The Nassau Guardian ( Bahamas )
30 April 2024 ( Page 9 )
BTC improves mobile capacity in Cable Beach
B
ahamas Telecommunications Company
(BTC) is improving its
mobile network capacity
and is adding a new tower
to its network complement.
The new tower will be located atop the One Cable Beach
development and forms part
of the continued proactive
network maintenance
across the country.
BTC’s Director of Technical
Operations Drexel Woods
said, “We continue to monitor all our networks with the
view to improve the quality
of service for our customers.
The Cable Beach Strip was
identified as one of the areas
that we should improve our
capacity. With the influx of
tourists that visit our shores,
and locals that reside and do
business in this burgeoning
area, it was imperative that
we improved our mobile
capacity. This new tower addition will provide smoother and faster surfing and
streaming, and better clarity
in voice calls.”
BTC is encouraging residents and business owners
in the area that have not
upgraded their SIM cards
to an LTE SIM card, to visit
the nearest BTC location to
upgrade.
“As we continue to upgrade the mobile network,
you will need to have an LTE
SIM card to experience the
improvements in service.
The upgrades are free of
charge, and do not require a
wait time.”
BTC continues its “drive
tests” across the country
and identifies areas for
improvement. Last year,
the company made many
alterations and conducted
upgrades to several towers
in the network. BTC also
erected new towers in the
Gladstone Road and Venice
Bay communities, addressing capacity needs.
Woods is optimistic about
upgrades in the Family
Islands as well, and has
hinted to new developments
in two Family Islands. “Our
Family Islands are a priority
for us, and we are currently
evaluating a new solution
to provide enhanced mobile
and broadband connectivity.
The results thus far have
shown that we can deliver
reliable and faster next generation services. I am eager
and excited about this, and I
will share more very soon.”
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Drexel Woods. - Photo