Guyanese can now access faster internet

Jul 16, 2017 News

…as GTT launches ‘+Blaze’ high speed service

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday launched its spanking

GTT CEO Justin Nedd speaking during yesterday’s launch.

new internet service under the name “Blaze” high speed internet. The new service is being offered in three packages, ‘Ignite’, ‘Flaming’ and ‘Inferno’, with each having its own cost and advantages.
The new service was launched at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Speaking with the media, GTT’s Chief Executive Officer, Justin Nedd, said that the new initiative is an investment in Guyana and that it did not just start with the fibre optic service powering the new ‘Blaze’ high speed internet.
He explained that GTT would have come to Guyana in 1995 and that internet in those days was distributed using satellites. He added that in 2010, the company landed the first submarine cable. With that cable the company was given the capacity to provide internet to the entire country.
Nedd said that the cost for that project seven years ago was US$25M to US$30M. According to him what the ‘Blaze’ internet is doing is taking the capacity from the shore, removing copper and inserting fibre then moving that capacity into the homes of Guyanese.
He said that so far the cost for the new internet is within the vicinity of US$20M to US$25M. “Many times I hear people talk about one million and two million US dollars; this is real money. This is GTT investing in Guyana.”
He said that the cost so far only covers the first phase of the initiative and that additional phases will naturally take the cost up.
Nedd explained that his company contemplated affordability. The installation cost for the

Displaying the power of ‘Blaze’, four windows opened on this computer streaming videos in High Definition without interruption.

new system is $12,000. With that, customers will receive a high quality device along with an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). He said that these two items coupled with the cost to get GTT staff on the ground to install the items is actually close to US$500.
With that in mind, Nedd reiterated that the ‘Blaze’ high speed internet is indeed an investment which is built on the belief that every Guyanese deserves fast internet.
He said that the plan to bring this new service was not birthed a few days ago. Rather, it was in the making to bring it into being years ago. The cable needed to be ordered, shipped to Guyana, installed and then the company had to plan the marketing strategy to reach out to the customers.
Nedd announced that GTT technicians have already begun installing the service to a number of customers who have signed-up. He said that there are about 1000 persons that have the new service.
“This is not something we’re launching and now doing a trial. This is something that we at GTT have installed and tested and we’re receiving testimonials from real customers, not paid, that really say that they enjoy the quality of internet.”
In addition to launching the new internet service, there were a number of companies on display yesterday, showcasing services which will be enhanced with the new internet service. Companies participating in the event were CAME Automatic Gates, Ditec Automatic Gates and Doors, Innosysgy, Payments.gy, RadioShack, Starr Computer, Moviestar, Richards Wilcox – Garage Doors.
The cost for the ‘Ignite’ plan is $8,999, ‘Flaming’, $10,999 and ‘Inferno’, $13,999. The Ignite plan affords customers up to five megabytes per second (Mbps) download speed and two megabytes Mbps upload speed. It works best for browsing and streaming content.
For the Flaming plan, the download speed is 20 Mbps and eight Mbps upload speed which allows for browsing, streaming, gaming and multi-device use. As it relates to the Inferno plan, which is the fastest; customers can receive up to 50Mbps download speed and 15Mbps upload speed which performs best for browsing, streaming, gaming and using multiple devices.

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