Category Archive: broadband

May 22 2013

Snapshot: How affordable is Internet service in 2013?

Table 1:  Share of monthly income spent on an Internet plan with an advertised download speed of 2 Mbps averaged across the Caribbean between 2011 and 2013 (Source: ICT Pulse)

A 2013 update of the extent to which Internet broadband speeds are affordable across the Caribbean. Since May 2011, and following from our most recent Snapshot of Internet speed and pricing, we have been regularly assessing how affordable Internet broadband service is across the Caribbean. In this post, we are updating our findings, and discussing …

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May 17 2013

Snapshot: Internet speeds and pricing update 2013

Figure 2:  Best Internet plan by advertised download speed for under USD 60.00 in select Caribbean countries (Source: ISP websites)

A 2013 update of Internet speeds and pricing across the English-speaking Caribbean, and the extent to which they have changed since 2012. Over the last two years, but most recently in May 2012, we provided a snapshot of Internet speeds and pricing across the English-speaking Caribbean. In this post and one year later, we are …

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Apr 24 2013

Some thoughts on Jamaica’s 700 MHz auction

In the coming weeks Jamaica will auction its 700 MHz band for mobile broadband wireless service. Is it a good investment opportunity? Last week, the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) in Jamaica published an Information Memorandum, Licensing the 700 MHz Band, on the proposed auction of frequencies in the country’s 700 MHz band. As drafted, the …

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Apr 22 2013

Roundup: for the week ending 21 April 2013

A roundup of ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 15 April to Sunday 21 April 2013. Monday, 15 April 2012 Cell phone blocking system could be headed for HMP Antigua & Barbuda – Government is in discussion with a company for the acquisition of a new cellular phone blocking system …

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Apr 17 2013

Snapshot: Network readiness 2013

2013 NRI ranking

A 2013 update of our Snapshot Series on network readiness, and the extent to which countries in the Caribbean are leveraging ICT to improve their competitiveness. The World Economic Forum (WEF), in conjunction with INSEAD, one of the world’s top business schools, have released their annual network readiness assessment, the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2013, …

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