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“About three billion people in the world live without internet access. And because of this, we have some very ambitious targets around connecting those unconnected to provide economic opportunities for education and to enable them to earn a likelihood.” stated Secretary-General Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) during a panel discussion on ‘Securing …

SECRETARY-GENERAL RODNEY TAYLOR PARTICIPATES IN THE GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY FORUM Read More »

Wednesday 2 November 2022 Hilton Trinidad Centre Dr. Kim Mallalieu Deputy Chairman of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and Vice Chair, Network of Women in ITU-D Members of the Board of the Directors of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Mrs. Cynthia Reddock-Downes Chief Executive Officer of TATT Ms. Jennifer Manner Senior …

Feature Address – Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) at the CTU-SPONSORED Network of Women (NoW) 4WRC LUNCH @ 40TH PCC.II Read More »

The recent launch of a new internet exchange point in Saint Martin has propelled the territory towards a better, faster and more resilient Internet. An internet exchange point, or IXP, is a piece of physical infrastructure that allows network operators to interconnect and exchange traffic locally without having to resort to expensive international routes. The …

SAINT MARTIN LAUNCHES SMART-IX INTERNET EXCHANGE UNDER CARIBIX PROJECT Read More »

A Caribbean delegation from the Caribbean Telecommunications Union met with Dr. Cosmas Zavazava in a hybrid meeting on the side lines of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) in Bucharest, Romania.

In the spirit of strengthening cooperation and collaboration, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) signed, for the first time since either organisation was established, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) on Thursday 6th October 2022.

Marigot, Saint Martin. October 11, 2022—The Saint Martin internet exchange point (IXP) will officially launch on October 21, in a formal event hosted by the Collectivity of Saint Martin. The launch of the Saint Martin IXP, called Smart-IX, comes under the auspices of the CaribIX project, which is coordinated by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).   …

SAINT MARTIN INTERNET EXCHANGE TO LAUNCH UNDER CARIBIX PROJECT Read More »

“The CTU strongly supports multilateral collaboration with inter-American agencies because it provides opportunities to explore areas of cooperation on matters of digital transformation and harmonised regulation policies, which are all critical to the region’s social and economic development,”

First Deputy Minister Ministerio de Comunicaciones Cuba Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22), Bucharest, Romania, 26 September to 14 October 2022 Distinguido Presidente, Secretario General de la UIT, autoridades de los Estados miembros presentes, Excelencias, distinguidos delegados: Permítanme la oportunidad para felicitar a los organizadores de este importante evento y agradecer al gobierno de Rumanía por la cálida bienvenida …

POLICY STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY WILFREDO GONZÁLEZ VIDAL, CUBA Read More »

Minister Ministry of Information, Communications, & Technology and Posts, Public Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Domestic Transport Saint Kitts and Nevis Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22), Bucharest, Romania, 26 September to 14 October 2022 Mr. Chair, Excellencies and Delegates. Firstly, St. Kitts & Nevis wishes to express strong commendation to the ITU for an exceptionally well-organized Plenipotentiary and for …

POLICY STATEMENT BY THE HONORABLE KONRIS MAYNARD, M.P. Read More »

Minister Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics & E-Governance Belize Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22), Bucharest, Romania, 26 September to 14 October 2022 Preamble: Mr. Chairman, your excellences, honorable Ministers and delegates, partners in the ITU, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the government and people of Belize, allow me to extend warm greetings and sincere gratitude to our …

POLICY STATEMENT BY THE HONORABLE MICHEL CHEBAT, M.P. Read More »