Cambridge Management Consulting & the Turks & Caicos Islands Announce Subsea Project

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Press Release: Connectivity between the islands is key for economic and social prosperity


Cambridge, 2 May 2023 - Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC), an international management consultancy, announces its new agreement with the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) for an exciting new submarine fibre telecommunications project to connect the archipelago.  

 

The Turks and Caicos Island Government, through the TCI Telecommunications Commission, published an open tender for ‘Consultancy Service for the Turks and Caicos Island Domestic Submarine Strategic Outline Business Case (TR22/19)’. Cambridge MC won the tender together with industry experts from Julian Rawle Consulting, Pelagian, Baker Botts and local TCI company, ATECC.

 

Currently, family islands are connected to Providenciales and then to the public Internet via the ARCOS-1 cable system—which connects to both the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in a ring structure. High-speed internet is crucially important to economic growth across the islands. Tourism and local businesses require reliable and fast service to meet the growing needs of users. Hospitals, ports, and emergency services will also benefit greatly from new digital services—20% of patients already use remote doctor appointments in TCI.

 

The government has ambitious plans to digitalise operations and provide eGovernment services to all its citizens.

 

The new domestic submarine cable will not only provide economic benefits, but also social benefits—especially during hurricane season when staying in touch with relatives is paramount and the current microwave link network is prone to outages and has limited capacity.


The TCITC Chairman, Clayton Been, stated that “the establishment of the domestic submarine cable ring connecting all inhabited islands with redundancy had been an objective of the Commission since 2016, but due to unforeseen events this is only now becoming a reality. The Commission is pleased to have contracted the services of Cambridge Management Consulting to develop the business case to quantify the need and solution for TCI to be the pearl of the Caribbean, if not the world, for internet broadband solutions.”


Tim Passingham, Founder & Chairman of Cambridge Management Consulting added “the Cambridge MC team is incredibly excited and proud to be a part of this cable project to benefit the beautiful and pristine islands of Turks and Caicos. This project is a great example of why we founded Cambridge MC: for the purpose of helping our clients have a better impact on the world—in this case helping deliver a project that will have significant social and economic benefits for the Turks and Caicos Islands and their people.”

 

This latest project is another milestone in the rapid growth of Cambridge MC. 2021 saw the acquisition of Straxia and the launch of Cambridge MC’s sister sustainability consulting firm, edenseven. Furthermore, in 2022, Cambridge MC expanded into the US and grew to have 88 clients served by over 120 consultants across 18 countries worldwide. In 2023 we have grown to over 150 consultants operating in twenty countries worldwide.

About Cambridge Management Consulting

Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) is an international consulting firm that helps companies of all sizes have a better impact on the world. Founded in Cambridge, UK, initially to help the start-up community, Cambridge MC has grown to over 200 consultants working on projects in 25 countries. Our capabilities focus on supporting the private and public sector with their people, process and digital technology challenges.


What makes Cambridge Management Consulting unique is that it doesn’t employ consultants – only senior executives with real industry or government experience and the skills to advise their clients from a place of true credibility. Our team strives to have a highly positive impact on all the organisations they serve. We are confident there is no business or enterprise that we cannot help transform for the better.


Cambridge Management Consulting has offices or legal entities in Cambridge, London, New York, Paris, Dubai, Singapore and Helsinki, with further expansion planned in future. 


Press Contact: Mirren Mace, Chief of Staff, +44(0)7973-542664 / mmace@cambridgemc.com 

(Edit: Mirren Mace is no longer working with Cambridge Management Consulting, for press enquiries please contact Karl Salter, Marketing Director, at ksalter@cambridgemc.com)

About the Turks & Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands is an archipelago of 40 low-lying coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean, a British Overseas Territory southeast of the Bahamas. The island of Providenciales, known as Provo, is the gateway with direct flights from many cities in the United States and Canada, as well as London and many countries in the Caribbean. English is the official language, and the islands use the US Dollar for currency.

 

The unrivalled and world-famous Grace Bay Beach is the country’s crown jewel, and has won countless awards and recognition. The beach is a true paradise, with breathtaking pristine beauty. A full range of all-inclusive resorts, luxury hotels, and vacation villas are established on Grace Bay.


For more information go to: https://turksandcaicostourism.com/


For press enquiries go to: https://turksandcaicostourism.com/press-and-film/

The first site visit

A British Exploring Society expedition in Iceland
Left to right: Kenva Williams (Director General, TCI Telecommunications Commission), Clayton Been, Chairman (TCI Telecommunications Commission), Hon. Erwin Jay Saunders (Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, Investment & Trade),
Hon. Otis Chuck Morris (Minister of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Transportation), Aki Uljas (Cambridge Management Consulting, Senior Partner, Subsea and Nordic Region), Fredrico Johnson (Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs),
Aslin Niza Ismail (Technical Director, Premier’s Delivery Unit, Office of the Premier), Russel Gardiner (Director Technology, TCI Telecommunications Commission)
Aki showing a nautical chart, demonstrating water depth from the beach to deep water after the reef. From left to right: Aki Uljas, Kenva Williams (Director General, TCI Telecommunications Commission), Russel Gardiner (Director Technology, TCI Telecommunications Commission (behind Kenva)), Aslin Niza Ismail (Technical Director, Premier’s Delivery Unit, Office of the Premier)
Landing site in North Caicos, adjacent to North Caicos Community Centre. Left to right: Aki Ujas, Russel Gardiner (Director Technology, TCI Telecommunications Commission), Kenva Williams (Director General, TCI Telecommunications Commission), Aslin Niza Ismail (Technical Director, Premier’s Delivery Unit, Office of the Premier)
A polar expedition: photo shows three young people in goggles and jackets, one holds an ice pick
More site surveys across the island. Kenva Williams (Director General, TCI Telecommunications Commission), Hon. Arlington Alexander Musgrove (Minister of Immigration & Border Services), Aslin Niza Ismail (Technical Director, Premier’s Delivery Unit, Office of the Premier), Russel Gardiner (Director Technology, TCI Telecommunications Commission (behind Kenva))
Landing site in Middle Caicos.

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