Caribbean Telecoms Forum Now On in Bahamas At Atlantis

TECH EVENTS -The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organidations (CANTO) will hold its 30th anniversary annual conference and trade exhibition at Atlantis from August 10-15.The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), in partnership with the Government, is the co-host.

BTC chief executive Leon Williams is the ‘master of ceremonies’ for the opening on Sunday, August 10, and will also bring remarks. Prime Minister Perry Christie will give the official address to mark the conference opening.
The conference theme, ‘Strategic Alliances for Sustainable Broadband Development’, reflects CANTO’s current thrust to form strategic alliances on broadband infrastructurel development throughout the Caribbean.

Mr Williams said: “Wireless data is now experiencing mass-market adoption, and growth is even faster than wireline because not only are individual users consuming ever more data, but the percentage of users using mobile broadband is increasing.“The result is a huge projected increase in data consumption, as mobile broadband traffic continues to increase not just in the Bahamas, but worldwide.”

The conference offers a wide range of interactive workshops and informative telecommunications industry sessions through to August 15. More