This mass disruption of cellular service was due to the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation’s attempts to improve service by installing new equipment.
The process is expected to take an additional six to seven days and temporary interruptions in service are likely to continue during this time.
Minister of Works and Utilities Bradley Roberts said he was aware of the problems but advised that, at the end of the upgrade, subscribers can expect better service and signal strength throughout New Providence.
“Batelco’s chief engineer told me that they are undergoing the process of migrating the present system to the new system that will double the capacity of the cellphones on the GSM from 125,000 to 250,000. sntermediary, there would be interruption, as they carry out the migration or upgrade from one system to the next,” he said.
Mr Roberts also advised that BTC will be installing additional cellphone sites to reduce the number of “dropped calls”.
“The demand for cellphones is continuing to grow in the Bahamas. We have a population of 320,000 and we will have the capability at this stage of 250,000. That is a hell of a lot of
By PAUL G TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter
