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Cuba Connecting Universities With Fiber
lpress writes: Two Cuban universities have fiber links and fiber connections will be available to all Cuban universities in January 2016. One of the currently connected universities is in the west, near Havana (satellite ground station) and one in the east, near the undersea cable landing. Cuba will use Chinese equipment for DSL to the home and Wifi access points.
Cuba is using Chinese gear because after the collapse of the Soviet Union, whom were sending a $20 Billion check every year, that cash went to zero, sending the
cuban economy into a tailspin. The 90's were tough on Cuba, but they eventually found new trading partners. When I was there five years ago, instead of Soviet-era Lada's there were new and quite nice Chinese cars and motorcycles. I went from the airport to my hotel in a brand new Chinese made bus, and it was nicer than any bus I've seen in North America. The Cubans are buying Chinese data gear because they while the embargo prevented US goods, and the Russians gone, the Chinese have stepped in and Chinese goods are everywhere.