{"id":70740,"date":"2014-12-08T07:08:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T12:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=70740"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:37:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:37:20","slug":"roundup-week-7-december-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2014\/12\/roundup-week-7-december-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 7 December 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 1 December to 7 December 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0Cable Bahamas has invested more than $400,000 in a new satellite antenna that enables the company to reduce costs and enhance its REVTV signal quality on all digital and HD signals\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Jamaica Yellow Pages (Jamaica YP) directory you knew is about to change\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 On Monday, 25 November, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) published its Measuring the Information Society Report 2014 in which it highlights key technology and developments worldwide and tracks the cost and affordability of telecommunications services as of the end of 2013\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 \u00a0\u201cWork is something you do, not something you travel to; work is what we do, not where we are.\u201d\u00a0 \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 LIME Antigua and Barbuda launched the fastest and most advanced 4G network\u00a0in Antigua & Barbuda and the first AWS mobile LTE network in the Caribbean on\u00a0Thursday, November 20\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 It would be prudent of consumers and companies at the start of one of the heaviest shopping seasons in Barbados to tighten cyber security\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 LIME CUSTOMERS ARE in line to win $200 000 in cash and prizes this Christmas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 At least 144,000 thousand customers on BTL’s network experienced interruption of cellular and internet services yesterday from about 2 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. or later in some areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel Play is thanking its customers this Christmas by adding HBO premium movie channels to its line-up for the month of December for free along with the chance to win a shopping spree as part of Digicel Play\u2019s Supermarket Sweep promotion\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel is ensuring that the most wonderful time of the year is even more social this festive season with the launch of its \u201c#ChristmasTogether\u201d Facebook campaign\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Regular readers remember Haemorrhoid (real name Ernest H. Flower), an articled clerk who wasn’t the type to permit work to kill him\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday announced that LIME will defer implementing its planned charge for residential customers who receive paper bills. The decision, the regulator said, follows the telecoms giant’s consultation with the OUR on November 21\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has reaffirmed Government\u2019s commitment to implement number portability in Jamaica by May 31, next year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications company, LIME, says that senior citizens (customers over the age of 65) will be exempt from charges related to receiving paper bills\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 For all the very real risks of consolidation taking place in the Caribbean telecommunication sector, equal focus should be placed on the opportunities for the region to accelerate its development agenda\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 ima, the leading global microinsurance provider, announced a 5 million USD investment from Digicel Group, the leading total communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific regions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Funambol, the leading provider of white-label personal cloud solutions, today announced that LIME, the Caribbean’s leading telecom, from Cable & Wireless Communications, is using Funambol to power the region’s premier operator personal cloud service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has won the TMT Deal of the Year for the Americas Award (2014) for the acquisition of Grupo Sonitel\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Columbus International Inc. (Columbus), one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Caribbean, announced today that its subsidiary Columbus Networks in a joint venture with Cable & Wireless has been awarded for the second year in a row “Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier” at the 2014 Global Carrier Awards\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/em> \u2013 In response to customer feedback, LIME has decided not to implement the paper\u00a0bill fees, as previously advised\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) chief executive Shida Bolai said yesterday she was pleased with the 2014 MFO survey results which showed the CCN Group maintaining its leadership position in both print and broadcast\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 As a part of the recently announced $26m in mobile network upgrades, BTC is increasing its LTE coverage, by enhancing sixty-seven existing mobile sites throughout The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Today URCA issues its Final Determination on the Assessment of SMP in the Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Regulators have rejected Cable Bahamas\u2019 assertion that the pay-TV market is easily accessible to new competitors, despite a survey showing 56 per cent of broadband Internet subscribers might sign up to the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) IPTV product\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has made it possible for two technical education students to enhance their knowledge of the rapidly developing area of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) through a regional workshop\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The government has collected $5 million in web shop tax arrears as of December 1, according to Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 Regulators will compel Cayman Islands telecoms companies to upgrade their networks as a matter of \u201cnational security\u201d in the wake of a series of connection failures that prevented emergency 911 calls from getting through\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 DIGICEL yesterday said that its underground fibre network will help create ‘smart cities’ in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell has warned that strong action will be taken against telecommunications companies which are unable to meet the\u00a0May 31, 2015\u00a0deadline for number portability\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mergers and Acquisitions in the Telecoms Sector: Implications for competition was the theme for a public forum put on by the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies, Mona on Thursday November 27\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Jamaican Government has signaled that it is preparing to end the free ride for providers of internet calling and data services, known as Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), some of whom have refused to enter into licensing agreement with telecoms on whose networks their services terminate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be hosting a three-day sub-regional train-the-trainer workshop (TTW) on \u201cManagement Accounting Systems for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)\u201d from period December 3-5, 2014 in Barbados\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 The Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) announcement of its plan to acquire Columbus International (Columbus) signaled a major turning point for the Caribbean telecommunications sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 As part of the $26 million in mobile network upgrades recently announced by Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), the company is increasing its Long Term Evolution (LTE) coverage by enhancing 67 existing mobile sites throughout The Bahamas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 If you are a subscriber of Belize Telemedia Limited, you might have been frustrated on Wednesday when you realize that services such as 4G. 2G, Internet and text messaging services were either down or not functioning properly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 Digicel continues its mission to bring the best value to customers this Christmas with the introduction of the new Digicel DL800 and DL900 Smartphones, for less than $100\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Jamaican government is drafting regulations to govern the operations of voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) telephony providers in the country, while it will also be looking to collect tax revenue from VoIP operators\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunications ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet in Castries, St Lucia, today to discuss the planned merger of British telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless (CWC) and Columbus Communications International\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) chairman Selby Wilson yesterday said the regulatory body is poised to complete its review of the proposal by Cable and Wireless Communications to acquire Columbus International Inc by January\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 THE FAIR TRADING COMMISSION (FTC) is inviting residents to submit their comments on the proposed merger of two of the telecommunications providers in the Barbadian market\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Inadequate data is hitting Barbadian businesses where it hurts most \u2013 their profits and revenues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Cayman Islands<\/em> \u2013 The world of the future will be fully digitalized. Driven by Moore\u2019s Law which stipulates that computer power doubles every 18 months, computer chips and the Internet will capture and control every facet of life, according to physicist and futurologist Michio Kaku\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 SOCIAL media company Daily Veritas and telecoms provider Digicel will today host the inaugural Caribbean Blog Awards to recognise companies and individuals who have stood out in their use of social networking\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Tyrone Wilson, president and chief executive of eMedia Interactive Ltd, said that launching the start-up’s advertising agency, named ‘Branded’, would form part of its growth strategy to eventually list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunication ministers from the Eastern Caribbean will work with T&T industry authorities to protect the region’s consumers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Shareholders of Cable & Wireless Communications plc (\u201cCWC\u201d), the parent company of LIME, today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger with Columbus International Inc. (\u201cColumbus\u201d), operator of the consumer brand, Flow\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International will, from Monday, embark on a major public relations campaign in the wake of widespread criticism of the deal brokered between the two companies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 WE AGREE with Minister of the Environment and Drainage Dr Denis Lowe that those who use social media must be more responsible\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Belize<\/em> \u2013 The history of the world has been marked by great revolutions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 THE EDITOR, Sir: Since Friday, November 29, about 5 p.m., I have been greeted by this recording on my Digicel phone: “Your call is being made through an invalid route. Please contact your service provider. You are being charged for this call.” \u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 A few days ago, I was in the parking lot of a supermarket, about to turn off the car’s engine and the radio along with it, when a news item caused me to pause\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 SAINT LUCIA and two other countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), for the time being, will continue to enjoy the services of Flow and LIME as they currently exist despite the acquisition of the former by the latter, announced last month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Shareholders of Cable & Wireless Communications voted overwhelmingly in favour of the merger with Columbus International, C&W representatives say\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 THE recent acquisition of Columbus Communications by Cable and Wireless will ensure a place in history for Caribbean people, Columbus said yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Telecommunication ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say the proposed acquisition by British telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless (CWC) of Columbus Communications International, would result in the formation of a monopoly in the sub-region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Barbados<\/em> \u2013 The acquisition of Columbus\u2019 Caribbean operations, if approved, would create a hybrid entity in which residential and business customers would enjoy the best of both worlds when it comes to customer service says LIME Barbados Chief Executive Officer, Oliver Chatten\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica (AAAJ) has taken umbrage at a comment from a young agency, in business now for six years, suggesting that ad services are too costly\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 ON any given day we observe our younger population developing crick necks as they sit tweeting, googling, IMing, posting, tagging, liking, blocking, downloading and uploading, editing, updating, gaming, Skyping, Face Timing, Instasizing, picstitching, flipgraming, tindering, transferring, trading, shopping, dating, studying, researching, learning and yes, still old-school texting on platforms we older folk don’t even know about\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) chief executive, Phil Bentley, has given a commitment to Caribbean governments and regulators that if the company\u2019s US$3 billion acquisition of Columbus International is approved, the enlarged CWC will not negatively impact competition in the cable and broadband markets\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 A new study has concluded that long-term use of both mobile and cordless phones is associated with an increased risk of developing a glioma, the most common form of brain tumour\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 Mobile insurance product provider Milvik, a Swedish company which trades as Bima Mobile, is seeking a country manager for operations in Jamaica amid plans to roll out a mobile platform for microinsurance products\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n Regional<\/em> \u2013 SURPRISINGLY, Colm Delves didn’t bristle when the Jamaica Observer asked him why is Digicel so peeved at Cable and Wireless Communications’ (CWC’s) acquisition of Columbus Communications\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Image credits: \u00a0NS Newsflash<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Belize Web<\/a>; \u00a0St Lucia News Online<\/a>; \u00a0The Bahamas Weekly<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0ECTEL<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n _____________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A roundup of ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 1 December to 7 December 2014. 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Cable Bahamas enhances TV signal quality with $400,000 42-foot mega satellite antenna<\/h4>\n
Yellow Pages Launches 2015 Directory With New Features<\/h4>\n
ITU releases development index: Region\u2019s score improves but ranking falls<\/h4>\n
Telecommute to a new Trinbago<\/h4>\n
Tuesday, 2 December 2014<\/h3>\n
LIME Antigua & Barbuda launches the Caribbean\u2019s first mobile 4G LTE network<\/h4>\n
Be on cyber alert<\/h4>\n
LIME launches ‘upgraded’ Christmas promotion<\/h4>\n
What Was Behind BTL\u2019s System Wide Collapse?<\/h4>\n
BUSINESS BYTE: Digicel Play offers HBO movie channels to customers as Christmas gift<\/h4>\n
DIGICEL spreading Christmas cheer through social media<\/h4>\n
Flow From Haemorrhoid<\/h4>\n
LIME reviewing paper billing charge<\/h4>\n
Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Implement Number Portability By May 31, 2015<\/h4>\n
Senior citizens exempt from paper-bill charges \u2013 LIME<\/h4>\n
10 keys to improving the Caribbean telecom sector<\/h4>\n
Bima Receives a $5 Million Investment from Digicel Group to Bring Microinsurance to Asia Pacific and the Caribbean<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless Communications Selects Funambol to Power Caribbean’s Premier Operator Personal Cloud Service<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless Wins the Americas TMT Deal of the Year Award 2014<\/h4>\n
Columbus Networks Awarded “2014 Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier”<\/h4>\n
LIME Responds to Customers\u2019 Concerns<\/h4>\n
CCN CEO: Outstanding<\/h4>\n
Wednesday, 3 December 2014<\/h3>\n
BTC upgrades LTE coverage<\/h4>\n
URCA issues its Final Determination on the Assessment of SMP in the Electronic Communications Sector in The Bahamas<\/h4>\n
URCA rejects Cable’s 19% BTC ‘switch’ find<\/h4>\n
URCA Sponsors Students to Regional Training Workshop<\/h4>\n
Web\u00a0shops pay $5M in back taxes<\/h4>\n
Regulator gets tough on dropped 911 calls<\/h4>\n
Digicel fibre network to help create ‘smart cities’ in Jamaica<\/h4>\n
Technology Minister warns telecommunications companies of strong action to come<\/h4>\n
Telecoms sector developments discussed at forum<\/h4>\n
Telecoms Triumph In VoIP Stand-Off<\/h4>\n
CDB to assist regional businesses with management accounting systems<\/h4>\n
Telecom consolidation \u2014 An opportunity to evolve<\/h4>\n
Thursday, 4 December 2014<\/h3>\n
BTC\u00a0$26M LTE upgrade ongoing<\/h4>\n
Miranda Speaks on The Fluctuation of BTL\u2019s Services<\/h4>\n
Digicel expands with new smartphones<\/h4>\n
Jamaica to regulate VoIP services<\/h4>\n
OECS telecom ministers in emergency talks today<\/h4>\n
TATT aims for January completion<\/h4>\n
Friday, 5 December 2014<\/h3>\n
FTC wants to hear from you<\/h4>\n
The data \u2018downfall\u2019<\/h4>\n
Futurologist: Digitalization will ‘disrupt healthcare, economy’<\/h4>\n
Blog Awards to recognise trendsetters in social media<\/h4>\n
eMedia eyes Stock Exchange listing with ad agency launch<\/h4>\n
Cable and Wireless\/Columbus \u201cmonopoly\u201d worries Caribbean telecoms ministers<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless Communications\u2019 Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of Merger with Columbus International<\/h4>\n
Saturday, 6 December 2014<\/h3>\n
Panel discussions coming on CWC, Flow merger<\/h4>\n
Social media bashing out of bounds<\/h4>\n
OpEd: The Information Revolution is here!<\/h4>\n
Digicel Charging For Inconvenience?<\/h4>\n
Running Out Of Radio Room?<\/h4>\n
C&W-FLOW GLITCH \u2013 ECTEL says They Must Have Joint Licence<\/h4>\n
C&W shareholders give proposed merger the nod<\/h4>\n
Columbus Points to Merger Benefits<\/h4>\n
Regional regulators worried about monopoly<\/h4>\n
Sunday, 7 December 2014<\/h3>\n
LIME-Flow committed to customer service<\/h4>\n
Advertisers Lobby Demands Apology From EMedia<\/h4>\n
Jamaica in this age of unified information<\/h4>\n
Cable & Wireless Communications\u2019 CEO, Phil Bentley: ECTEL will not hold back deal<\/h4>\n
Cellphone-use linked to brain tumours<\/h4>\n
Digicel Enters Microinsurance Market With Swedish Partner<\/h4>\n
We’re not peeved, all we want is a level playing field, says Digicel Group CEO<\/h4>\n