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This year, C&W Networks was an exhibitor at PTC 2017 (Pacific Telecommunications Council), the main telecommunications event in the Asia Pacific region. The event took place in Hawaii between the 15th and 18th of January, and for three days participants had the opportunity to focus on planning, do some networking, and discover what the new year brings in terms of telecommunications and ICT trends. C&W Networks had of rthe first time a stand where it shared its solutions and news with all those present. With the slogan “Changing Realities”, the conference explored the changing business context, client demands, the global economy and the regulatory environment at world level to help participants identify how these new realities will affect them and how they can find their own way through the dynamic changes taking place in out industry. We arrived at this event for the first time with a solid foundation to…

We would like to welcome Andrew Lee and his Wholesale Voice team to the C&W Networks family. They are responsible for the voice interconnection business: international long distance, domestic and roaming. Andrew is now reporting to Eduardo Gandarilla, SVP of Sales and Marketing. The C&W Networks solutions portfolio continues to expand. We can now offer an integral solution to our wholesale customers under the same umbrella. Instead of duplicating efforts, we will join together to make ourselves stronger. We continue to demonstrate leadership in the region. Let’s work together to integrate Andrew and the voice team in the C&W Networks family. Welcome!

Once again, C&W Networks has taken part in one of the wholesale telecommunications market’s main events in the Pan-Caribbean region. As platinum sponsors of the event and sponsors of the cocktail reception, we have managed to stand out from the crowd and demonstrate our leadership in the region. Over the years, Capacity Caribbean has established itself as a premier industry event for top executives and industry figures in the region to discuss trends and do business. Our representatives took full advantage of the opportunities presented at this event, meeting with a number of prospective and current customers to further strengthen our relationship with them. Moreover, the participation of Paul Scott, company president, and Betzalel Kenigsztein, president and COO of Liberty Global for Latin America and the Caribbean, sparked great interest among attendees. Paul was interviewed by the event’s organizers, clearly defining our company’s direction for 2017, “Some of our strategic…

C&W recently launched its new website with improvements in visuals and a dynamic range of utilities the modern times. The company and market news will be updated weekly. There will be an up-to-date page that will be useful from those who are connected with potential clients and clients of C&W Networks. In early January, the company will be launching banner campaigns in BNAmericas.com, Latin America’s leading news site. The banners will be presenting in Capacity E-Publications which forms part of the community of these prestigious events. This project will extend our company’s name to another target audience. The News Blog is the star of our 2017 digital strategy. The company has launched this new communications channel to get closer to the industry. C&W Networks has improved with innovative content focusing on issues such as: broadband in the Caribbean, new technologies, innovation, advances in 5G networks, the growth of the Ethernet market, cybersecurity and other issues. With this…

C&W Networks would like to wish you a Happy Holidays and a warm Christmas. Additionally, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your endeavor to position this company as a regional leader in the telecommunications spectrum. Your hard work has shown by the increasing number of customers we have assisted this year. You are the ‘soul’ of our Company and the main link to success. None of this would have been possible without your flexibility and continued cooperation. In 2016, with the infinite changes our company has gone through, we have demonstrated that by working as a team, we can adjust quickly to change and move faster. Your hard work and effort directly impacts our customers’ decisions. Our customers have shown increased satisfaction with the assistance received from each and every one of you. In addition, we wish you peace and a home full of…

On this occasion, C&W’s CEO John Reid wishes to bring us up-to-date on three key areas that will impact the company as we begin the new year: Our long-range plan, the execution of that plan and our new operating model. It is important to mention that these are challenging times for C&W, particularly since we have not met all our company-defined performance metrics. Nevertheless, Reid is excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for C&W. In fact, he said, “Despite all of our challenges, our Networks’ group won three prestigious industry awards this year, the B2B team secured major contracts against international competitors, winning customers such as the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the Guardian Group (the largest for our Company) and Flow Sports continues to receive great accolades, beating the competition in viewership, content and quality,” he continues, “I am convinced that we can be an even better company, performing at…

Several months on, it’s important to take stock of how our company’s acquisition by Liberty Global has positively impacted our business and operations. This collaboration has brought benefits in the form of new perspectives and opportunities that enrich our everyday work, which can be seen, for example, in the recent participation of C&W executives at Capacity Europe, together with Liberty representatives. The following C&W executives were present at the event held in Paris: Eduardo Gandarilla, vice president of sales and marketing; Francisco Moreno, marketing director; and Andrew Lee. This close collaboration strengthens a forward-looking company that values teamwork, allowing it to build upon each team member’s talent and potential. Initiatives such as this prove that, together with Liberty, our business will continue to grow and evolve, with many new possibilities taking shape in the medium term. For this to happen, we must keep working alongside our parent company, taking advantage…

We did it again! Thanks to your hard work and dedication, day in and day out, C&W Networks has recently been awarded with not one, not two, but three industry awards! We are  pleased to announce we have won The Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier at the Capacity Global Carrier Awards for the fourth consecutive year. This award is a true honor as it demonstrates our leadership and ongoing commitment to the region. Additionally, we took home awards in two different categories from the prestigious Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Excellence Awards of 2016. This is a real accomplishment considering we faced very stiff competition and C&W Networks has never been in the running for this award. We were chosen as Wholesale Service Provider of the Year; an award that recognizes the provider for the best implements wholesale carrier Ethernet (CE 2.0) services for its customers in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) regions. We were…

This year, C&W Networks sponsored CariCam and VAS Forum LATAM, a pair of events that took place in Miami from November 14th to the 16th. Participation in these events offer major business opportunities. These opportunities are high-level industry events that bring together key players, operators and providers to discuss how to promote the telecommunications industry in Central America and the Caribbean. Additionally, these events offer the perfect opportunity for networking considering the high-quality, industry-focused case studies that were presented. These lead to discussions and a sharing of experiences between operators and other industry players. The CariCam Summit combined educational content, an assessment of the state of the industry and an exploration of new growth areas. This is one of the best business events in our region. VAS Forum LATAM is the only event that brings together the entire Value-Added Service (VAS) industry from South America, Central America and the Caribbean. This event…

Liberty Global, which we joined in May of this year, recently announced second-quarter results for 2016/17, updating the investment community on company developments. We’re pleased to share operating and financial highlights from the group’s report: 9,000 organic revenue generating units (RGUs) were added in Q2 2016/17. Q2 2016/17 mobile revenue saw a 2% year-over-year drop, except in the Bahamas. Flow established itself as a leading sports broadcaster in the Caribbean. The Olympics campaign was successful. More than 4.6 million viewers tuned into Flow channels. 85% increase in Flow Sports viewership in August as compared to the May–July average Exclusive broadcasting rights to Premier League matches began this quarter. Strengthened customer proposition in Panama through launch of MAST3R fixed bundles in September Features include rewind, live pause, play from start, and high definition (HD) 300 Mbps broadband service now available to 135,000 homes 27,000 broadband subscribers were added during the quarter,…