Young Cubans interconnecting via smartphone apps that work without Internet.
Via CubaNet:HAVANA, Cuba – Afternoon falls and everyone activates the “Wi-Fi” on their mobile phones. From Pedrito’s smartsphone, like gunshots at close range, photos of a Brazilian actress blast out to the rest of the group. In the following...Wi-Fi for Cubans…at unattainable prices.
According CubaNet, an employee of Cuba’s state owned telecommunications monopoly (ETECSA) said “they are expected to begin marketing Internet access via Wi-Fi for Cubans on January 15th of next year.”The article further explains that “Wilfredo...
Cubans have to go to extremes just to get Internet connection.
According to Business Insider and the AFP, young Cubans “have to go to extremes just to get an Internet connection and somehow get around the strict control of the Communist authorities. In the capital Havana, clusters of young Cubans can be spotted at weekends...
Local Cubans finding more ways to communicate freely.
According to the recent CubaNet article, “In Cuba something as simple as a landline phone is almost impossible to achieve, as the state is the only one who assigns them, and only a privileged few authorized by the government are eligible for this service. On the...