{"id":105135,"date":"2015-03-10T13:50:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T17:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=105135"},"modified":"2015-03-10T13:50:44","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T17:50:44","slug":"cwc-and-facebook-collaborate-to-offer-free-wi-fi-in-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2015\/03\/cwc-and-facebook-collaborate-to-offer-free-wi-fi-in-the-caribbean","title":{"rendered":"CWC and Facebook Collaborate to Offer Free Wi-Fi in the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-105136\" alt=\"wifi-caribbean\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wifi-caribbean.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wifi-caribbean.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wifi-caribbean-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Cable &amp; Wireless Communications (CWC) announced a unique partnership with Facebook that will offer customers a simple, personalized way to access free Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook Wi-Fi solution helps improve the consumer hotspot login experience by providing a quick and simple way for consumers to access Wi-Fi by logging in via Facebook, as well as giving local businesses more opportunities to connect with their customers.<\/p>\n<p>Customers connecting to a CWC-powered Wi-Fi network in participating locations will be able to open their browser on any mobile device or laptop to a \u2018Facebook check-in page\u2019.\u00a0 After logging in, customers will be directed to a localized Facebook Page, where they can receive the latest information about the business hosting the Wi-Fi service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt CWC, a key part of our Fixed-Mobile Convergence strategy is to enable our customers to access the internet wherever they are and on whatever data enabled device they happen to be using.\u00a0 Facebook Wi-Fi will enable a frictionless login experience in hundreds of CWC wireless hotspots across our markets and drive the best possible mobile internet experience,\u201d said James McElvanna, CWC VP of Products.<\/p>\n<p>Aruna Bharathi, Mobile Partner Manager at Facebook, said: \u201cNot only does Facebook Wi-Fi allow customers free Wi-Fi in a cost-effective way, but it provides local businesses with new tools to engage their customers online and generate value for their products and local economies, resulting in a win-win for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first CWC market to launch with Facebook Wi-Fi will be LIME Barbados in Q1 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Serena Williams PR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cable &#038; Wireless Communications (CWC) announced a unique partnership with Facebook that will offer customers a simple, personalized way to access free Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":105136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}