The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has managed to extend the reach of its internet service via its fibre optic network to 70,000 customers in Georgetown and Region 3, up from 10,000 in 2012, and plans are in the pipeline to extend its network to Berbice, Parika, and Linden, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd.
The CEO shared this information with media operatives yesterday morning during a press conference held to share some of the company’s positive and negative developments.
Nedd said the US$50 million the company has spent on improvements over the last 30 years has realised many improvements, including fibre optic cables. He further lauded GTT’s decision to lay three fibre optic cables, thereby creating triple redundancy, and allowing customers to remain connected even if one or two cables go down. He said that the utility of this “triple redundancy” has already been successfully tested recently after two of the cables went down without impact to customers.
