New Wi-Fi hotspots to open in Cuba

Havana will have 30 new WiFi zones in 2016, two more by municipality, which will facilitate access to the service, Odalys Rodriguez del Toro, director of Havana Division of Cuban Telecommunication Company (ETECSA SA.

To date, there are 17 lighted spaces distributed throughout the territories, except Cerro and Cotorro, which will have them in the coming days , as well as places like Expocuba; Cruise terminal in Old Havana; Guayabera new cultural project in Alamar, and the Conventions Palace, she said.

The goal for this year, Rodriguez del Toro announced, is to have three parks with WiFi by municipality and reach other areas with large crowds as El Castillito and Cuba Pavilion, in Plaza de la Revolucion, and the University Spa, in Playa, and in the future, cafes, bars and restaurants on request.

In order to develop these actions, she warned, we need the support of the Council of the Provincial Administration and other entities responsible for the parks to present ideal conditions for surfing such as lighting, benches and tree trimming.

The company strategy is to grow in cell phone because that is the future, so we will increase and provide maintenance to our base stations, she noted.

Another novelty for 2016 is to conduct a pilot project in Old Havana, in order to, in the future, begin bringing the Internet to homes, the specialist added.

He said that these connections will be through fiber optic thanks to an agreement with Chinese company Huawei, and service rates will be reported in time.

On the situation of Nauta cards, Rodriguez del Toro said that the demand today is still high, despite we sold about 1.6 million in 2015, and she added they have taken steps to fight the resellers of these items.