Digicel to deploy broadband for Barbados government
Caribbean operator Digicel won a tender to deploy broadband and a WAN network for the Barbados government, a contract valued at US$2.4mn.
The network will deliver broadband, fixed telephony and business applications throughout the island. Ministries, including the country's telecom unit, will be served by the network.
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said this was a giant step forward in the direction of e-government.
"When other departments become connected, the [WAN] solution will observe savings of up to 53%," he was reported as saying by SKNVibes.
The new operating efficiency means that every government agency connected to the WAN will be able to transmit data up to 100 times faster than before, "so this is a spectacular leap for Barbados in becoming a knowledge-based economy and we salute the Government for aptly leading this transformation," said Digicel general manager Martin Keogh.
Digicel Business has also been busy rolling out fiber optic on the island, just as it is planning to do in Jamaica with its US$100mn FTTH band.
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