May 22, 2017
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY:
How Cuba's growing internet is fuelling new businesses (Natalie Sherman, 5/22/17, BBC)
Internet access among Cuba's 11.2 million people is growing.Between 2013 and 2015, the share of the Cuban population using the internet jumped from about a quarter to more than 35%, according to estimates from the International Telecommunications Union.The growing market has helped draw the attention of internet giants, such as Airbnb, Netflix and Google, which installed servers on the island and started hosting data there last month.The rise is also fuelling activity among local entrepreneurs, who are launching domestic versions of sites such as the crowd-review business directory Yelp.But there's a long way to go.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 22, 2017 7:49 PM