STATE ENTERPRISES’ INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2014
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
areas to improve service delivery and to
meet high speed internet demands; and
• Entertainment
– TSTT continued to
expand its geographic footprint since the
launch of its BLINKentertainment service.
The DVBT service (Wireless TV) has
approximately 50% population coverage
in Trinidad and the company has initiated
measures to implement the IPTV service.
Total expenditure for Blink Sales Service and
Operations for the period October 2012 to
March 2013 was $40.4 million.
• Mobile
–In May 2012, TSTT introduced
the first public Wi-Fi Network (Bzones) in
54 locations within Trinidad and Tobago.
In November 2012, TSTT launched its 4G
mobile service and in 2013 it replaced its
entire mobile core and continued in its mobile
network replacement along with its mobile
coverage improvement plan. Expenditure for
the period October 2012 to March 2013 was
$14.4 million.
• Enterprise
– The Enterprise Division has
the responsibility of meeting the demands
of TSTT’s major corporate customers.
Expenditure for the period October 2012
to March 2013 was $83.3 million and was
expended on the upgrade of WiMAX, GORTT
network, PABX, data related Customer
Premises Equipment (CPE) and its CCTV
Network project.
• Security
– The security services comprising
of alarm monitoring, video surveillance and
video verification market segments are now
merged with the Enterprise Division.
• Technology
– The Technology Division
continues to be the most critical cost centre
to TSTT’s survivability. Capital expenditure
in this area focused on upgrading various
operational system, electrical systems and
air-conditioning system and automation of
variousmanual processes.Actual expenditure
for October 2012 to March 2013 was $23.0
million.
• Other
– The company expended $23.0
million for the period October 2012 to March
2013 to support its core lines of business.
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