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19 June, 2024

C&W Business connects ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Media Hub

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is featuring a first-of-its-kind remote Media Hub at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Barbados.

Official and Exclusive Telecommunications Provider for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 19th, 2024) – The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is featuring a first-of-its-kind remote Media Hub at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Barbados.

More than two hundred traveling journalists will cover the pinnacle event on the cricketing calendar, and they will experience unparalleled connectivity and seamless connections, courtesy of C&W Business.

C&W Communications, the parent company of C&W Business, is the Official and Exclusive Telecommunications Provider in the Caribbean for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

This groundbreaking facility will ensure that media professionals have access to high-speed internet and reliable telecommunications services, enabling them to cover the event seamlessly and efficiently,

said Nicolas Collette, Chief Commercial Officer, B2B, C&W Communications.

We are immensely proud to be providing these connections through which the stories of this prestigious event will be told around the world. Our company has a long and proud association with cricket in the West Indies and we eagerly look forward to this next chapter.

The Media Hub will serve as a central location where journalists can view all tournament matches and participate in a full range of in-stadia media activities.

Our goal is to provide a world-class experience for the world’s press, and we are committed to delivering the best connections over the Caribbean’s best network. Our installation at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre is at an advanced stage and we have overbuilt it with added bandwidth and redundancy,

added Collette.

This is a great moment for the Caribbean, and we are honored to play our part in welcoming the press and facilitating all their connectivity needs at the first-ever Media Hub for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

A cohort of young interns are also supporting activities at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.

The importance of affording young people opportunities to get involved in global sports events is multifaceted, offering benefits that extend to the individual, their communities, and society at large,

said Philip Spooner, Global Media Operations Manager for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

We are delighted that we can provide this opportunity and provide them with a firsthand opportunity at this world-leading event. We want them to leave with the understanding that you do not only have to be good on the field or court, but you can make a meaningful contribution in other areas and there is a myriad of opportunities that sport can provide.

Part of the Liberty Latin America group of companies, C&W Communications is the leading entertainment and communications provider in the Caribbean with operations in twenty markets with the brands Flow, Flow Business, C&W Business and BTC.

Flow is also the presenting partner for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Volunteer Programme.

More than nine hundred volunteers from across the West Indies are participating in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Volunteer Programme, which serves as a cornerstone for supporting various aspects of the tournament including hospitality, logistics, and fan engagement.

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About C&W Communications

C&W is a full-service communications and entertainment provider and delivers market-leading video, broadband, telephony, and mobile services to consumers in more than twenty markets. Through its business division, C&W provides data centre hosting, domestic and international managed network services, and customized IT service solutions, utilizing cloud technology to serve business and government customers.

C&W also operates a state-of-the-art submarine fibre network – the most extensive in the region.

Learn more at www.cwc.com, or follow C&W on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter.