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Type: Company

Name: Etecsa

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Canadian reportedly on trial in Cuba two years after arrest

HAVANA, Cuba – A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered.Sarkis Yacoubian arrived at an Interior Ministry ... [Published Metronews - May 23 2013]

Entities: Cuba, Corruption, Arrests

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 5 reports

Jamaica branch of Cuba-Venezuela cable goes live

Cuba has activated the Jamaica branch of its ALBA-1 submarine cable, which connects the island with Venezuela, according to Doug Madory of internet analysis firm Renesys. Madory told The Associated Press that he detected new traffic between state-owned ... [Published TeleGeography - May 23 2013]

Entities: Etecsa, Jamaica, Cuba, Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active

Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fiber optic cable that connects to Jamaica, giving it greater bandwidth and a backup in case the main leg to Venezuela is not available, according to a U.S. company that monitors global Internet traffic.Doug ... [Published Submarine Telecoms Forum - May 22 2013]

Entities: Fiber optic cable, Jamaica, Cuba

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active

Entities: Cuba, Etecsa, Jamaica, Fiber optic cable

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 26 2013 - 1 reports

Etecsa

Cuba confirms Alba-1 fiber hook-up to Venezuela, internet remains on lockdown

Cuba may only be positioned 100 or so miles from Key West, but the US embargo meant an undersea fiber link to North America hasn't been a possibility. Earlier this week, though, we began to see discussion regarding traffic passing through a connection ... [Published Engadget - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: Cuba, Venezuela, Etecsa

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

Cuba Connected To Global High-Speed Internet For The First Time

Cuba has been connected to the global internet for the first time with a high-speed cable, state telecoms company Etecsa says. The $70m (£44m) fibre-optic cable arrived from Venezuela in February 2011, but tests on the line are said to have begun only ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: High-Speed Internet, Cuba, Etecsa, Fiber Optic

First reported Jan 23 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 2 reports

Cuba gets broadband, but who gets to use it?

p>The Renesys blog reports on signs that Cuba has finally activated its long awaited broadband cable: In 2007, state-owned telecommunications companies from Cuba and Venezuela joined forces to build a submarine cable between the two Caribbean ... [Published Foreign Policy - Jan 23 2013]

Entities: Cuba, Broadband, Telecommunication, Etecsa

First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 1 reports

Cuba Internet Cable Turned On, Juicing Up's Country's Connection To Outside World

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba apparently has finally switched on the first undersea fiber-optic cable linking it to the outside world nearly two years after its arrival, according to analysis by a company that monitors global Internet use. In a report posted Sunday ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Jan 22 2013]

Entities: INTERNET CABLE CORP, Cuba, Fiber Optic, Etecsa

First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 1 reports

Is Cuba Gearing Up To Go Online?

Internet usage in Cuba isn’t anywhere near as restrictive as it is in North Korea, but it sure is painful. With connections only possible via satellite, the cost of getting online in the tropical communist paradise is extremely prohibitive for the vast ... [Published SiliconANGLE - Jan 22 2013]

Entities: Cuba, Etecsa, Havana (Florida, United States), Yoani Sanchez

First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 2 reports

Cuba’s subterranean fiber-optic link through Venezuela opens only ‘inbound’ connection

According to reports, the subterranean fiber-optic link which the island nation of Cuba has turned on through Venezuela apparently opens only the `inbound' high-speed connection of the Internet superhighway.The telecommunications work pertaining to Cuba's ... [Published Topnews.in - Jan 22 2013]

Entities: Fiber Optic, Cuba, Venezuela, Etecsa

First reported Jan 21 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 1 reports

Cuba reportedly fires up underwater fiber optic cable for first time

As odd as it may seem, Cuba is working its way into headlines today. We’re hearing reports that Cuba has finally fired up its underwater fiber optic cable that stretches all the way to Venezuela, perhaps giving some residents their first taste of fiber ... [Published SlashGear - Jan 21 2013]

Entities: Cuba, Fiber optic cable, Telefónica SA, Etecsa

First reported Jan 21 2013 - Updated Jan 21 2013 - 1 reports

Cuba Turns On Submarine Internet Cable

angry tapir writes "A change in Internet traffic patterns over the past week suggests that Cuba may have turned on a fiber-optic submarine cable that links it to the global Internet via Venezuela. Routing analyst firm Renesys noticed that the Spanish ... [Published Slashdot - Jan 21 2013]

Entities: INTERNET CABLE CORP, Cuba, Etecsa, Tapir, Telecommunication

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"These are being carried out using real traffic from and to Cuba, with the goal of normalising this communication" it added

Cuba activates fibre-optic cable link with Jamaica [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 23 2013]

...In the past days, U S company Renesys announced on its blog that during this week they "observed a second non-satellite connection established for the Cuban state telecom, ETECSA [Cuban State Telecommunications Company]"

Second Segment of Fiber Optic Cable Connects to Cuba [Published Elites TV - May 23 2013]

"They're gaining some physical diversity there, so if something were to happen to the main segment going to Venezuela, then they have this backup" Madory said

Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online [Published TwinCities.com - May 21 2013]

according to Cuban officials, via government-operated computer clubs . Additionally, only 2.9 percent report full internet access, but "analysts say it's probably more like 5 or 10 percent due to under reporting of black-market resale of minutes."

Cuba gets broadband, but who gets to use it? [Published Foreign Policy - Jan 23 2013]

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Jamaica branch of Cuba-Venezuela cable goes live [Published TeleGeography - May 23 2013]
Canadian reportedly on trial in Cuba two years ... [Published Metronews - May 23 2013]
Cuba activates fibre-optic cable link with Jamaica [Published Jamaica Gleaner - May 23 2013]
Second Segment of Fiber Optic Cable Connects to... [Published Elites TV - May 23 2013]
Second Segment of Fiber Optic Cable Connects to... [Published Global Voices in English - May 23 2013]
Cuba to allow Internet access? [Published Ventura County Reporter - May 23 2013]
Telecommunications - Regional - Cuba initiates ... [Published Business News Americas - May 22 2013]
Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active [Published Submarine Telecoms Forum - May 22 2013]
Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active [Published Miami Herald - May 21 2013]
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online [Published TwinCities.com - May 21 2013]
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online [Published Eureka Times-Standard - May 21 2013]
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online [Published Huffington Post - May 21 2013]
Cuba Connected To Global High-Speed Internet Fo... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Jan 25 2013]
Cuba confirms Alba-1 fiber hook-up to Venezuela... [Published Engadget - Jan 25 2013]
Cuba gets broadband, but who gets to use it? [Published Foreign Policy - Jan 23 2013]
Cuba gets broadband, but who gets to use it? [Published FP Passport - Jan 23 2013]
Cuba Internet Cable Turned On, Juicing Up's Cou... [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Jan 22 2013]
Is Cuba Gearing Up To Go Online? [Published SiliconANGLE - Jan 22 2013]
Cuba’s subterranean fiber-optic link through Ve... [Published Topnews.in - Jan 22 2013]
Cuba's undersea fiber cable potentially sees co... [Published Engadget - Jan 22 2013]
Cuba reportedly fires up underwater fiber optic... [Published SlashGear - Jan 21 2013]
Cuba Turns On Submarine Internet Cable [Published Slashdot - Jan 21 2013]
Cuba Eyes 2.4 Million Cell Phone Subscribers By... [Published Topnews.in - Apr 24 2010]

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Second Segment of Fiber Optic Cable Connects to... [Published Global Voices in English - May 23 2013] The fiber optic cable, which is expected to improve Cuba's connectivity to the Internet, is of utmost importance to the country, and every piece of information continues to clarify the current state of this technological infrastructure. In the past days, ...
Cuba confirms Alba-1 fiber hook-up to Venezuela... [Published Engadget - Jan 25 2013] Cuba may only be positioned 100 or so miles from Key West, but the US embargo meant an undersea fiber link to North America hasn't been a possibility. Earlier this week, though, we began to see discussion regarding traffic passing through a connection ...
Cuba gets broadband, but who gets to use it? [Published Foreign Policy - Jan 23 2013] p>The Renesys blog reports on signs that Cuba has finally activated its long awaited broadband cable: In 2007, state-owned telecommunications companies from Cuba and Venezuela joined forces to build a submarine cable between the two Caribbean ...
Cuba gets broadband, but who gets to use it? [Published FP Passport - Jan 23 2013] p>The Renesys blog reports on signs that Cuba has finally activated its long awaited broadband cable: In 2007, state-owned telecommunications companies from Cuba and Venezuela joined forces to build a submarine cable between the two Caribbean ...
Is Cuba Gearing Up To Go Online? [Published SiliconANGLE - Jan 22 2013] Internet usage in Cuba isn’t anywhere near as restrictive as it is in North Korea, but it sure is painful. With connections only possible via satellite, the cost of getting online in the tropical communist paradise is extremely prohibitive for the vast ...