The Guernsey’s Island Games team and media will find it easier than ever to keep in touch and stay up to date with results in Åland.

Mobile users were already able to make and receive calls but an agreement with Sure and Ålands Mobiltelefon will now enable anyone on a Sure contract to use data (emails, social networking sites etc) whilst they are in Åland.

GIGA are full of praise of the efforts of Steve Yates, one of Guernsey’s Island Games’ Archers and a Sure employee, for championing the plan to link with the Åland telecoms provider in order to ensure that the new roaming GPRS agreement is in place before the Island Games starts next week.

It means that Guernsey’s sports competitors and their team managers with Blackberrys or internet-enabled phones will be able to keep up to date with the latest results on the official Natwest Island Games website wherever they are and whenever they wish to. It also means that they will be able to keep colleagues, friends and family back home up to date with what’s going on via regular emails and social networking updates.