Connectivity Providers Database

From: "Elon Alonza Richards" <elon@caribsurf.com> To: 'Maria Dolores Lizarzaburu' <mlizarza@darkwing.uoregon.edu> Cc: "Walker, Hugh" <Hugh.Walker@cwbar.cwplc.com>, "'"'Sean J. Manifold'"'" <sean@caribsurf.com>, "Medford, Glenda" <Glenda.Medford@cwbar.cwplc.com>, "'Steven Hute'" <sghuter@nsrc.org> Time: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 06:44:41 -0400 Subject: RE: The Net in Barbados Hi Maria >1) Could you please provide a brief technical description of Barbados' >external connectivity to the Internet - including upstream >provider(s), international bandwidth of the link(s), etc. ? We currently have the equivalent of 2 STM1s for international bandwidth. Our upstream providers are CWUSA and SPRINT. >2)Please describe if that is the case examples of local scientific or >medical projects currently using the Internet in Barbados. We have no knowledge of any such projects. >3)What do you see as the prospects for Internet growth in Barbados; >what would help it, and what are currently the major obstacles? There is good growth potential due to customer demand for multimedia applications, VOIP, VPNs etc. Best Regards Elon Alonza Richards <elon@caribsurf.com> 246 292 6130(w)