News from Latin America

Regulation

Google and Apple accused of uncompetitive behaviour in Mexico

There may be more regulatory issues for the online giants to deal with, this time in Mexico where Google and Apple have been the target of...

Wireless Networks

Winity bringing 4G & 5G to rural Brazil with Amdocs

Brazilian newcomer Winity Telecom has signed a six-year deal with Amdocs to support its deployment of 4G and 5G networks across remote rural...

Regulation

Costa Rica spectrum issue resolved – but will 5G auctions follow?

A long-running dispute over unused spectrum in and around the 3500MHz band in Costa Rica appears to be at an end after an agreement this week...

Movistar rolling out 5G network in El Salvador with further investment pledged

Wireless Networks

Movistar rolls out 5G network in El Salvador; pledges further investment

Telefonica Moviles (Movistar) has commenced its rollout of a 5G-ready network in El Salvador.

Regulation

Will the 2.5GHz auction finally go ahead in Guatemala?

A spectrum auction in Guatemala in the mid-2.5GHZ band, delayed for a number of years, is, apparently, set to go ahead.

Devices & Platforms

Apple appeals ban on iPhone sale without chargers

Apple stated it will appeal a ban it received from Brazilian authorities which prevented it from selling iPhones without a charger.

Satellite Networks

Satcoms-to-phone service for remote areas gets closer with new Lynk-BICS deal

BICS, an international connectivity enabler, and satellite-direct-to-phone telecoms company Lynk Global, have signed an agreement to enable...

Latin America smartphone shipments declines 2.5%

Devices & Platforms

Latin America smartphone shipments decline 2.5%

Smartphone shipments for Latin America declined 2.5% year-on-year to 32.2 million units in Q2 but proved to be a bright spot as the global...

Regulation

Unused 2600MHz spectrum fetches US$27.7m for ENACOM

Argentina’s sell-off of unused 4G spectrum in the 2600MHz band has raised US$27.7 million for the country’s National Communications Agency ENACOM...

Operators

Telmex bolsters pension plans to persuade striking workers

Mexican operator Telmex offered union workers a new deal that bolsters retirement packages in an attempt to smooth relations with striking...

Wireless Networks

AT&T and Nokia deploy LTE private network at major Mexican container terminal

The private network concept isn’t waiting for 5G, as Nokia and AT&T Mexico have just shown by deploying what they call the first...

Nokia and Furukawa sign Optical LAN partnership covering Latin America

Optical & Fixed Networks

Nokia and Furukawa sign Optical LAN deal covering Latin America

Nokia has entered a strategic alliance with network cabling firm Furukawa Electric that will see the partners accelerate optical LAN deployments...

Optical & Fixed Networks

American Tower, IHS reportedly in for Oi towers

American Tower Corporation and IHS Holding are reportedly in the running for Brazilian operator Oi’s tower assets, competing against rival...

Mobile Finance

NIBank taps Temenos for banking-as-a-service platform across Lat Am/Caribbean

North International Bank (NIBank) has gone live with Temenos to digitally transform its retail banking and private wealth business lines.

Data Centres & Networks

Ascenty expands its Latin American presence with second data centre in Chile

Data centre company Ascenty, which has a strong presence in Latin America, has announced the opening of its second facility in Santiago, Chile....

Investment

Internet for all is still on the Mexican agenda

A third of Mexican households have no internet access, something the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is keen to change with a...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Argentina’s regulator gives the go-ahead to Google’s Firmina cable

Argentinian regulator Enacom has granted authorisation to Google to carry out the installation of its Firmina fibre optic cable in Argentine...

Business

America Movil spins off Lat Am tower business to new company

The long-awaited spin-off of its Latin America cellular tower business by the giant Mexico-headquartered operator America Movil has finally been...

Satellite Networks

Internet Para Todos extends Peruvian backhaul deal with Gilat

Internet para Todos (IPT) has expanded its contract with Gilat for 4G cellular backhaul services in Peru.

Optical & Fixed Networks

NK 108 bags Oi infrastructure while GTS shifts sites to SBA

NK 108 Empreendimentos e Participacoes (NK 108) has made a binding offer to acquire 8,000 fixed telecoms infrastructure sites from Brazil’s...

Customer Management

Mitto partners with CATEL’s imowi to drive Argentinean ecosystem

Omnichannel messaging services provider Mitto has now attained direct connectivity with all mobile network operators in Argentina following the...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Could the Humboldt Cable put Chile on the digital map?

Two of the partners in what is described as the first subsea cable connecting Latin America with APAC and Oceania have issued a request for...

Wireless Networks

Guatemala 5G: now it’s Claro’s turn

Claro, the second – and only other – network in Guatemala after Tigo, has claimed a 5G launch not long after its rival. This week it has launched...

Operators

Telmex faces strike action

Mexican operator Telmex is the latest company to face industrial action from staff, marking the first strike since 1985 after the company and...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Sparkle adds the Monet Brazil-US cable to its assets

International service provider Sparkle has added another submarine cable to its assets in the Atlantic with the activation of spectrum capacity...

Data Centres & Networks

Data centre deals announced in Ecuador and Mexico

Latin American data centre deals have been in the news recently thanks to a major acquisition in Ecuador and two facility openings in Mexico.

Optical & Fixed Networks

New partnership aims to use railway lines to boost 5G in Brazil

A project that could massively expand the available infrastructure for 5G in Brazil has been mooted by two major players in their fields in that...

Operators

LIWA launches MVNO offering in Colombia using cyan’s BSS platform

Colombian multi-service provider LIWA SAS has launched a mobile offering, with cybersecurity firm cyan supplying its BSS/OSS-Platform to enable...

Operators

Alfa’s proposed Axtel spin-off cleared by shareholders

At a meeting held on 12th July, shareholders in Mexican conglomerate Alfa approved

Regulation

Apple and Ericsson dispute leads to Colombian ban on Apple products

In a rather unusual escalation of a dispute between Apple and Ericsson, it seems both the import and sale of 5G iPhones and iPads have been...

Wireless Networks

Tigo demos 5G to Guatemala City shoppers

Tigo Guatemala, part of the Millicom stable of operators, has activated what it claims to be Guatemala’s first 5G network, at the Experience...

Wireless Networks

AT&T Mexico and Nokia announce 5G alliance

Operator AT&T Mexico and vendor Nokia have announced that they are collaborating to bring the benefits of 5G to Mexico.

Wireless Networks

Brazilian operators switch on 5G SA networks in Brasilia

Brazil has seen its first Standalone (SA) 5G networks go live in the capital Brasilia, with Claro, TIM and Vivo all launching their...

Operators

Movistar Mexico completes 3G/4G traffic transfer to AT&T’s network

Telefonica Moviles Mexico (Movistar) claims to have finished migrating its 3G and 4G data traffic onto AT&T Mexico’s network

Phoenix Tower International buys WOM Chile towers for US$930m

Optical & Fixed Networks

Phoenix Tower International buys WOM Chile towers for $930m

Phoenix Tower International reached a definitive agreement to acquire 3,800 telecom sites from Chilean operator WOM for US$930 million, to make...

Wireless Networks

Brazil’s capital claims 5G first

Brazilian capital Brasilia is to lead the way in the country’s 5G rollout with the launch of a 3.5GHz 5G network on Wednesday 6...

Wireless Networks

Private 5G network in Brazil is a first for steel sector

While government and industry in another major economy, India,

Wireless Networks

Entel’s 5G rollout closing in on completion with all regions covered

Chilean operator Entel claims to have extended its 5G coverage to all regions in the country, with the deployment currently 83% complete.

Operators

Millicom takes 100% stake in Tigo Panama

Millicom deepened its hold in Latin America by taking full ownership of Tigo Panama, as part of wider plans to spread its operations in the...

Energy & Sustainability

Brazil may soon mandate one type of smartphone charger

Brazil may be about to join the rush to standardise smartphone chargers. The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), the Brazilian telecom...

Investment

Mexican Development Bank cleared to provide funds to ALTAN Redes

Mexican regulator IFT (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones / Federal Telecommunications Institute) has cleared a financing deal that will see...

Operators

Alfa plots sale of Axtel shares

Mexican conglomerate Alfa has proposed the spin-off of its entire stake in operator Axtel, a move it claimed will unlock the underlying value of...

Operators

Liberty Latin America gains regulatory approval for Claro

Liberty Latin America (LLA) has received regulatory approval to proceed with its US$200 million acquisition of America Movil unit Claro Panama, a...

Operators

Copaco to boost coverage with $10m cash injection

State-owned operator Copaco announced a cash injection of US$10 million this year to expand mobile coverage and its fibre optics network in...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Colombia’s Media Commerce rolls out high-speed network – with help from Ciena

Media Commerce, a telecoms operator in Colombia, says it has rolled out a new high-speed network using WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent...

Satellite Networks

Mexico taps Axess satellites for connectivity ambition

Mexico tapped into satellite technology to deliver ubiquitous coverage for its citizens, as part of a major scheme to connect those in extremely...

Operators

Ligga Telecom clears a hurdle for Nova Fibra buy

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog CADE has approved the takeover of broadband provider Nova Fibra by Ligga Telecom,

Operators

Mexican government bails out bankrupt Altan Redes

The Mexican government announced it will be the majority financer of a credit agreement of US$388 million to bail out

Operators

Millicom to inject $700m into Central America

Millicom revealed plans to invest US$700 million into its central American mobile and broadband networks in response to a call to action from US...

Cloud & Virtualisation

Telefónica taps Mavenir for cloud-native IMS Core in three LatAm markets

Telefónica’s Latin American arm Telefónica Hispam (Hispanoamérica) has selected Mavenir to supply cloud-native IMS Core for fixed and mobile...

Name
E-mail
Company
Job Title
Country
Business Type
Job Function
Accept 3rd Party Email

Newsletter Sign Up

Partner Content

Reports & White Papers

Webinars & Videos

Sign-up to our weekly newsletter

Features

Follow us on Social Media