{"id":81091,"date":"2016-02-15T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=81091"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:19:10","slug":"roundup-week-14-february-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/02\/roundup-week-14-february-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 14 February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 8 February to Sunday 14 February 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 8 February 2016<\/h3>\n

Antigua and Barbuda sets up spectrum management system<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 The Antigua and Barbuda Telecommunications Division (ABTD) has announced the implementation of an integrated telecommunications management system (iTMS) to oversee the licensed use of spectrum across the country, reports website Caribbean News Now\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Expert says consumers will ultimately pay Telecoms tax<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Any new taxes on telecoms companies, which the new Telecommunications Bill would impose, will force an increase in the rates for services offered to the consumer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Media workers say telecoms minister should apologise<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Former President of the Association of Caribbean Media Workers and Executive Director of Winn FM in St Kitts, Clive Bacchus said Telecommunications Minister, Melford Nicholas should apologise to OBSERVER media for purporting false accusations\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Privacy Invasion\u2019 Fear On Nhi Bill<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The draft National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill has been slammed for providing the Government with \u201csweeping invasion of privacy powers\u201d that threaten the confidentiality of doctors\u2019 patient records\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology on the pool deck<\/h4>\n

Cayman Islands <\/em>\u2013 Swimmers at Stingray Swim Club are benefitting from an investment in their swimming development made by Cayman Islands Boat Rentals, who donated all filming equipment needed to support training \u2013 including a mobile video cart, TV, underwater camera and DVR\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow Launches TNT Series<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The network known as a source of the ‘Binge Watching Phenomenon’, to launch Friday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fond St. Jacques added to ICT access program<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 The Government is committed to ensuring that all Saint Lucians benefit from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME offering reward for information on equipment thieves<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 LIME is offering a reward to anyone with information about the thefts of equipment from the company\u2019s cell sites\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 9 February 2016<\/h3>\n

\"http:\/\/www.brandsoftheworld.com\/logo\/digicel-1\"Digicel Play subscribers top 10,000 mark<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMS company Digicel says subscribers to its home entertainment service, Digicel Play, has surpassed the 10,000 mark mere months into its launch\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Play surprises its 10,000th customer<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digicel Play surprised its 10,000th customer, Lucet Montgomery, at home with free service for 90 days, a 55-inch LED LG smart TV and two Samsung Galaxy tablets, among other goodies\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow says it tops competitor in islandwide mobile benchmarking tests<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Flow Jamaica says it has outranked the competition in three out of four mobile benchmark tests and has earned a comparative rating on the fourth\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 10 February 2016<\/h3>\n

Minister says consumers won\u2019t be affected by telecoms tax<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications Minister Melford Nicholas said a 3 per cent tax on telecommunication providers should not affect consumers, since it does not increase the spending of service providers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Fight Sports Launches on Digicel Play<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 uesday 9th February 2016. Digicel Play is taking the fight to the cable TV market with the news that the 24\/7 linear channel FIGHT SPORTS will be joining the Digicel Play family on an exclusive basis\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 11 February 2016<\/h3>\n

WhatsApp Use Remains Free on BTC network<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) today refuted claims circulating on social media that BTC charged for the use of WhatsApp, stating that its use remains free on the BTC network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data Protection Chief Seeks Nhi Bill Change<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013\u00a0The Data Protection Commissioner yesterday confirmed her office is seeking amendments to the Government\u2019s draft National Health Insurance Bill, effectively backing doctors\u2019 concerns that some clauses threaten the confidentiality of doctors\u2019 patient records\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel turns 12<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 THE LINES AT Digicel\u2019s store in Colonnade Mall (formerly Da Costa\u2019s Mall) Bridgetown stretched from the counter to the door as more than 500 people flocked to the store capitalise on the deals on offer\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Licenseless Plus TV responds to Broadcasting Authority<\/h4>\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The resource stressed Plus Television is having more difficulty staying on air after its owner, Louis Wade, applied for the wrong broadcasting license, according to the Belize Broadcasting Authority\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: C&W Business Launches its Cloud Solutions Suite in Dominica<\/h4>\n

Dominica <\/em>\u2013 C&W Business, the business-to-business unit of Cable & Wireless Communications, officially unveiled a suite of its cloud-based technological solutions in Dominica last week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dominican_RepublicDominican telecom operators to invest over DOP 18 billion<\/h4>\n

Dominican Republic <\/em>\u2013 The three major telecom operators in the Dominican Republic have announced investments of more than DOP 18.2 billion and new companies are expected to enter the sector as well, the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) reported\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Pilot phase of implementation of the UXP platform<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 A working meeting was held at the Office of Management and Human Resources (OMRH) with the IT managers of state institutions that are part of the pilot phase of the implementation of the government’s electronic platform UXP (Unified Exchange Platform)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BUSINESS BYTE: Digicel Play subscribers to get free preview of HBO Max Pack<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 HBO Max Pack will be available to all Digicel Play subscribers during a FREE Preview Weekend from Friday, February 12th at 7pm until Monday, February 15th at 7am\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cable & Wireless Communications PLC Third Quarter Trading Update<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 This announcement provides an update on the Third Quarter performance, ending 31 December 2015, and the financial position of the Group in the first nine months of the fiscal year FY2015\/16… more<\/a><\/p>\n

LIME Customers Can Now Live Debt Free!<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 LIME is welcoming customers back to its landline, internet, mobile and LIME TV network\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad & Tobago to Host 2016 Caribbean Broadband Forum<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Trinidad and Tobago will host the 2016 Caribbean Broadband Forum, scheduled to take place on 14 – 16 July 2016 in the seaside capital city Port of Spain\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 12 February 2016<\/h3>\n

BTC:\u00a0\u2018Business as usual\u2019 regarding WhatsApp<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Questions abound among Bahamians given the news that WhatsApp has dropped its subscription fees and that Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) parent company has entered into a partnership with the social media powerhouse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC\u2019s 9% Mobile Fall Undermines Its Owner<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The 9 per cent contraction in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) mobile revenues for the three months to end-December 2015 helped undermine its owner\u2019s top-line growth, it was revealed yesterday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTC Plan To \u2018Attack\u2019 Cable\u2019s Home Ground<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) plans to \u201cattack\u201d Cable Bahamas on its home turf in response to losing its mobile monopoly, with its \u2018fibre-to-the-home\u2019 infrastructure set to pass 20,000 New Providence homes by end-March\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"URCAURCA\u2008\u00a0publishes 2016 fee schedule<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has published a schedule for fees related to the period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

More \u2018switch\u2019 to Digicel<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 SOME customers appear to have switched to the Digicel network at the start of the year when the cellphone tax was introduced\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t to spend $100M on G\u2019town-Linden fibre optic cable link \u2013Hughes<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Government plans to resuscitate the botched fibre optic cable project that was started under the former administration and Telecoms Minister Cathy Hughes says $100M will be spent to upgrade the link between Georgetown and Linden\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

GT&T\u2019s customers have nothing to celebrate<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Dear Editor, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) celebrated 25 years as a company in Guyana, but the fact remains that customers have nothing to celebrate\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel talks Internet safety with Kingston High students<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATIONS and entertainment provider Digicel joined millions of people across the world Tuesday to celebrate Safer Internet Day, which sought to promote the safe and responsible use of technology, especially among young people\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New BPO Companies Coming<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The call centre market continues to expand with three business process outsourcing (BPO) companies about to set up shop in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Profit Drought Breaks At C&W Jamaica<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Jamaica, which trades as FLOW, made its first quarterly net profit in years, which came with double-digit, mobile subscriber growth\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CWC\u2019s quarterly sales up 1% to USD595m<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has issued a brief trading update for the third quarter of FY2015\/16, reporting consolidated revenue of USD595 million for the three months ended 31 December 2015, up 1% year-on-year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow and CaribbeanTales Announce Regional Partnership<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), operator of the Flow brand, today announced an exclusive five-year partnership agreement with CaribbeanTales, a regional media company focused on developing Caribbean content for multi-media broadcast\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BTP: Mobile interference issues have been resolved<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bureau Telecommunication and Post St. Maarten (BTP) has credited its \u201cdiligent\u201d efforts working with the Regulatory Authority of St. Kitts NTCR for the resolution of interference issues in St. Maarten\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulator participates in Regional Telecom Workshops<\/h4>\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) represented by Ryan Wijngaarde, participated in regional workshops during the CANTO 32nd AGM & Mini Exhibition that took place in Haiti in the first week of February\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 13 February 2016<\/h3>\n

Bahamas telecoms company reaches exclusive agreement with WhatsApp<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Questions abound among Bahamians given the news that WhatsApp has dropped its subscription fees and that Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) parent company has entered into a partnership with the social media powerhouse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"GuyanaGuyana Guardian victim of identity theft<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Police in Guyana are said to be seeking the whereabouts of a local journalist against whom an allegation of commercial fraud was made\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

JUTC Riding High On Wifi<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Come September, passengers travelling on the 452 buses operated by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be able to access free Internet service on their smartphones and other devices\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Judge cautions against raunchy social media postings<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 SENIOR Magistrate Judith Pusey is cautioning against the posting of degrading pictures and videos on social media\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

ECTEL Meets Consumer Advocates<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 A two-day workshop for consumer advocates in ECTEL Member States will be convened in Saint Lucia Next Wednesday and Thursday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

T&T regulator committed to universal broadband access<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 The top local telecommunications regulator has underscored the country\u2019s commitment to deepening the penetration of broadband access in T&T, even though the country remains without a 4G\/LTE operator nearly two years after the Telecommunications Authority (TATT) recommended that two licences should be awarded\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 14 February 2016<\/h3>\n

BTC signals continued commitment to diversity in leadership with new COO<\/h4>\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 Bahamas Telecommunications Company, (BTC) is no stranger to advocating for gender equality in the Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) sec-tor. In 2014, the telecoms provider was amongst the first companies to sign-on to the Caribbean Women in ICT (CWIC) programme, a Caribbean-wide initiative aimed at addressing the issues facing women in the industry at all levels\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel given the green light to sue over cloned Sim cards<\/h4>\n

Haiti <\/em>\u2013 DIGICEL, the Caribbean mobile phone company owned by billionaire Denis O\u2019Brien, has been given the go-ahead by a US court to sue an American company for an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Stop. Think. Connect<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining will launch its cybersecurity awareness campaign dubbed \u2018Stop. Think. Connect.\u2019 this month\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0\u00a0journalismthatmatters<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Brands of the World<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Bahamas Weekly<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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