LIME has two new hotspots

There are now two new wifi Hot Spots, thanks to LIME and the non profit community service organisation the Rainbow Radio League Inc. (RRL).{{more}}

The spots are located at Stoney Grounds and at MEDO headquarters (also an emergency shelter) in Mayreau.

The primary purpose of the free service is to provide RRL members with access to the Internet in order to access the latest weather and seismic information, which in turn can be used as an early warning system for hurricanes and tsunamis.

The Internet will also be used for research for the RRL’s on-going training programmes, as well as being used for ROIP protocols like ‘echolink’ and ‘asterisk’. ROIP systems allow a user with a hand held radio to ‘dial up’ a specific code which can access a similar system any part of the world via the Internet, thereby making contact with new radio friends, as well as being a gateway for the dissemination of emergency information during times of national emergency.

At the moment, the service is still under trial and will be fully operational by August 1, when the wifi system will be powered from renewable energy sources only and will be available 24/7 from both locations. The RRL is pleased to announce this partnership between LIME and the RRL and hopes that students, the general public and visitors will use the service wisely.

The RRL hopes that similar wifi hot spots could be set up at the Botanic Gardens, the Community College, Fort Charlotte, the UWI Open Campus, the Kingstown Public Library and the School of Nursing, for example. This can be a joint undertaking by all local Internet service providers, the RRL suggests.

The RRL thanks LIME for their understanding in supplying this critically

important service to the general public and the RRL in particular. The RRL has also enjoyed complimentary Internet service from Karib Cable for more than five years, at their sub-headquarters located at Campden Park.