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Tag Archives: broadband
As Scilly gets web cable, Christian asks: how about St Helena?
The 2,200 British residents of the Isles of Scilly are to enjoy high-speed broadband from 2014, thanks to a £3.7 million scheme funded by bodies in the UK and Europe, reports Christian Von Der Ropp of the Connect St Helena … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, Connect St Helena, Isles of Scilly, Saint Helena, St Helena
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Deal boosts dream of high-speed internet for St Helena
Hopes of bringing high-speed internet access to St Helena have been given a strong boost with reports of a contract deal. The plan involves connecting the island to an undersea cable that eFive Telecoms wants to lay between South Africa and Brazil. … Continue reading
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Tagged broadband, Connect St Helena, eFive Telecoms, high-speed internet, SAex, Saint Helena, South Atlantic Express, St Helena
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New Cable & Wireless deal heralds mobile phones
Mobile phone masts could soon be springing up across St Helena (except on the bits that are to have wind turbines). On Tuesday, 26 June 2012, executive councillors agreed the terms of a new telecommunications licence that should bring mobile … Continue reading
Posted in Airport, Broadband, Exco
Tagged Basil Read, broadband, Cable & Wireless, internet, Johnny Clingham, mobile phones, Oberoi, Shelco, St Helena
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‘Very high’ telecom charges prompt council debate
The “very high cost” of telephone and internet services in St Helena has been debated by its executive council – as Cable & Wireless seeks to negotiate a new exclusive deal to provide telecoms on the island. The unscheduled discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Economy, Exco
Tagged broadband, Cable & Wireless, executive council, Mark Capes, St Helena, telephone, Tristan da Cunha
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Efforts continue on St Helena broadband
The campaign to divert an underwater internet cable via St Helena continues to attract publicity around the world. The latest report is on the Computer Active website, which compares the island with an English village. It quotes Julian Morris, chief … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Economy, In the media, Tourism
Tagged broadband, Computer Active, Connect St Helena, DfID, Julian Morris
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White Space: the broadband alternative for remote islands?
St Helena’s not the only remote island that can’t get broadband internet – but some of the more sparsely-populated outcrops of the British Isles may have found a way round the problem. It’s called “white space” (whatever that is), and … Continue reading
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Tagged British overseas territories, broadband, Bute, Connect St Helena, islands, St Helena, UK Overseas Territories, White Space
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Internet cable for St Helena: ‘We’re interested’, says the Castle
The cost of connecting St Helena up to an undersea internet cable would be “very substantial”, according to the island government. It has confirmed that it is investigating the idea. But the man behind the Connect St Helena campaign has … Continue reading
Broadband campaign needs support, says Johnny
Expat Saint Johnny Clingham has expressed dismay on his blog that few people on St Helena have backed the campaign to secure high-speed broadband for the island. He fears islanders don’t understand what they’re missing. The entire island – population … Continue reading
Doctor at sea: life for Tristan’s only medic
Update on this story: the job of doctor on Tristan da Cunha has just been re-advertised. The advert seeks a medic with wide clinical experience from May 2012. Dr Gerard Bulger runs the world’s most extreme single-handed medical practice, according … Continue reading
Saints add voices to broadband campaign
Saint Helenians are being asked to add their weight to the campaign to secure a high-speed internet link for their island. Here’s one contribution on the campaign website, from Johnny Clingham, an island blogger now exiled to the UK: ‘I’m … Continue reading
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