E-commerce is on the rise in Cuba. Electronic payments by warehouses and retail in Cuba’s domestic trade system have shown an increase in the number of transactions taking place. The Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) has been working for the last two years o... More »
Cuba’s science and technology parks are opening up to foreign investment. A recent television broadcast spoke of the development of scientific-technological parks in Cuba, perspectives and their impact on the Cuban economy. Armando Rodríguez Batista, the Vice ... More »
ETECSA (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A.) announced two new offers to self-employed computer software programmers (TCP) in possession of the “Computer Equipment Programmers” license. The new plans are to improve internet access and productivity of se... More »
Cuban IT company Desoft is focused on entering the highly competitive market of software services exports worldwide. Cuban IT sector companies are now taking the first steps in this foreign trade activity. Desoft is at the forefront of this advancement. Accord... More »
Developers at technology company Desoft (Empresa de Aplicaciones Informáticas), Cuba’s leading software development firm, are working on three software projects at its Granma offices to improve services in the energy, construction, and water and sanitation sec... More »
Cuba is promoting four new large-scale projects in the telecommunications sector in its Portfolio of Opportunities for Foreign Investors 2020-2021 to achieve further development, advancement and innovation within the industry. The four investment projects incl... More »
The CIMEX corporation has expanded its online store Tuenvio, with the goal to increase online shopping. The eCommerce platform will also reduce crowds in the big shopping centers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. Since last December, the Tuenvi... More »
Five years ago, only 3.4 percent of the Cuban population had internet connectivity. The country had one of the lowest internet connectivity rates in the world. At that time, the Cuban government said they intended to have all Cubans connected to the Internet b... More »
Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) announced a price reduction for its Nauta Hogar prepaid service. The price cut began yesterday at midnight. After account holders have used the 30 hours of their prepaid contract and still have a balance, int... More »
Cuba has legalized private Wi-Fi networks and the importation of routers into the country. The many Cubans who had been running illegal data networks from their homes can now apply for a license. In the past, Cuba has ranked as one of the least-connected place... More »
As more and more Cubans have the ability to access the internet, the desire and need for hosting websites has developed. The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) has started selling internet web hosting packages to Cuban citizens. ETECSA‘s Communication D... More »
Cuba’s telecommunications company Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) and the American company Google have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU will commence negotiations for an Internet traffic exchange service agreement (“peeri... More »
