…to benefit students and teachers
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has upgraded the bandwidth provided to the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) from 3GB to 6GB on October 31, 2020 at no additional cost.
The bandwidth upgrade, which allows for faster connectivity, will benefit both students and teachers across the country.
GTT’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd, explained his company’s decision to provide NDMA with additional bandwidth.
“Your efforts to deliver broadband to schools across the country is commendable. Knowing that children have returned to school with an increased dependence on broadband, we thought it best to give this increase as we do our part to support your efforts and the ambitions of our future generation,” Nedd stated.
Prime Minister of Guyana, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips, who also has responsibility for the telecommunications sector, commended GTT for its contribution to students across Guyana.
“Without a doubt this is an excellent move towards building a brighter tomorrow for our children. On behalf of all students across Guyana, we thank GTT for increasing the capacity for faster internet connectivity and look forward to your continued support,” Phillips statement.
Head of the NDMA, Lieutenant Commander (rtd) Floyd Levi, thanked GTT for the increased bandwidth, noting it will benefit of students accessing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hubs and schools with E-Government connectivity throughout the country.
“In these times, we are relying on technology a lot more – for work and learning. This increased bandwidth will assist in meeting the needs of students across Guyana to ensure continued learning for a bright future,” Levi said.
E-Government is a national initiative that connects 158 primary schools, 105 secondary schools, 241 ICT hubs and 33 tertiary institutes to the internet. GTT supports the efforts of E-Government by assisting with connectivity.
