The agreement signals a strategic media partnership aimed at enhancing the visibility and global reach of Caribbean content.
“Telecommunications services were heavily regulated by governments, with strict control over licensing, pricing, and service provision.”
The agreement will enhance the CTU’s collaborative efforts to address key ICT challenges in the region and symbolises its shared commitment with Huawei to foster a digitally empowered Caribbean.
According to a recent report commissioned on this issue, OTT-driven traffic generates annual costs between US$232 and US$332 million for Caribbean network operators.
The objective is to create an economically viable broadband Internet network and facilitate the exchange of Internet traffic among the French-speaking territories and other Caribbean jurisdictions.
“Today we create an example of what we can achieve by working together. This is a significant milestone in the roadmap towards achieving a Single ICT Caribbean Space.”
TSTT has already contacted its roaming partners to re-negotiate rates in the best interest of its customers, and intra-CARICOM travelers
LACTLD has 45 members and acts as a vehicle for cooperation and information sharing among the region’s ccTLD administrators.
TSTT’s expansion in the next couple of years will see cloud computing and the Internet of Things becoming big.
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