Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago
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Government of Trinidad and Tobago (51%), Cable & Wireless Communications (49%) | |
Subsidiaries | AMPLIA Communications bmobile |
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Website | http://www.tstt.co.tt/ |
Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (generally known as TSTT) is a large
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The first telephone was introduced in Trinidad and Tobago in 1883 and the first telephone exchange was located adjacent to the Town Hall (now City Hall) on Frederick Street. By 1898, the telephone system had developed sufficiently to justify enactment of the Telephone Communication Ordinance.
Around 1890, the telephone service extended westward out of
The early system consisted of local battery operated telephones connected to a magneto switchboard, a far cry from the sophisticated electronic system which is in operation today. Special cables called enamel cables were developed for use in this country, and it is reported that their use became worldwide because of their durability.
The British-owned Trinidad Consolidated Telephones Limited was responsible for the early developmental growth of the telephone network in Trinidad and Tobago from the mid-1930s until 1960.
Approximately 6,300 lines were in service when the country got its first 1000-line step-by-step exchange in 1936. In 1947, Consolidated purchased the government-operated system in Tobago and the first teleprinter (TELEX) link was established in 1949.
After a prolonged strike in 1960, which existed for 1,124 days, the government of the day purchased the company, and on November 30, Trinidad Consolidated Telephones Limited became the state owned Trinidad and Tobago Telephone Service.
In 1968, the Government entered into a partnership with
Over the years, automatic step-by-step exchanges were gradually extended to suburban and urban areas as the company sought to keep pace with the development of the country. Development programmes were implemented in 1935, 1943, 1952 and 1964. A loan agreement was signed in 1974 with the World Bank for 18 million dollars to carry out a massive development programme. This resulted in the introduction of modern, electronic stored programme equipment at the exchanges.
In 1979, the government contracted
In March 1981, some 8,000 subscribers were transferred to the new electronic exchange at Nelson. Similar ND 20 exchanges were commissioned at Thompson in
The major thrust of the company's development programme took place during the period 1982 to 1987.
Between 1983 and 1989, DMS-100 digital switches were installed throughout the country and, as a result of this new technology, training of employees became a significant factor. The new technology saw the introduction of new services such as international direct distance dialing and vertical services (call waiting, call forwarding and conference calling).
The company's operations were divided into the following divisions - Technical Operations, Marketing, Human Resources and Finance. The company's employee headcount was 2,300 (including contractors).
There were approximately 160,000 customers in four major operating districts.
TEXTEL
The Trinidad and Tobago External Telecommunications Company Limited (TEXTEL), was incorporated as a limited liability company in December 1969 a joint venture participation, with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago holding 51% of the share capital and Cable and Wireless (West Indies) Limited, the other 49%.
The company acquired the assets of Cable and Wireless in Trinidad and Tobago and assumed responsibility for external telecommunications, commencing 1 January 1970. As the legally constituted body charged with the responsibility for telecommunication links between the country and the rest of the world, TEXTEL provided the transmission, switching and signalling facilities to interconnect with the international facilities of all other countries.
Enterprise Services
Private Branch Exchange Equipment (Avaya / MITEL / Cisco) Domestic and International Leased Circuits Metro Ethernet Trunk Lines, Direct Lines and Value Added Services (CLASS Services) Internet Services – leased line, blink broadband, blink on the Go, blink Hot Spot Mobile Services – Mobile Handsets along with bMobile Corporate Plans BlackBerry – BES services, BIS services, BPS solutions[buzzword], BlackBerry for Prepaid Video Conferencing VC Cloud Services Telepresence SIP Trunks Security Services
Mobile services
TSTT has re-branded its mobile division to
As of 2006 competition has been introduced into its mobile market in Trinidad and Tobago.
Internet services
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TSTT Internet Services include dial up service, wireless broadband service based on
The new packages include up to a maximum of 40Mbp/s download and 4Mbp/s upload only on their fiber network limited to certain areas. Their LTE network supports up to 5Mbp/s download and 1Mbp/s upload.[6]
IP Address Block Allocation
The following IPv4 and IPv6 address
IPv4 Blocks | Unique addresses | Starting IP | Ending IP |
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186.44/15 | 131,072 | 186.44.0.0 | 186.45.255.255 |
190.58/16 | 65,536 | 190.58.0.0 | 190.58.255.255 |
190.59/16 | 65,536 | 190.59.0.0 | 190.59.255.255 |
196.3.132/22 | 1,024 | 196.3.132.0 | 196.2.135.255 |
196.3.136/21 | 2,048 | 196.3.136.0 | 196.3.143.255 |
196.3.144/22 | 1,024 | 196.3.144.0 | 196.3.147.255 |
200.108.0/20 | 4,096 | 200.108.0.0 | 200.108.15.255 |
200.108.16/20 | 4,096 | 200.108.16.0 | 200.108.31.255 |
201.238.64/18 | 16,384 | 201.238.64.0 | 201.238.127.255 |
209.94.192/19 | 8,192 | 209.94.192.0 | 209.94.223.255 |
Total IPv4 | 299,008 |
IPv6 Blocks | Unique addresses | Starting IP | Ending IP |
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2800:420::/30 | 298 | 2800:420:0:0:0:0:0:0 | 2800:423:255:255:255:255:255:255 |
Total IPv6 | ~3.17×1029 |
Television services
TSTT has rolled out its new TV service also branded as "bmobile" which is based on the
Security services
TSTT has entered the electronic surveillance market as well by launching their "Blink Vigilance" (now bsecure) service with an optional armed response add-on.
References
- ^ The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0 Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Microsoft Word - Decision No.2 Master.doc Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Troubled Laqtel loses licence[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://ttcs.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/tstt-blink-broadband-adsl2-pricing/ TSTT Blink Broadband ADSL2+ pricing
- ^ "Blink I bmobile 4G LTE is the key to fast wireless Internet | TSTT". Archived from the original on 2015-03-02.
- ^ "Residential-packages | BLINK Broadband". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ISBN 978-3-540-24524-7, retrieved 2024-02-07
- ^ "Registration Services - Whois".
- ^ "TV- bmobile". Retrieved 24 March 2022.