Fibre optic service can be found in limited pockets in Georgetown and some surrounding communities, while DSL has slowly crept across the country on poorly maintained copper networks.
The project will facilitate the streaming and recording of classes to further complement the Academic Programmes for the Deaf/Hearing Impaired Project.
Two years after the initial donation to the Cotton Tree Foundation, IGT contributed additional resources through 10 Learn Pad Quatro Tablets and a suite of Special Learning Software.
Huawei will fly the six UWI students with the highest scores to Panama in April to compete in teams in the regional final against students from all Latin American countries
SCF won the contract as part of a competitive international tendering process, and aims to complete the installation of Montserrat’s new fibre optic system by the summer of 2020.