Worth Reading: Jamaica Wireless broadband licences by July

JAMAICA (Tech Infrastructure)-THE Government plans to auction two telecommunications licences by July. Approval for operators in the 700 megahertz (MHz) band will pave the way for the roll-out of 4G technology, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), while the requirements demand that networks or services be deployed across 90 per cent of the country within five years. The auction opens in May, according to Telecommunications Minister Phillip Paulwell, who yesterday told Parliament that potential investors from Asia, Europe and North America have already expressed interest. More