{"id":90910,"date":"2017-01-16T07:30:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T12:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=90910"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T20:07:45","slug":"roundup-week-15-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2017\/01\/roundup-week-15-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 15 January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 9 January to Sunday 15 January 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

\nMonday, 9 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Guyana internet users blacklisted over cyber-security concerns<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Residents of Guyana who rely on the internet to handle online banking and online payment processing with a number of US banks and payment gateways, may soon be unable to do so after several US-based payment processors have decided to blacklist a number of internet protocol (IP) ranges that are being used by Guyanese to handle online transactions and general internet usage\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

33rd AGM Video<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Marketing Strategies Today: Four major Instagram updates that every marketer should know<\/h4>\n

Regional<\/em> \u2013 Based on Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, it’s not the strong that actually survives, it is the species that knows how to adapt. As an Instagram marketer, you should take heed from this lesson\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, 10 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Digicel requests approval for February price hike<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Digicel has submitted an application for its planned 5 per cent increase for postpaid mobile services, but it is unclear if the measure will be approved in time for the February 1 launch date, Minister of Telecommunications Melford Nicholas said after Monday\u2019s Throne Speech\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, 11 January 2017<\/h3>\n

ItelBPO opens fourth call centre<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Itelbpo Smart Solutions (formerly Island Outsourcers) says it has opened its fourth site in Jamaica in the Montego Bay Free Zone\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Bitt bringing new business to the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Banking issues may be hampering business in the Caribbean at the moment, but that doesn’t mean the route to market is completely closed\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, 12 January 2017<\/h3>\n

\"\"CCJ debuts electronic court management system<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Court of Justice now has access to an electronic court management system that was implemented earlier this week\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New entrepreneurial technology programme launched in the Caribbean<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Do you have a startup and want to take it to the next level? Do you want to be mentored by business and tech experts? Then apply to Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CCN & Novo launch mobile app building platform<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 These days, nearly everyone has a smart phone, tablet or other mobile electronic device\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, 13 January 2017<\/h3>\n

\u2018We are at fault,\u2019 Digicel says<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Digicel is agreeing that it erred when the company failed to follow the proper channel before it announced a planned 5 per cent increase for postpaid mobile services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Belize Urges 11th Circ. To Toss $22M Telecom Contract Suit<\/h4>\n

Belize<\/em> \u2013 The government of Belize urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to dismiss a claim it owes a company more than $22 million for leased telecommunications equipment, saying a lower court failed to properly consider Belizean law and wrongly found that it waived sovereign immunity\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica\u2019s Second Public Wi-Fi Facility Launched At Mandela Park<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Mandela Park is now officially the second public Wi-Fi facility in Jamaica, following Thursday, January 12) launch staged by the Universal Service Fund in conjunction with the Ministry of Science Energy and Technology the Fund\u2019s USF ConnectJA project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Delightfully Disruptive Jamaican Tech Startup I Found at CES<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 I saw them at CES, the annual technology trade show in Las Vegas. They were in the Eureka Park showcase area\u2014a place for startups to display their technology to the media and to potential investors\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel Transforms Lives of Customers with #GetGifted Promotion<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia<\/em> \u2013 The region\u2019s leader in telecommunications and entertainment has yet again delivered in transforming the lives of its customers… more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Educate employees on dangers of data leakage<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Mobile devices (phones, tablets etc) are everywhere. Giving in to the wave of pressure and recognising the productivity improvements that are possible through the use of mobile devices, companies have increasingly begun arming their staff with mobile devices or allowed them to use such in performing their work\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Trinidad & Tobago’s TSTT picks Ericsson to upgrade IT system<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 Ericsson has announced a contract to upgrade the Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS\/BSS) of Trinidad & Tobago’s state-run operator TSTT\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 14 January 2017<\/h3>\n

Telecommunications Bill to address false advertising<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Sanctions will be put in place for telecommunications companies that are found guilty of what the minister responsible for that sector described as \u201cfalse advertising\u201d\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuba sees explosion in internet access as ties with US grow<\/h4>\n

Cuba<\/em> \u2013 Two days before Christmas, Luis Gonzalez received a little Chinese modem from Cuba’s state-owned telecommunications company\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana Government Spending Millions To Improve Internet Connections At Public Buildings<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana is to spend an estimated GUY$114 million (One Guyana dollar =US$0.004 cents) on installing Public Internet Access Points (PIAPs) at public buildings including government ministries in the first quarter of this year\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 15 January 2017<\/h3>\n

UNDERSTANDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION<\/h4>\n

Guyana <\/em>\u2013 Guyana\u2019s long-awaited Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill was passed into law in July 2016 and soon after, a comprehensive set of regulations were drafted\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

C&W Business: Future revolves around IoT<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 TELECOMMUNICATION CONTINUES TO be one of the major growth sectors for the Caribbean region\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: \u00a0GotCredit<\/a> (flickr); \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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