{"id":69988,"date":"2014-11-17T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=69988"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:40:09","slug":"roundup-week-16-november-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/11\/roundup-week-16-november-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 16 November 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 10 November to 16 November 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 10 November 2014<\/h3>\n

Bimini celebrates New BTC Store and IP TV Testing<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 BTC\u2019s CEO Leon Williams delivered a double dose of good news for Biminites on November 6th when he officially opened a new BTC retail store in Alice Town and also announced that in two weeks, Bimini would be the first testing ground for IPTV, BTCs new internet television service available next year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Third Bahamian Contender Declares Cellular Intent<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A Bahamian-led company has become the third local player to announce its intentions to bid on the second cellular licence, the tender for which is set to be launched shortly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt allocates $70m to put e-books on tablets<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Government is to spend $70 million on e-books for on tablet computers currently being issued to several schools island wide\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel: No closed door approval of merger<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 The region\u2019s largest mobile provider is calling on regulators throughout the Caribbean to ensure that there is \u201cfull disclosure and transparency\u201d in the approval process of the proposed acquisition of Columbus International by Cable & Wireless Communications for US$3.02 billion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow in line for upgrade from rating agencies<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Columbus International Inc, which trades as Flow in the region, is in line for an upgrade from two rating agencies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME shares continue to surge<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 LIME shares continue to show strong price growth in the aftermath of\u00a0 last Thursday’s announcement that its parent company, Cable & Wireless, is acquiring Columbus International, the operator of Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Move into the digital age<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Futurist Gerb Leonhard has urged Trinidad and Tobago that the time has come for it to move away from its dependency on oil and gas and to focus on becoming a digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 11 November 2014<\/h3>\n

Digicel:\u2008We\u00a0will make Bahamas a powerhouse<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Chief Operating Officer (COO) Claudio Hildalgo has laid out that company\u2019s case for why it should receive the second mobile license to be granted by the government of The Bahamas next year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Third\u00a0mobile license in 2016<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 As upstart mobile company Junkanoo Mobile mounts its colorful campaign, \u201cDey comin\u2019! Better service. Better prices. Better network\u201d, Digicel and IP\u2008Solutions International (IPSI)\u2008have both renewed their own commitments to securing the next mobile license granted in The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Go with the flow, says Minister Inniss<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Commerce Donville Inniss says he is not troubled by the proposed merger of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International Inc, which trade here as LIME and FLOW respectively\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Inniss: Licence all telecoms rates<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development Donville Inniss wants to see the licensing of services provided by all communications companies operating in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/curacaoconnected.com\/\"‘Protect\u00a0FLOW customer rates’<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 CONSUMERS who migrated to FLOW from LIME in search of cheaper and more customer-friendly telecoms services should not now become victims of recriminations with the latter\u2019s multibillion dollar buyout of its competitor\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Logic moves to clear up unlicensed broadcasts<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 The new owners of Cayman\u2019s biggest television company Weststar say the channel lineup offered to viewers is changing as they attempt to secure distribution agreements for existing and new programming\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t has to safeguard competition, Paulwell says of C&W\/Columbus deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Jamaican Government says it will be closely monitoring the proposed acquisition agreement between Cable and Wireless Communication (CWC) and Columbus International\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC on the rise<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 On Thursday, Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) announced that it would be buying Columbus International (http:\/\/ow.ly\/E1VDU), the quadplay, broadband backhaul upstart that matched the challenge to incumbent TSTT that Digicel mounted in the mobile telecommunications space on the ground\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

A battle \u2018customers can win\u2019<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Below is an edited version of Barbados TODAY\u2019S Marlon Madden\u2019s interview with Cable & Wireless Communications chief executive officer Phil Bentley on Thursday, November 6\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Columbus’ revenue over last 12 months was US$547 million<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Hours before Cable & Wireless (CWC) on Friday morning raised around 113.8 million pounds sterling in a private placement of shares – part of the US$3 billion plan to acquire Columbus International Inc – two rating agencies put out statements favouring the deal (Thursday night)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIAT expands distribution and e-ticketing technology<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Sabre Corporation has expanded a multi-year distribution and technology agreement with LIAT, The Caribbean Airline which is based in Antigua\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 12 November 2014<\/h3>\n

Bahamas: Request for Proposals to Operate a Cellular Mobile Network and Provide Cellular Mobile Services<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 the Government of The Bahamas took yet another step towards fulfilling their promise to reform policies and modernize The Bahamas through the liberalization of the cellular mobile market in The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CEO Leon Williams Addresses Bahamas Society of Engineers<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 BTC CEO Leon Williams joined executives from BEC, Water and Sewerage Company, and Consolidated Water (Bahamas) to address attendees of the recent Bahamas Society for Engineer’s Annual Conference and the\u00a0theme \u201cPublic Private Partnership (P3) in the Effective Delivery of Projects\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt\u00a0invites players in pay TV, broadband<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson told attendees at the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Busan, Korea, that in addition to the cellular\/mobile market, the government wants to see more competition across the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, particularly in the markets for pay TV and broadband\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fiber networks expand across Cayman<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Competition among cable and Internet providers is pushing into a new phase with the rollout of fiber networks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

High-speed cables: Lifelines for Cayman\u2019s economy<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 It is remarkable, the extent to which Grand Cayman\u2019s physical infrastructure has been transformed over the past decade\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DominicaICT workshop begins in Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Stakeholders from various countries in the region, including Dominica began a two-day workshop on a national Information Communications Technology ( ICT) policy at the Fort Young Hotel on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Government pledges to protect consumers’ interests in telecoms deal<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government of Jamaica has promised that it will be closely monitoring the proposed acquisition agreement between Cable & Wireless and Columbus International\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt spends J$114m on content for Tablets in Schools<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government has spent $114 million for the provision of electronic content on the tablet computers in the Tablets in Schools pilot programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OAS launches course on cyber incident investigation in Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Organisation of American States (OAS) has launched a course in Jamaica on cyber incident investigation and analysis, aimed at teaching cyber-crime investigators and incident response teams basic and intermediate techniques in cyber investigation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC-Flow Deal Raises Questions, Says Gonsalves<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Prime Minister of St Vincent & the Grena-dines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, says the acquisition of Columbus International by Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) raises the spectre of the monopolisation of Internet services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OAS Permanent Council Holds Special Meeting to Debate \u201cDiplomacy, Development and Governance\u201d<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) met today in the framework of a special meeting to hear presentations from experts in international relations and telecommunications on the topic of \u201cDiplomacy, development, and governance,\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT reaches island retreats on mission towards 95% 4G coverage<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago (TSTT) has established LTE-based wireless broadband coverage under the Blink Broadband banner on Chacachacare Island as part of its mobile and fixed-wireless broadband expansion programme to reach 95% of Trinidad and Tobago with high speed wireless services, reports local newspaper Newsday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 13 November 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC Drives 40,000 To Smart Phones<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is aiming to drive some 40,000 mobile customers to upgrade to smart phone technology, its chief executive yesterday confirming the incumbent carrier will start testing its TV product in Bimini next week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Drops 40,000 Calls A Day But To Spend $65m<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd has reduced its daily average of dropped calls to 40,000 from more than 70,000 and now expects fewer challenges, Chief Executive Officer Leon Williams said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BahamasBidding Begins On Second Cellular Licence<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 THE bidding process for the country\u2019s second cellular provider licence begins today, Prime Minister Perry Christie said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cellular Bidder Brings ‘Best Of Both Worlds’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 A cellular licence contender yesterday said it \u201cbrought the best of both worlds\u201d via its combination of Bahamian and international ties, expressing hope it would soon see \u201cthe fruits\u201d of seven years\u2019 work\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov’t Sets Out Mobile Liberalisation Terms<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Government expects to award a second cellular license by April 2015 it was disclosed yesterday, with its Task Force announcing that tender documents would be launched today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile Bidder: ‘Turn Us On’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 A leading contender for the Bahamas\u2019 second mobile telecommunications licence last night urged the Government to \u201cturn us on\u201d, after it formally launched the bidding process\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PM Christie Launches Cellular Mobile Network Request for Proposals<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Remarks for the Prime Minister for the Launch for Request for Proposals to Operate the Cellular Mobile Network in The Bahamas made on November 12th, 2014\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Request for Proposal to Operate a Cellular Mobile Network and Provide Cellular Mobile Services in The Bahamas<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is inviting interested persons to apply to operate a cellular mobile network and provide cellular mobile services to the public in The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Force reporting of cybercrime<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 The recent hacking of banking systems by Bulgarians that resulted in several people losing money is proof that Barbadian financial institutions are not immune to cybercrime\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME goes ebill<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 COME JANUARY 1, LIME landline customers will have to pay nearly $5 to get their printed bills, so that they can pay them, as the company ramps up its ebilling programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Smart and BTL Head to Court<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Attorneys for telecom providers Speednet and B.T.L. were in court this morning\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cloud computing ‘inevitable’ for government<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Government services will, in the coming years, start moving away from physical servers on the island and into big data centers in the United States and elsewhere, according to a deputy in the Ministry of Home Affairs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flush from Columbus win, C&W says set to take battle to Caribbean rival<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications Plc believes its expensive victory in the battle to buy broadband and TV provider Columbus will give it the heft it needs to take on fierce rival Digicel in the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

THE HOYOS FILE: End of the Camelot era in telecommunications<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 That once there was a spot For one brief shining moment That was known as Camelot\u201d \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Workers\u2019 Concern VS Business Interest Editorial, Caribupdate Weekly<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 he troubled economies of the Caribbean region \u2013 from Jamaica in the north, to Trinidad, Grenada and Guyana in the south \u2013 could be inflicted with some additional heavy body blows with the news emanating from Bank of Nova Scotia, Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus Communications International, which is also known as FLOW\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 14 November 2014<\/h3>\n

Bahamas’ BTC to launch IPTV trial in Bimini<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), part of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), expects to carry out a trial of its IPTV service in Bimini in the coming weeks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BarbadosGovt fighting cyber crime<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 With 123 000 internet subscribers in Barbados, Government is moving to establish a Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) to assess the readiness and capability of cyber security in the country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Govt\u00a0wants Bahamians to own majority share in new cell company<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The government wants Bahamians to own a majority stake in the new company created to offer cellular services in The Bahamas under a new license to be granted by April 2015, if all goes according to plan\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Longer wait for phone bill ease<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Consumers who might have been hoping for an ease with their fixed line telephone bills when the pricing plan under which they are charged expires next March, may have to wait for at least another year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Police website hacked<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The website of the Royal Barbados Police Force has again been targeted by cyber criminals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL\u00a0and SMART Battle<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Belize’s two telecom providers, SMART and BTL are in court – preparing for trial on December eighth. SMART, also known as SPEEDNET relies on BTL’s infrastructure for voice and data services in the south – but recently BTL gave them a 30 days notice of termination for that contract\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL responds to SMART<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On November 12th, 2014 Speednet Communications Limited (\u201cSpeednet\u201d) issued a press release in which Speednet made a number of unfounded and misleading statements regarding the termination of DTN links provided to Speednet by Belize Telemedia Limited (\u201cBTL\u201d)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL rethinks move to pull plug on Speednet!<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) has agreed not to discontinue the service they provide to Speednet Communications Limited, which Speednet says would have affected about 7,000 of its customers in Toledo\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTL says SMART was given sufficient notice to terminate links<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 On Wednesday, SpeedNet sent out a press release saying that it hadfiled an application for an injunction against Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) in the Supreme Court of Belize\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Speednet Communications Limited Injunction Against Belize Telemedia Limited<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The two competing telecommunications companies in Belize were in court today before Justice Shona Griffith after Speednet Communications Limited (SMART) filed an injunction against Belize Telemedia Limited\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cayman Enterprise City introduces Real Vision TV<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Real Vision Television, a media startup offering financial video service, has experienced much success since the company launched from Cayman Enterprise City in early September. Real Vision TV is an on-demand, subscriber-based channel that offers a library of exclusive content on economics and investing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ITU makes computer donation to Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The communities of Petite Savanne, Campbell and Castle-Bruce will soon have more public access to Information Technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Altice posts revs of EUR 143 mln in Dominican Republic in Q3<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 Altice posted revenues of EUR 143 million in the third quarter of the year in the Dominican Republic, up from EUR 141.3 million in the year-ago period\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Crime app designers focus on campus security<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The designers of a mobile crime alert application (app), which was soft-launched on the Android smartphone operating system in September, say they plan to earn from regional university campuses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Offers Millions For Christmas Promotion<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel’s Christmas promotion is now on and there is a whopping $60 million in cash and prizes from which more than 200,000 customers will win, making this the company’s biggest winning pool ever\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ICT Offers Best Solution For Unemployment<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 WHILE THOUSANDS of individuals graduate from various secondary and tertiary institutions annually with no job prospects, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell has said information communication technology (ICT) is the best solution for unemployment\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BlueiPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus go on sale at LIME stores today<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will today go on sale at LIME stores islandwide\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica’s Gov\u2019t to Monitor Proposed Acquisition of ‘Flow’ By ‘Cable and Wireless’<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Government will be closely monitoring the proposed acquisition agreement between Cable and Wireless Communication (CWC) and Columbus International\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Student accused of stealing cop’s phone<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A student accused of stealing a policeman cellular phone had his bail extended when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Lee-Chin: Flow Has Been A Game Changer In Telecoms Market<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Jamaican-Canadian\u00a0investor Michael Lee-Chin, whose firm Portland Private Equity (PPE) co-founded Columbus International Inc with the Risley group around 2005, says a decade later the telecoms has been pivotal to the delivery of top-notch cable TV and lowering the cost of Internet services for consumers across the region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien calls on internet giants to help pay for broadband in developing world<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Telecoms billionaire Denis O\u2019Brien has challenged Google, Facebook and other internet companies to contribute to the cost of making broadband available in the developing world\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 15 November 2014<\/h3>\n

NEOC says ‘Anguilla making steady progress towards recovery’<\/h4>\n

Anguilla <\/em>\u2013 Hurricane Gonzalo impacted Anguilla on Monday 13th October 2014 causing damage primarily to utility infrastructure, vegetation and beaches\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 16 November 2014<\/h3>\n

BTC upgrades Bahamas network, readies pay-TV platform<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 As a result of the recent $65 million network improvement package, Bahamian telco BTC is upgrading its mobile network throughout the island, and will soon add a pay-TV service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FTC eye on LIME<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The\u2008Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is investigating LIME\u2019s proposed charge of $4.68 for customers who want to continue receiving printed bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR Touts Local IXP For Internet Traffic – Switch Installed In September<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em>\u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is now pushing for service providers to make use of Jamaica’s Internet exchange point (IXP) following the installation of a switching station in September, a development that director Leighton Hamilton says will cut local server hosting costs and reduce Internet charges… more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0carterse<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Flow<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0wicker_man<\/a> (flickr)<\/em><\/p>\n

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