On February 26, the Caribbean Research and Education Network (C@ribNET) was formally launched in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. C@ribNET, which is a broadband fibre optic network constructed by regional telecoms carrier, LIME, and connects 21 Caribbean/CARICOM countries, is one of number of initiatives geared toward increasing the region’s connectivity or connectedness. As discussed in our recent post,We are more connected than we think, the Caribbean already has several submarine cable systems. Hence are C@ribNET and other similar but independent projects, such as CARCIP,just overkill? More
