{"id":78558,"date":"2015-09-07T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=78558"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:26:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:26:52","slug":"roundup-week-6-september-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2015\/09\/roundup-week-6-september-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 6 September 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 31 August 2015<\/h3>\n

Cellular Liberalization Task Force announces resumption of the Phase 2 spectrum auction<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Cellular Liberalization Task Force (the Task Force) advises that on August 19, 2015, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) resumed Phase 2 of the competitive selection process for the second cellular mobile provider\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA\u00a0resumes cellular liberalization process<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Phase two of the request for proposals (RFP) process for the selection of a second mobile service provider resumed on August 19, according to the Cellular Liberalization Task Force\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominica Receives Telecommunications Aid<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Dominica has received assistance with telecommunication as the country continues its search and rescue efforts\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME working on full restoration of Service to affected customers<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 LIME is reporting significant progress in service restoration to customers and communities whose essential LIME services have been affected as a result of Tropical Storm Erika\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Restoration of Service continues across the island<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Customers of LIME in the town of Portsmouth now have the availability of fixed line voice and mobile service allowing friends and loved ones who have not been able to make contact since the passage of the storm, now have the access to do so\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BCJ Says Cable Operators Complying With Order To Remove Channels<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) says there has been\u00a0a high level of compliance by cable operators with the order to discontinue the illegal broadcast of certain channels\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Jamaica to expand fibre service to Montego Bay<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel Jamaica is set to complete the expansion of its fibre-optic service to Montego Bay’s so-called Elegant Corridor district by the end of October, reports local daily Jamaica Gleaner\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Mona School Of Business Launches Mobile App<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) launched their free mobile app at the University of the West Indies Mona campus orientation activities recently\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of Jamaicans switch phone providers under number portability<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Jamaicans are taking advantage of the number portability introduced in June, with about 33,000 cell phone and land line accounts being transferred from one provider to another\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Universal Service Fund generates more than $13 billion<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Universal Service Fund is reporting that it has generated more than $13 billion in revenue from international telephone calls terminating in Jamaica since its establishment in 2005\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/curacaoconnected.com\/\"Flow to Establish State-of-the-Art Customer Call Centre of Excellence Bringing More Than 300 New Jobs to Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Flow, the new Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) consumer retail brand, today announced plans to establish a new, state-of-the-art Customer Call Centre of Excellence in Kingston, Jamaica and create more than 300 full-time jobs over the next two years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel changes lives with \u2018Red Hot Summer\u2019 promotion<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 As Digicel continues on with its\u00a0 promise of delivering the best value to its customers daily through its promotions, more St. Lucians increasingly are celebrating the benefits of being part of the Digicel family\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 1 September 2015<\/h3>\n

BTC Selects NAAP Global Solutions, Ltd to Assess Vertical Assets Integrity and Implement Asset Management Program<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 NAAP Global Solutions, Ltd., a leading global provider of asset management solutions for the telecommunications industry, today announced that The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (BTC) has selected its Network Asset Lifecycle Management Platform (NAAP Platform) as the end-to-end solution to address its asset management needs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t Urged To Consider \u2018Opening\u2019 Mobile Bidding<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 A leading private sector executive yesterday urged the Government to consider opening up the cellular liberalisation process to other bidders, given that it had not seen the desired level of competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados Edged By Jamaica To Host Flow\u2019s State-Of-The-Art Customer Call Centre<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Despite initial indications Barbados would be considered, Phil Bentley gave the nod for plans to establish FLOW\u2019s new, state-of-the-art Customer Call Centre of Excellence in Kingston, Jamaica, with a thrust to create more than 300 full-time jobs there over the next two years\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME gives gift of free credit to all customers<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 As the service restoration efforts continue and mobile cell sites progressively return to full operation, LIME Dominica has gone a step further to facilitate contact with family and loved ones in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erika\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fewer cable offerings<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TODAY is the deadline for local cable television providers to remove 19 channels from its roster based on a directive issued by the regulatory agency, The Broadcasting Commission\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Going with the FLOW<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Kiana Garvin (left), Riana Garvin, and Nathan Gordon — have a good time at the former LIME store, rebranded FLOW, on Half-Way-Tree Road in Kingston, yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 2 September 2015<\/h3>\n

URCA\u00a0promotes STEM disciplines to students<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) supported two Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) camps this summer; the Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement (BETA) and \u201cHACK IT\u201d camps\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Is it failed, frayed or Fair Trading . . . ?<\/h4>\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 On January 2, 2001, the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) came into being. Its mission, proudly stated, was to be transparent and accountable, and to provide professional services to its constituents\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cayman domain open to international market<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Website addresses with Cayman domain names are open to the international market as of Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/www.thewestindiannews.com\/\"GTT, Cable and Wireless to offer high-end services to businesses; GTT unveils new logo<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) and Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) are Thursday expected to hold talks on how companies here can benefit from secure data storage and other high-end facilities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTOS: LIME transforms to Flow<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 A new chapter of the history of Cable and Wireless in Jamaica began yesterday when the LIME showcase customer location at Carlton Crescent in Kingston was rebranded to Flow. Here are some before and after photos of the makeover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW: Over 300 jobs to be created<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 FLOW, the new Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) consumer retail brand, on Monday announced plans to establish a new, stateof- the-art Customer Call Centre of Excellence in Kingston, Jamaica and create more than 300 full-time jobs over the next two years. The innovative Customer Call Centre of Excellence is part of the Company\u2019s bid to become the leader in service excellence and revolutionise customer experience across the Caribbean\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 3 September 2015<\/h3>\n

Two to battle it out for Bahamas mobile licence<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Authorities in the Bahamas will auction off the country’s second mobile licence next month and there are two companies in the running\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Communications launches Dominica relief support campaign: Text \u201cHELP\u201d to donate<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications has established a regional relief support campaign for the island of Dominica, following the devastation caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel donates desktop phone to evacuation centre<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Dominica on Thursday 3 September 2015 delivered a desktop phone and credit to the Dominica Grammar School, one of the evacuation centres\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ITUITU deploys emergency telecommunication equipment in Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 ITU has deployed emergency telecommunication equipment in Dominica, which was hit by Tropical Storm Erika on 27 August. Heavy rains, severe flooding and landslides wreaked widespread damage across the island in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Update on Service Restoration<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 LIME Mobile and fixed line voice services have been restored in the western communities of Colihaut, Dublanc and Bioche, while efforts continue to complete restoration in Coulibistrie and Salisbury today\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Brand-new\u2019 GTT launches ambitious plans to \u2018Do More\u2019<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 As Guyana readies for new laws that will open the telecommunications market to new players, one company appears to be already preparing itself for an increase in competition\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Networks Launching New Submarine Cable System: Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS)<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 C&W Networks one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Caribbean, announced today that Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has completed the commissioning of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Team Jamaica wins CANTO \u2018s i-Create C.O.D.E 1.o Hackathon Competition<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 2015 CANTO, DSS and PIEDATA hosted the 1st Annual CANTO i- Create C.O.D.E 1.0 Coding Competition at the Hyatt Regency, Miami, Florida. The regional software, design and developer competition highlighted five (5) teams of the best software developers and designers from the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Local IT firm becomes Microsoft partner<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Local information technology (IT) and business consulting company, Caribbean TECH TrendZ Ltd (CTTL) took the coveted title of Microsoft T&T, Country Partner of the Year Award. This award solidifies CTTL as a world-class provider of Microsoft products and services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 4 September 2015<\/h3>\n

Cable \u2018Self-Serving\u2019 On Limiting Facility Share<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Regulators last night slammed Cable Bahamas\u2019 \u201cself-serving\u201d argument that newly-developed infrastructure sharing regulations be confined to the mobile market, as they unveiled another key step essential towards its liberalization… more<\/a><\/p>\n

URCA: Infrastructure sharing regulations take effect<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Utilities Regulations and Competition Authority (URCA) today released the Infrastructure Sharing Regulations (the \u201cRegulations\u201d) for the Electronic Communications Sector (ECS)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

After TS Erika: BTC teams up with Bahamas Red Cross to help victims in Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is sending out a call to customers to join the company and the Bahamas Red Cross in helping Caribbean neighbor Dominica, post Tropical Storm Erika\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Communications launches Dominica Relief Support Campaign<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications has established a regional relief support campaign for Dominica, following the devastation caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel commits over US$500,000 in support of Dominica\u2019s relief efforts<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 Digicel today announced that it has committed over US$500,000 in support of the relief efforts in Dominica following the devastation that was left behind when Tropical Storm Erika hit the island last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME service restored to Delices, Belles<\/h4>\n

Dominica<\/em> \u2013 LIME\u2019s technicians have overcome the challenges faced in Delices and are reporting success in restoring services to that eastern community\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telephone companies unite to help Dominica recover<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Tropical Storm Erika wreaked havoc in Dominica on 27 August 2015 through flooding, mudslides and landslides, but it also caused two of the country\u2019s main telecommunications providers to unite to help Dominica to recover\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominican Republic gets failing grade in Web access: EFE<\/h4>\n

Dominica Republic <\/em>\u2013 Dominican Republic figures among the countries with the lowest scores in households with internet access in Latin America, EFE reports\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

90 lose jobs as Linden Call Centre closes<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Toucan Connections Incorporated, the only Call Centre in the Mining town, violated labour laws when it closed operations recently and sent home some 90 people without prior notice\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow plans $7-b investment for Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 REBRANDED telecommunications provider Flow is planning the establishment of a call centre as part of a $7-billion investment it will be rolling out across the island over the next 12 months\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Flag-map_of_JamaicaJamaica to host Caribbean’s first digital publishing conference<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 he Caribbean\u2019s first digital publishing conference, #TheOnlineMind will be held in Kingston, Jamaica, from November 2-5, 2015. The three-day event, which is organised by the Jamaica Copyright Licensing Agency (JAMCOPY), will highlight and address the global trend towards digital publishing\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Slow overseas postal service hits online commerce entrepreneurs<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 COURIER problems halted the processing of mail destined for the UK, Europe and beyond for nearly two months \u2014 a situation which angered at least one type of exporter \u2014 online traders\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless outranks global competitors<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 CABLE & Wireless Business Solutions was recently placed above international counterparts engaged in the business of technology\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW Customers Will Be Informed<\/h4>\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 Customers of FLOW have been assured that they will be engaged and informed on any adjustments to the video line up here\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow seeks rights to T&T movies<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Local film makers willing to sign over rights to their movies to local cable company Flow (Columbus Communications), can begin reaping financial rewards almost immediately says the company\u2019s managing director Brian Collins\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 5 September 2015<\/h3>\n

Khan Academy helping students improve Math skills<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Schools engaging the Khan Academy Mathematics Initiative are already reporting some minimum gains in terms of improvement in the subject area, as well as students being eager to interact with the programme\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME donates tablets to the EOC<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 The Emergency Operations Center \u2013 EOC, the nucleus of communication and steering of restoration efforts following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika has been on the receiving end of 5 Samsung Galaxy Tablets from LIME Dominica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Open Campus prepared to help Dominican students<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 Officials of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus say steps are being taken to ensure that Dominican students can continue to pursue their studies in that country\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to actually \u201cDo more\u201d GTT<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, It seems ironic that at a time when there is much celebration at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, in light of its recent rebranding efforts, that I have been plagued for about two weeks now with no landline telephone service\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECTEL Warns Telecom Blockers<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS providers in the OECS sub region have been called upon to stop blocking over the top (OTT) services to their subscribers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TelCell technicians resolving cell site issue on Fort William Hill.<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten \u2013 TelEm Group mobile provider, TelCell, reported Friday night that technicians have regularized a problem affecting a cell site located at Fort William Hill and in the process have improved mobile calls originating from this cell site and surrounding areas\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel to open largest data centre in T&T<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications giant Digicel is currently completing work on the largest data centre in T&T\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 6 September 2015<\/h3>\n

\"Dominican_RepublicBy 2020 most Dominican should be digitally linked to world economy<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic<\/em> \u2013 By the year 2020 the Dominican Republic should have 80% of its population digitally connected and integrated into the world economy, which will make its citizens more intelligent, educated and productive\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow customer doesn’t want inappropriate ring tone<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Dear Claudienne, I hope you can help me to have these problems with LIME\/Flow resolved\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

No discrimination in call centre job selection \u2013 Sinclair<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THERE will be no discrimination against people who live in Kingston and St Andrew’s inner city communities who desire to seek employment when FLOW opens its new call centre in Jamaica soon, the company’s Managing Director Garfield “Garry” Sinclair has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

FLOW was sexier than LIME, says Sinclair<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 THE decision to settle on the name of the merged company of Flow and LIME was in the end not a difficult one\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0\u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Flow<\/a>; \u00a0The West Indian News<\/a>; \u00a0ITU<\/a>; \u00a0Wikimedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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