{"id":66054,"date":"2014-09-08T05:44:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T10:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=66054"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:41:23","slug":"roundup-week-7-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/09\/roundup-week-7-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 7 September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 1 September to Sunday 7 September 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 1 September 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC’s $56m Capital Spend ‘Largest Ever’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) $56 million capital investment spend for this year is its largest ever, as it moves to address dropped mobile calls and prepare for this market\u2019s full liberalisation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC\u00a0to offer TV package by spring 2015<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BTC)\u2008expects to have a television service on offer by the end of March 2015, which will \u201cbe better and give better coverage\u201d to customers than that offered by Cable Bahamas, Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) CEO Phil Bentley\u2008said on Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Champagne Pops’ On Telecoms Merger Nod<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian telecommunications provider\u2019s principal is preparing to \u201cpop champagne bottles\u201d, after the Government finally approved a deal that will unleash $50 million in investment and the creation of up to 100 local jobs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC CEO Phil Bentley outlines the new BTC \u2013 $170M investment upgrade toward world class network<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 In an address to attendees at the August 29th announcement of the majority economic interest in BTC moving to The Bahamas government and the people of The Bahamas, Phil Bentley, CEO of Cable and Wireless Communications, (CWC) foreshadowed new initiatives and plans to transform BTC into a world class telecommunications company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov’t Wants IPO To Bahamians By 2nd Mobile Firm<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie has indicated his government wants the winning bidder for the second celluar licence to offer shares to the Bahamian public, something that might force it to follow suit with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Remarks by the Prime Minister at BTC majority shareholding transfer luncheon<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 It gives me great pleasure to be part of this historic assembly of partners and supporting cast, committed to advancing the overall good of the Bahamian people\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Rime of the ancient operator: GT&T looking to remove fixed line albatross with price hike<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Fixed line incumbent Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) has appeared before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to justify a proposed series of price hikes to its fixed line services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BPO Firms Struggle To Fill Vacancies \u2013 Study<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Based on the\u00a0<\/strong>HEART Trust\/NTA Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry Sector Study\u00a0published earlier this year, 68 per cent of the BPO companies surveyed said they had vacancies, with 64 per cent reporting that they had difficulties filling them\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.brandsoftheworld.com\/logo\/digicel-1\"Digicel Boss Wants Jamaican Challenge<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Barry O’Brien, chief executive officer of Digicel, said Jamaica should seek to learn from social-media campaigns like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in order to gain support for local causes\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

JAMPRO leads local delegation to major ICT Summit in the United States<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 JAMPRO will be leading a delegation of local ICT leaders to the United States based Gartner Outsourcing and Strategic Partnership Summit in an effort to raise Jamaica\u2019s profile as a nearshore destination for business process outsourcing (BPO)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Look To ICT For Growth, Say Experts<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Despite noted growth in the agriculture and tourism sectors, it appears that the future of jobs in Jamaica will be in sectors closely linked to information and communications technology (ICT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Scotiabank named World\u2019s Best Consumer Internet Bank in St. Kitts & Nevis<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 Scotiabank has been recognized by Global Finance Magazine as the Best Consumer Internet Bank in St. Kitts & Nevis for 2014. In total, Scotiabank received recognition in 22 countries across the Caribbean and Central America\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

UTS\u00a0completes 200MB Fiber circuit for Coastguard.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 UTS has completed the delivery of 200 Megabyte (MB) fiber optic cable circuit to the Coastguard headquarters in Simpson Bay\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel applies for pay-TV concession in T&T<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad & Tobago-based mobile operator Digicel has applied for a pay-TV licence, the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (TATT) has confirmed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 2 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Bahamas regains control of telecoms company<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Government has regained control of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BahamasBoss Calling BTC Into Line On 20% Sales Fall<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A well-known retailer yesterday blasted the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) for phone line woes that slashed sales in key product lines by up to 20 per cent during its \u201cChristmas season\u201d equivalent\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Should Not Be Given Any Favours<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 EDITOR, The Tribune. According to a front page story in The Nassau Guardian on Saturday, 30 August, entitled \u201cBTC Deal Finalised\u201d, Mr Phil Bentley is encouraging the Government to be flexible with BTC needs for duty concessions and foreign work permits\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cellular Bidder Promises IPO To Local Investors<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A likely bidder for the second cellular phone licence yesterday pledged it would offer shares in the company to Bahamian investors via an initial public offering (IPO) should it prove successful\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Global Technology Accelerates Access to Broadband in the Republic of Guyana with Eutelsat IP Easy Service<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Global Technology today announced it has selected the IP Easy satellite broadband service provided by Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) to accelerate access to broadband across the Republic of Guyana. Eutelsat operates IP Easy in the region using the high performance EUTELSAT 8 West A satellite\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CANTO: Telecommunications Power at Play in the Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Atlantis Paradise Hotel in the Bahamas was the venue for CANTO\u2019s 30th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition where the organization\u2019s pearl anniversary was celebrated in grand style\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean, Latin American tech community gathers for CaribNOG-LACNIC meeting<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 One of the largest gatherings of the Caribbean Internet community will take place in Curacao in a few weeks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TelEm Group International voice and data circuits back online.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group technicians and engineers have fully restored operation of the company’s international voice and data switch following a fire incident Monday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Parent makes shock find on child\u2019s laptop Spyware taking photos<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Chairman of the board of directors of the T&T Amateur Radio League (TTARL) Julien Dedier is calling on Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh and the president of the T&T Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA)) Davanand Sinanan to investigate concerns that students who use laptops supplied to them from the Government are being spied on\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 3 September 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC Signs Exclusive Baha Mar Mobile Deal<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has partnered with Baha Mar to provide mobile services for its thousands of guests through the installation of a multi-million dollar Distributed Antenna System (DAS) covering the entire property\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable Bahamas crews repair fibre optic cable damaged by lightning strike in southwest New Providence<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>— At 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, Cable Bahamas identified an interruption of services in the southwestern portion of New Providence\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Big moves in Cayman\u2019s telecommunications<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Bermuda based Key-Tech, the parent company of Logic, has purchased WestStar and Cayman 27\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

S-T-E-M spells Cayman\u2019s careers of the future<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Steady growth of Cayman\u2019s Special Economic Zone (SEZ) depends on a pool of qualified young Caymanians to take the jobs of the future\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guyana\"iNet selects Newtec for broadband deployment in Guyana<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 iNet Communications and Newtec announced the launch of a new high speed broadband service for Guyana, which enables download speeds of 6Mbps\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel surprises one millionth customer with $1m<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 WHEN 22-year-old Kellyon Smith activated a two-day data plan on her phone, she did not expect to be collecting a cheque worth $1 million along with a brand-new smartphone from Digicel Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad and Tobago to launch mobile NP on 26 Feb 2015<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago telecoms authority TATT confirmed that mobile-to-mobile number portability will be officially launched on 26 February 2015\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 4 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Cable\u00a0Bahamas suffers from lightning strike<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Five hundred and sixty-eight Cable Bahamas subscribers experienced an outage of their cable TV, telephone and Internet services in areas including South Ocean Estates, Mount Pleasant, Serenity and Lyford Cay\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA\u2019s Employee receives Prestigious Engineering Certification<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Waldon Russell, a Case Officer and Electrical Engineer with the Utility Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), is now a registrant of the prestigious Engineering Council (EC) of London\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

KeyTech CEO: Cayman TV deal and BTC sale are \u2018transformational\u2019<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Telecoms firm KeyTech has bought a TV firm in Cayman \u2014 and sold off its stake in BTC for $30 million\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Minister\u00a0of TEATT calls urgent meeting with Telecom stakeholders.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 In light of the latest problems encountered the last two days in our telecommunication systems, Minister Ted Richardson, in charge of Economic affairs, Tourism and Telecommunication, called an urgent meeting with the Bureau of Telecommunication and Post, TELEM Group and UTS. All top executives from the three entities were present in the meeting\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Nothing wrong with laptops\u2019<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 MINISTER of Education Dr Tim Gopeesingh said yesterday that there was nothing wrong with the Government-issued laptops, in answer to media reports that spyware or malware was found on a school computer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT EVP assures Permanent Secretaries<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 ALTHOUGH the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) incurred a net loss of $505.9 million for the year ended March 31, 2014, its Executive Vice-President of Government and Enterprise Services, Rakesh Goswami, is assuring that blink\/bMobile is on course for increasing profits and improving technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 5 September 2014<\/h3>\n

Technology demystified<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 So IoT is essentially about connecting, managing and control\u00adling things from liter\u00adally anywhere and is more per\u00advasive than one could imagine\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Services sector wants e-commerce environment<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago \u00ad\u2013 THE Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), is calling on the Government to include in the 2015 budget the early passage of the updated Audit and Exchequer Act which it said would allow o5nline payments to and from government entities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 6 September 2014<\/h3>\n

A telecommunications licence was issued to iNet over 14 years ago<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, I would like to clarify some of the issues raised in the sensationally written article published by Kaieteur News on September 4 regarding the circumstances surrounding iNet Communications Inc\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

AG okays release of emails<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has consented to e-mail service provider Google Inc releasing all information from his personal e-mail account to the Integrity Commission as the probe into the Emailgate scandal continues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 7 September 2014<\/h3>\n

\"http:\/\/www.marketingmagazine.co.uk\/news\/993437\/\"CWC Pumping US$250m Into LIME Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) is making a renewed effort to turn around the fortunes of subsidiary LIME Jamaica, with a planned investment of US$250 million in the network over the next three years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Texting hurting TT business<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Using technology \u2014 whether we are on our mobile phones and tablets or desktop computers at the office \u2014 is part of everyday life for many people in Trinidad and Tobago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credit: \u00a0Mars Hill Church<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Brands of the World<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Marketing Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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