Caribbean
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The Caribbean and Latin America are unique markets for connectivity - here are seven things to take into account that emerged from discussions at the recent Capacity CALA industry event.
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Paradise Mobile, a mobile network disruptor in Bermuda, has selected iBASIS as its international gateway partner.
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Telxius has teamed up with Orange, and Setar to create a new high-capacity subsea cable in the Caribbean.
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As the demand for high-speed internet and reliable digital connectivity continues to surge, South America is emerging as a key player in the global subsea cable ecosystem.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in the Caribbean has started the process to build a national fibre ring that will link with the sole subsea cable that connects it to neighbouring islands and to the US and South America.
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The government of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean has commissioned a feasibility study into the need for a new subsea cable.
Forthcoming events
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Viasat, the US company that this week announced a planned merger with Inmarsat, is to build a satellite-enabled community internet system covering Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Phoenix Tower International (PTI) and Outremer Telecom have entered into an exclusivity agreement for the acquisition of 203 wireless towers by Phoenix.
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The first wholesale connectivity provider in LATAM to receive payments in cryptocurrency
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GoldConnect, a leading wholesale telecommunications provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces the release of its state-of-the-art pricing & engagement platform, LatamConnect.
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Life has been challenging for Digicel, with earthquakes, hurricanes, financial troubles and now Covid. New CEO Oliver Coughlan tells Alan Burkitt-Gray that the company has a new strategy to build growth
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Former Cisco and Inmarsat exec Julio Villafañe, has been appointed to head regional sales activities for Ribbon Communications Inc.
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Troubled Caribbean and Pacific operator Digicel will emerge from its debt reduction process this week after winning huge support from its lenders.
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Digicel has received “overwhelming support” from its debtholders for its restructuring, the company has told Capacity.
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Digicel, the Caribbean and Pacific mobile operator, has filed for bankruptcy, saying it has “unsustainable levels of indebtedness”.
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Digicel Group has progressed its new restructuring plan with the issuing of practice statement letter.
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Cybernetica and Cloud Carib have signed an agreement to implement a secure data exchange based on the Unified eXchange Platform (UXP) for pilot projects in the Caribbean region.