The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will be holding a two-day conference in Trinidad and Tobago, from 19th to 20th November, focusing on technology choices, infrastructure, leapfrogging from wired to wireless technologies in the Caribbean, financing ICT infrastructure, government and regulatory policy, universal service funds, and business models for harnessing broadband to connect the Caribbean. CTO’s Caribbean Broadband Forum will bring together ministers, regulators, operators, donor agencies, content developers, technology suppliers and application developers to discuss policy, strategy and national plans to connect the region using the power of broadband technology.
The conference will examine Broadband connectivity issues from Policy, Regulatory, Operator and Technology perspectives, as well as various strategies for ensuring effective and affordable connectivity. Key highlights include:
Ministerial panel discussions
Regulator panel discussions
Operator panel discussions
Commercial success stories
Results from key trials in the region
Strategies for ensuring affordable fibre connectivity
Solutions for meeting the demand for bandwidth services in the region
Financing ICT infrastructure
Choosing the right technology
For further information, please visit www.cto.int or contact Conference Producer – Miss Mani Rai at 0044 20 8834 1565 or email m.rai@cto.int.
Special 30% discount for CaribVision members! Please contact Mani Rai for more details. Ph: 0044 20 8834 1565.