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Yes, that was the theme of this year’s Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA) conference. This annual event was held in sunny Montego Bay, Jamaica, over the first week of February.
The warmth of the people and the optimistic attitude is contagious, and the intimate ‘up close and personal’ style has always been the hallmark of the conference. For that, one has to applaud the fine work that CCTA puts into the event, drawing together operators, vendors, programmers, solution providers, marketers, and technologists alike—and this year, over 270 attendees and 80-some exhibitors.
The region is forward-looking indeed, as the Caribbean is poised for major growth in the broadband and telecom industry. But charting its own course forward in a region that shares many similarities with other parts of the world, while still maintaining its own unique characteristics, presents both opportunities and challenges. After all, it’s a region that encompasses over 30 islands and island nations or territories.
Here are the key broadband and communication trends going on in the Caribbean right now:
“Next year, we’ll shake things up a little,” CCTA board director and Bermuda Cablevision CEO Terry Roberson commented. Roberson alluded to the need for industry participants to create closer dialogue and spur participation and collaboration between all players.
The opportunities and challenges of offering converged services for both fixed and mobile networks has many folds. The wave of change is gathering momentum each year, and the future is continuing to look brighter and brighter.
Yes, you guessed it right, that Bob Marley music is still ringing in my ears. Too bad for this blogger, I’m now back to the snowy sub-zero temperature of the U.S. Northeast.
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