes to A&B<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 After much anticipation, and several delays, Digicel Antigua & Barbuda officially launched its 4G LTE high-speed Internet service yesterday, the first mobile provider in the Caribbean to do so\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Competition in Barbados telecoms market key to development of sector, says minister<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Increased competition in the telecoms market is expected to play a major role in the Barbados government’s strategy to bring the sector on par with the offerings in countries which are leaders in the sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LTE Network Plan By BTC<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u00a0 plans to introduce its Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in a few weeks, BTC CEO Geoff Houston said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Unions up heat over firing of BTC manager<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Obie Ferguson yesterday suggested industrial action is looming if the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) does not soon rehire fired BTC senior manager Elizabeth Thompson\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS: LIME reduces iPhone 4S price<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 LIME has reduced the price of its iPhone 4S handset by 20 per cent to J$12,720 plus General Consumption Tax (GCT) when taken with its value-packed Ultrapak and post-paid data plans\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt Committed to Widening Technology Access<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Minister of State for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says that the government is committed to providing Jamaicans with access to computer technology and for them to use it in productive ways to improve their lives and the country\u2019s economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Reggae Music 2.0: How Will It Succeed In The Digital Age Of Music, Brand, Culture?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Already a phenomenon spawning successful artistes, events, products, loyal buying communities and a global culture, Reggae Music is one of Jamaica\u2019s most successful exports, but is yet to fully capitalise on how the Digital Age has changed the music game\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 7 November 2012<\/h3>\n

Cellular Monopoly Retarding Growth, Telecoms Investment<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas\u2019 information and communications technology (ICT) sector generated revenues of almost $450 million or 5.7 per cent of the country\u2019s total GDP in 2011, a Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) executive said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA Close To BTC Probe Completion<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is close to completing its investigation of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) summer network outage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA: ICTs have generated $450M in revenue<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas\u2019 regulated Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have generated close to $450 million in revenue towards the country\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employed more than 1,300 people\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Huawei\"<\/a>Digicel partners with Huawei to introduce best value tablet across the region<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Group and Huawei Technologies have partnered to introduce a new tablet across the region. Powered by Digicel\u2019s 4G Mobile technology, the stunning Huawei Media Pad 7 Lite<\/em> is the best value tablet to be unveiled in the market and will be available next week at Digicel dealer stores in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cayman and the ABC islands – Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 8 November 2012<\/h3>\n

APUA and CTV Launch Bundling Services<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Bundling services are being offered in Antigua & Barbuda by a cable and utility company, a first for the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Small Business Ecademy\u2122 Exhibits At The ICT Fest 2013<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Caribbean Small Business Ecademy\u2122 exhibits at Lucky Booth #13 the ICT Fest in Antigua from November 13th to November 15th 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC ‘Bottlenecks’ From 400% Mobile Data Growth<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is investing a further $2 million in its 4G network to relieve \u201cbottlenecks\u201d at 15 cell tower sites caused by a 400 per cent increase in mobile data usage, its chief executive yesterday also targeting a \u2018doubling\u2019 of its Internet market share\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Creates 145 Jobs<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has created 145 full and part-time jobs since its immediate post-privatisation downsizing, its chief executive adding that another 200 employees – some of whom had been waiting 10 years – were either promoted or \u201creclassified\u201d within the company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC to invest $50M in 2013<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will spend as much as $50 million in 2013 on a number of projects to bolster its infrastructure and services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.eleutheranews.com\/\"<\/a>BTC Targets \u2018Another 20%\u2019 In Cost Slashes<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) needs to \u201creduce operating costs by another 20 per cent\u201d before cellular phone services are liberalised, its chief executive yesterday saying its post-privatisation transformation had reached \u201cthe halfway mark\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston Denies Thompson Was Fired Over Union Role<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company CEO Geoff Houston denied claims yesterday that the company fired former senior manager Elizabeth Thompson because she became a union official\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston: Future meltdowns \u2018unlikely\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The top executive at Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) says a future meltdown of the network is “less likely” to happen following new measures to back-up the system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Increased security for BTC following unions \u2018invasion\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Security at the headquarters of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will be heightened in the wake of last week\u2019s \u201cinvasion\u201d by union members, BTC CEO\u2008Geoff Houston revealed yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Smartphone data to rise 200%<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Smartphone and data usage have been growing \u201cexponentially\u201d in The Bahamas, rising by up to 50 percent over the last 12 months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Free government TV not entirely F.R.E.E.<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Despite the premier\u2019s insistence that the new government TV channel, which is now broadcasting the Legislative Assembly live, is free, anyone wishing to tune in will need to have, at the very least, a basic subscription with WestStar TV\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Haiti Taps Astellia for Network Assurance<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Haiti will purchase Astellia’s 3G network assurance solution to improve quality of service and customer loyalty in Haiti\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti – Security : The Conatel working on a law on Cybersecurity<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 In the first Workshop on Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Haiti, which has just ended, the national and international experts have put forward the different security issues in the virtual world [forgery, bank fraud, tax evasion, cyber-attack, etc\u2026] … more<\/a><\/p>\n

Senate Hearing on Digicel Decline in Service Quality<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 The rapid decline in quality of Digicel service since becoming the sole mobile carrier in Haiti renewed hearings in the Senate regarding the telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OECS e-government project to launch partial electronic tendering system<\/h4>\n

OECS <\/em>\u2013 The OECS Secretariat\u2019s E-Government Regional Integration Project (OECSEGRIP) will officially launch a partial electronic tendering system on Thursday in Saint Lucia\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/2\/2d\/LIME_Logo.gif\"<\/a>C&W Caribbean ends September with nearly 1.6 mln mobile subs<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Caribbean saw its revenues decrease 4 percent year-on-year to USD 159 million in the six months ended 30 September 2012\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Public broadband network approves $3.1 million in contracts for build-out<\/h4>\n

US Virgin Island <\/em>\u2013 The V.I. Next Generation Network board approved $3.1 million in new contracts Wednesday to continue building the territory’s first open-access broadband network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 9 November 2012<\/h3>\n

BTC ‘Principal’ Driver For Cwc’s Caribbean 4% Earnings Growth<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was the \u201cprincipal\u201d driver of the 4 per cent operating income increase enjoyed by its regional parent during the 2012-2013 first half, with mobile data usage in this nation having increased 600 per cent in 18 months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Christie Gov’t ‘Respects’ BTC Privatisation Deal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Christie administration has \u201cmade it clear they respect\u201d the agreement that privatised the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), its majority owner yesterday saying it would not allow the Government\u2019s attempts to regain control to hurt its own shareholders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC calls govt talks \u2018fruitful\u2019<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013\u00a0Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) is reporting “fruitful” negotiations with the Bahamian government regarding a majority takeover of the country\u2019s sole mobile carrier\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fired BTC manager before Labour Board<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Talks over whether fired Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) manager Elizabeth Thompson was wrongfully terminated continued yesterday between BTC and its managers union\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus Acquires Telecorp: Expands Columbus Business Solutions Brand to Honduras Business Community<\/h4>\n

Honduras <\/em>\u2013 Columbus International Inc. (“Columbus”) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Telefonica Corporativa (Telecorp)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME fights on, but loses more<\/h4>\n

Jamaica \u2013 LIME’S fight for mobile subscribers may have returned strong gains for the beleaguered telecoms company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 10 November 2012<\/h3>\n

Digicel Must Come Better Than That<\/h4>\n

Antigua & Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Editor: Permit me some space in your medium to express my absolute disappointment in one of this country\u2019s most vaunted telecommunications companies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Police warn on Internet fraud<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Police yesterday pointed to a worrying trend of Internet fraud, including identity theft ahead of the holiday season\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica 4th in Region in Internet Use<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The latest report on Internet saturation across the Caribbean indicates that over half of Jamaica\u2019s 2.87 million people or about 55.1 per cent, are using or has access to the internet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/caribbeanbeta.com\/\"<\/a>The Internet Is Mobile, Social And Consumer Driven- Where Are The Business Opportunities?<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The world may not be flat, but the Internet has created a level playing field where the opportunities are greater and there are more routes to creating and finding jobs, owning a business and achieving personal success\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless wants full control of TSTT<\/h4>\n

Trinidad & Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications, the minority shareholder of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago (TSTT) has made its clearest statement yet on its desire to take full control of its joint venture in T&T, of which the Government investment vehicle, National Enterprises Ltd, is the majority 51 per cent shareholder\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 11 November 2012<\/h3>\n

Haiti – Politic : The CONATEL before the Senate Committee<\/h4>\n

Haiti \u2013 Following a convening of the Senate Committee on Telecommunications, Jean Marie Guillaume, Director General of the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL), accompanied by Jacques Rousseau, Minister of Public Works, Transport, Energy and Communications appeared before the senators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT And The Census<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 It is widely accepted that information and communications technologies (ICT) are an ever-important enabler of sustained economic growth\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Online high school comes to the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Youth and adults alike from across the Caribbean will soon have the opportunity to complete high school without having to enrol in the traditional school system\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0RambergMediaImages<\/a>\u00a0(flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0The Eleutheran<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em><\/em>Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0<\/em>Caribbean BETA<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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