AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTelecom Resilience: Claro Puerto Rico is investing $35 million to land the AMX-1 submarine cable in Ponce, adding a redundant international internet route outside the island’s northern corridor to better handle storms and outages. Health Tech for Families: MK Care rolled out new digital home-care tools in Puerto Rico, including real-time monitoring, structured care reports, and shared account access so multiple relatives can track check-ins and patient well-being. Clean Energy at a Key Venue: Mayagüez is funding a $2.595 million solar-plus-battery project for the Central American Stadium to cut electricity costs and keep backup power during interruptions. Energy Research & Grid Reliability: Cornell researchers are backing a green hydrogen microgrid concept for Vieques to reduce costly, outage-prone power and lessen reliance on expensive diesel backups. Digital IDs: Apple Wallet is moving forward with digital driver’s license support, with Puerto Rico already live and more states adding the feature. Internet Access Gap: A new nationwide index flags Puerto Rico’s broadband performance using FCC data, while highlighting how some places still lag badly. Aviation History, Solved: A Pan Am Clipper Endeavor wreck tied to major safety changes was located off Puerto Rico after 74 years, using sonar and an autonomous underwater drone.
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