Category Archive: Internet

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 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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Apr 15 2013

Roundup: for the week ending 14 April 2013

A roundup of ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region during the period Monday 8 April to Sunday 14 April 2013. Monday, 8 April 2012 Broadcast licences cannot be revoked without cause – Shaddick Guyana – Chairperson of the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Bibi Shaddick says the agency cannot revoke licences …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2013/04/roundup-week-14-april-2013/

Apr 05 2013

Snapshot: Facebook membership trends 2013 update

Figure 1:  Percentage change in Facebook membership between June 2012 and April 2013 in select Caribbean countries (Source: Socialbakers)

Last year we included Facebook membership in our Snapshot series. Here is our 2013 update of Facebook membership trends across the Caribbean In 2013, Facebook continues to be the juggernaut social media property with well over 1 billion members worldwide. According to Facebook and as of 31 December 2012: approximately 82% of its monthly active users are …

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