Saint Martin Launches Smart-IX Internet Exchange Under CaribIX Project
The recent launch of a new internet exchange point in Saint Martin has propelled the territory towards a better, faster and more resilient Internet.
Congratulations to the 2020 ARIN Community Grant Recipients
CaribNOG is named among eight projects in the ARIN Community Grant Program, which aims to improve the health and well-being of the Internet and make a positive contribution to the ARIN region. More
ARIN Increases Support for Caribbean Internet Development
If you’re searching for the next wave of Internet development to come from the Caribbean, an international conference recently held in Bridgetown is a good place to start. Hosted by the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), it gathered Internet stakeholders from across the Caribbean and North America for high-level talks under the theme “Caribbean […]
Guadeloupe Moves to Set Up Internet Exchange Point
Developments in the Caribbean digital space are fuelling initiatives to strengthen the Internet infrastructure in the region. In Guadeloupe, a recent agreement among three Internet service providers has cleared the way for the island to establish its first Internet exchange point. Commonly called an IX or an IXP, an Internet exchange point is a critical […]
CaribNOG’s Stephen Lee announces 2019 calendar at NANOG 75
A community of volunteers, drawn from the stakeholders who design, maintain and safeguard the computer networks of the Caribbean, is actively partnering with like-minded professionals from other parts of the world to speed up the development of the Internet in the region. The volunteer group is called CaribNOG—short for the Caribbean Network Operators Group—and they […]
ARIN launches initiative to strengthen computer networks in the Caribbean
A new initiative in the Caribbean is focusing on making the region’s computer networks better able to defend against to natural disasters and cyberattacks. The thrust is spearheaded by the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), a nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources in Canada, the United States and several countries […]
ARIN Backs Caribbean Hurricane Recovery Effort
Of all the problems unleashed by recent hurricanes, the failure of communications networks is one of the most worrying issues for Caribbean territories grappling with uphill recovery efforts. Among the islands hardest hit are Anguilla, Barbuda, Dominica, Turks and Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands, all of which are served by the American Registry for […]
Internet Week Guyana advances Caribbean tech development agenda
Around the world, the growing sophistication of cyber criminals is challenging the capacity of governments, businesses and individuals to defend themselves. Within the Caribbean, governments are forging strategic partnerships with regional actors like the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG), the region’s largest volunteer-based community of network engineers, computer security […]
Caribbean Needs Stronger, Deeper Regional Technical Community
Even with its minor geographical footprint, the Caribbean has a major appetite for the Internet. More and more, Caribbean citizens are reflexively heading online to do their everyday essentials. In order to keep pace with that digital predilection, the modest community managing the region’s networks has to keep building serious capacity. “There has to be […]
Belize launches Caribbean’s latest Internet Exchange Point
The Belize Public Utilities Commission announced that Belize’s first Internet exchange point, named BIXP, was successfully launched in Belize City on April 27 at the campus of the University of Belize.