Cuba is one of the least digitally connected nations in the world . But Barack Obama has foretell that Google will start providing the island nation with net service .
Speaking to ABC News during his historic trip to Cuba , Obama explained that “ one of the thing that we ’ll be announcing here is that Google has a good deal to start setting up more wi - fi and broadband access on the island . ”
Cuba ’s Department of State telecom company , ETECSA , recently announcedthat it was launching its first domestic broadband scheme in Cuba . That service , run by Huawei , is initially provide broadband to Old Havana , the city ’s old colonial core , and is carry to spread .
The reaching of Google on the shot should do a lot to drive competition and encourage firm digital growth . The country needs it : Until this year , the only domestic internet connexion were available to diplomats and employee of foreign companies at exorbitant fees , and a single of hour of public wi - fi access be $ 2 . For some linguistic context , an average Cuban salary stands at around $ 20 per month .
It ’s not yet vindicated what the Google - powered Badger State - fi and wideband provision will look like , or how much it will be . But we do know that , irrespective , it ’s near news for Cuba .
[ Reuters ]
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