A number of unnamed international operators have applied for operating licences in Barbados, a government official has confirmed. Clifford Bostic, Director of the Digital Infrastructure Unit at the Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology (MIST), told Loop News: ‘There are several requests for both mobile services and fixed services, as well as VSAT.’
Mr Bostic added that would-be market entrant KW Telecommunications – which received a licence in early 2022 – is still planning to launch commercial services. While little is known about KW Telecommunications – or its backers – the newcomer appears set to fill the void left when debt-wracked Ozone Wireless shut down in August 2019, barely two years after its launch.