Cuba USA
A brief post on CubaDebate says ETECSA will be offering mobile Internet access this summer.
But, there are no details. Where will the new service be available? What will it cost? What technology will it use?
ETECA attributes this modernization and extension of service to increased foreign exchange. (They also reduced calling and texting rates recently -- I assume that is payments for service, not investment).
Does anyone know more about this planned offering?
- Verizon Roaming In Cuba -- Much Ado About Not Much
While Verizon customers may be able to make $2.99 per minute 2G calls, it seems their $2.05 per megabyte data service will be limited to few locations. President Obama is continuing to use executive powers to nibble away at the embargo. Some US companies...
- Cuban Home Connectivity Prices Leaked (with A Tidbit At The End Of The Post)
Diario de Cuba reported that Etecsa will begin selling home Internet connectivity in September. Prime time prices will be: The night time price (8PM - 7AM) will be 20 CUC for 90 hours, with a charge of 20 convertible centavos per hour after the limit...
- Cuban Mobile Access Prices
Cubansocial gives us a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the monthly cost of mobile Internet activity in Cuba. The estimate for email and a bit of Web browsing is 2-300 megabytes per month. That would cost 1,000 to 1,500 CUC if one paid the following...
- Home Connectivity Is Coming 4q 2014 And There Are 11,000 Nauta Accounts
EFE reports that ETECSA plans to offer home Internet connectivity in the fourth quarter of 2014. They also hinted that some mobile connectivity may be offered at that time. The connections will use DSL, not dial up, according to Jorge Legrá, Director...
- Etecsa Officials Provide Some Details And Make Some Promises
Etecsa officials held a press conference in which they made the point that the 118 new Internet access rooms are just the start of improved Internet service. They promised lower prices, more access rooms, WiFi in access rooms, mobile connectivity, etc.,...
Cuba USA
ETECSA plans to offer Mobile Internet access and email
But, there are no details. Where will the new service be available? What will it cost? What technology will it use?
ETECA attributes this modernization and extension of service to increased foreign exchange. (They also reduced calling and texting rates recently -- I assume that is payments for service, not investment).
Does anyone know more about this planned offering?
- Verizon Roaming In Cuba -- Much Ado About Not Much
While Verizon customers may be able to make $2.99 per minute 2G calls, it seems their $2.05 per megabyte data service will be limited to few locations. President Obama is continuing to use executive powers to nibble away at the embargo. Some US companies...
- Cuban Home Connectivity Prices Leaked (with A Tidbit At The End Of The Post)
Diario de Cuba reported that Etecsa will begin selling home Internet connectivity in September. Prime time prices will be: The night time price (8PM - 7AM) will be 20 CUC for 90 hours, with a charge of 20 convertible centavos per hour after the limit...
- Cuban Mobile Access Prices
Cubansocial gives us a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the monthly cost of mobile Internet activity in Cuba. The estimate for email and a bit of Web browsing is 2-300 megabytes per month. That would cost 1,000 to 1,500 CUC if one paid the following...
- Home Connectivity Is Coming 4q 2014 And There Are 11,000 Nauta Accounts
EFE reports that ETECSA plans to offer home Internet connectivity in the fourth quarter of 2014. They also hinted that some mobile connectivity may be offered at that time. The connections will use DSL, not dial up, according to Jorge Legrá, Director...
- Etecsa Officials Provide Some Details And Make Some Promises
Etecsa officials held a press conference in which they made the point that the 118 new Internet access rooms are just the start of improved Internet service. They promised lower prices, more access rooms, WiFi in access rooms, mobile connectivity, etc.,...