VI Source: viNGN’s Post-Storm Hotspots Are Staying to ‘Bridge Digital Divide’

viNGN SVP/CIO Daryl Wade

Journalist April Knight shares in the VI Source online news how viNGN Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Daryl Wade, his team and concerned friends launched the only means of communication on the island of St. John following Hurricane Irma. This lone public Wi-Fi hot spot in Cruz Bay has evolved into 15 hot spots in public spaces throughout the territory to help bridge the digital divide during our ongoing recovery.

VI Consortium: $400 million needed for 100 percent fiber optic internet service in USVI, viNGN says

VI Next Generation Field Technicians at a Fiber Access Point (FAP) in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

The 33rd Legislature’s Committee on Housing, Transportation, Infrastructure and Telecommunications chaired by Sen. Marvin Blyden met Wednesday, March 21, 2019 at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to discuss the state of the territory’s telecommunications capabilities, recovery from the storms Irma and Maria, and strategic plans.