February, 17th, 2021

Cubatel S.A. celebrates this February 24 the Day of the Communications Worker. The greatest challenge for our group is to achieve efficiency in the midst of the Ordering Task and in the circumstances imposed by the pandemic, in the midst of the 25th Anniversary of the creation of the company.

The workers of Cubatel S.A. They are committed to the process of computerization of society and recognize the great responsibility they have in assuming, together with other entities, the task of creating telecommunications infrastructure throughout the country. From the operators who are working in the field, to the personnel who work in the offices, they maintain the measures against Covid-19, sure that this battle is won by everyone.

The group of the company extends a warm congratulation to the rest of the entities integrated to the GEIC and in general to all the workers of the sector in its day.

Institutional Communication – Cubatel S.A.

February, 16th, 2021

The Informatics and Communications Business Group holds an annual work meeting for 2020. The meeting is presided over by the Cuban Minister of Communications, Jorge Luis Perdomo, Omar Pérez Salomón, an official of the Central Committee, and Ariadne Plasencia Castro, president of GEIC – in Spanish -.

Directors of the OSDE-Geic and its integrated entities also participate.

During the meeting the main results of the year in terms of computerization of society are summarized. Among which are the development of Desoft's digital ecosystem, the development of new components for the Galen Clinic, the implementation of the technological elements of the electronic government interaction stage in the citizen portal and the deployment of the system for control and management of fines.

Other work results for 2020 are the development of the Cuban Location of the Odoo ERP and the Cuban security suite. On the other hand, Segurmatica launched its online store on the Citmatel Superfácil platform, Segurshop.

In addition, the launch of the Tax Portal, the secure development of the technological infrastructure and a new strategy for the development of digital trunking were achieved. The infrastructure provider figure was implemented.

Regarding the deployment of digital television during 2020, Radiocuba concluded the installation and commissioning of 65 new digital TV transmitters, including the 60 from the 3rd Donation of the Government of the People's Republic of China so that the population coverage current digital television has increased to an estimated 76.2% in the standard definition (SD) signal and 45.7% in the high definition (HD) signal.

See more at: www.geicuba.geic.cu

The Cuban Society for Telecommunications, Cubatel S.A. is turning 25 in 2021. Our entity is reaching its two and a half decades integrating technologies with ever-renewed goals.

Assuming the role of Telecommunications Infrastructure Operator - which allows us to manage our own networks and those of third parties - and associated with this the launch of a new service, already with accumulated experience in the business field, imposes new challenges on our organization. The computerization process in which Cuban society is immersed requires from Cubatel S.A. the responsibility to move firmly and safely towards the interconnection of institutions and processes in different sectors. Our workers, as in every moment of our organizational history, will respond to these needs with the effort that they place daily in carrying out each work.

The professionalism and commitment that throughout this time has characterized our work group are among our most appreciated organizational values. The support and loyalty of our clients are the key to working with increasing dedication and determination on this new anniversary.

The Cuban Society for Telecommunications, Cubatel S.A. participate in a new edition of Expo ALADI virtually.

This Latin American meeting is aimed at increasing and strengthening trade among its 13 member countries; to enhance the opportunities for companies to grow and increase their participation in the regional market. This year, in particular, its edition is being held through virtual platforms, ratifying the possibilities that these offer for the establishment of relationships, also commercial.

The event consists mainly of a macro-round of business between companies from the ALADI member countries - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela - in addition to other buyer countries. guests from Central America and the Caribbean.

During this week of online meetings, the team of the Vice Presidency of Commercial Management of Cubatel S.A. has held several events with foreign companies such as: Digital Arias; Proycom Limited; Netux, among other foreign entities in the region.

The economic damages and losses caused by the blockade of the communications and computing sector, including telecommunications in Cuba during the period from April 2019 to March 2020, are estimated at 64 million 274 thousand 42 dollars.

As in previous years, Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) continues to be the entity with the greatest losses, registering approximately 97 percent of the total amount.

The blockade constitutes the main impediment to a better flow of information and a wider access to the Internet and information and communication technologies (ICT) by Cubans. By making connectivity more difficult and more expensive in the country, conditioning access to platforms and technologies, and using cyberspace to try to subvert the Cuban political and legal system, this policy negatively affects the development of communications in Cuba.

Among the effects registered in this area, the following stand out:

ETECSA cannot carry out interconnections with international operators directly in the United States, where the main interconnection nodes are located, so it is obliged to extend the international network with nodes in the United Kingdom, Jamaica and Venezuela. This leads to additional expenses of about 10 million 637 thousand 200 dollars.

As a consequence of the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, the AMERICAN AIRLINES company decided to suspend the direct postal service between the US and Cuba. As a result, the Cuban Post Business Group (GECC, in Spanish) had to find an alternative to guarantee the Universal Postal Service in the national territory and decided to direct it through Panama, as an intermediary country. This action increased the price of the rates, which represented losses for the Cuban postal operator of 6 thousand 736 dollars.

See more at: www.mincom.gob.cu Website of the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Cuba

With information from the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Cuba

On this October 7th, the Minister of Communications of Cuba, Jorge Luis Perdomo, paid a working visit to the company Cubatel S.A.

The minister was accompanied by the Vice Ministers Ana Julia Marine and Grisel Reyes, as well as the Director of International Relations for the sector, Isabel Greenup, along with other directors of the organization.

The meeting was also attended by the President of the Informatics and Communications Business Group (GEIC), Ariadne Plasencia, the Vice President of the Business Group, Amaury López, as well as ETECSA executives.

The President of the company, Leonardo Vázquez, received the entourage, along with the First Vice President and the Vice President of Commercial Management of the entity.

At the end of the meeting, the head of the branch said goodbye to the workers who were working in person at the company's headquarters.

During the summer stage, characterized by a strong presence of Covid-19, the group of the company Cubatel S.A. continues working to fulfill the commitments agreed during the year, without diminishing the importance of the biosecurity measures that must be adopted in such circumstances to preserve the health of all.

We worked together with the client ETECSA - particularly in the province of Cienfuegos - to expand the telephony capacities in the territory. The work that had been carried out since the beginning of 2020 in Holguín continued, where work was fundamentally carried out on the development of the telecommunications infrastructure to provide service to several legal entities in the province. Similarly, works were carried out in Artemisa until July and in the capital of all Cubans, actions continue with the greatest protection for the lives of workers and the communities where they are working.

The use of the chlorinated solution for effective hand washing and the rules of physical distancing directed by the health authorities are a constant in the daily work of our group. Responsibility is the watchword in the fight against Covid-19.

Under these conditions, Cubatel S.A. directs its efforts to provide an excellent service to customers, maintain compliance with economic indicators such as productivity and income, all with a high sense of belonging.