News from Latin America

Liberty Networks, Gold Data combine LATAM subsea system projects

Optical & Fixed Networks

Liberty Networks, Gold Data combine LATAM subsea systems

Liberty Latin America (LLA) subsidiary Liberty Networks has partnered with Gold Data to create a pan-regional subsea cable system connecting the...

Satellite Networks

Globalsat Group to add Rivada LEO connectivity to its Americas coverage

Globalsat Group, a provider of mission-critical satellite and wireless connectivity solutions is partnering with satellite network operator...

Operators

Digicel appoints former Nokia CEO as chairman

Caribbean and Central America-based mobile operator Digicel revealed former Inmarsat and Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri will take the reins as...

Devices & Platforms

Emerging markets to fuel smartphone growth

Analyst company Canalys reported the smartphone market is showing signs of recovery predicting a lower decline in 2023, and growth...

Data Centres & Networks

Scala invites investors to buy into a greener data centre future

Scala Data Centers, a Latin American sustainable data centre platform leader in the hyperscale market, has announced a new issuance of what are...

Satellite Networks

Intelsat and Aerolíneas Argentinas announce in-flight connectivity first

Leading Argentine commercial airline Aerolíneas Argentinas has selected Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and...

Regulation

LLA tower deal could fund Bahamas 5G upgrade

Bahamas Telecommunications Company vice chairman Valentine Grimes said a portion of the cash raised by parent company Liberty Latin...

Regulation

Colombian 5G auction participants revealed

It looks like Colombia’s 5G spectrum auction is still on course to take place on 20 December,

Operators

LLA upgrades voice security in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Liberty Latin America (LLA) tapped voice security company Hiya to launch call protection software for subscribers in Puerto Rico and...

Service Management

Is artificial intelligence worth it for developing markets?

Artificial intelligence has ascended to the top of minds in the telecoms sector over the past year due to its potential to transform...

Enterprise Ecosystems

Telecentro Argentina boosts automation with Netcracker Digital OSS

Argentinean service provider Telecentro is deploying Netcracker’s Digital OSS to advance its operations automation and deliver new use cases...

Satellite Networks

Starlink inks Mexican contract and achieves breakeven cash flow

Satellite internet service Starlink, from rocket manufacturer SpaceX, has won a tender from Mexico's state energy firm to provide...

Regulation

Union calls for TSTT CEO sacking

Trinidad and Tobago’s Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) called for the sacking of key executives including the CEO of...

Data Centres & Networks

Cirion expands its data centre complex in São Paulo

Digital infrastructure and technology provider Cirion Technologies has announced the expansion of its carrier-neutral data centre complex in São...

Business

Millicom begins moving tower assets to new company

Millicom International Cellular (MIC), a leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunication services in Latin America, has signalled the...

Regulation

Anatel approves 4.9GHz band for 5G; overhauls competition frameworks

Brazilian regulator Anatel (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes) has cleared 120MHz of spectrum in the 4.9GHz band to be used for 5G...

Operators

Telecom Argentina secures more loans for network expansion

Telecom Argentina is set to receive agreed loans totalling US$120 million for upgrades to its fibre optic network, and expand mobile...

Regulation

5G 3300-3600MHz spectrum nets Argentina over US$875 million

Three telecommunications companies have been awarded 20-year licences to develop 5G in Argentina, after bids for spectrum that netted over US$875...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Chile to research feasibility of Antarctic cable

The Chilean government has signed an agreement with development bank CAF to begin feasibility studies for an undersea fibre cable linking it...

Regulation

Brazilian government initiative aims to enhance mobile broadband

Brazil’s minister of communications, Juscelino Filho, has signed into law the ConectaBR programme, whose aim is to improve the quality...

Operators

Claro Ecuador taps ZTE for fibre boost

Chinese equipment vendor ZTE announced it it will supply equipment to Claro Ecuador to extend its fibre network.

Regulation

Chile’s Subtel publishes rules for 3.5GHz 5G spectrum auction

Chilean regulator Subtel has published the outline of a new 5G public tender that, it says, “seeks to continue providing better connectivity to...

Regulation

Argentina: 3.3-3.6GHz 5G auctions less than a fortnight away

Argentina’s communications regulator Enacom has confirmed the country's planned upcoming 5G spectrum auction for 24 October and suggested it will...

Satellite Networks

Starlink bags Paraguay licence

Paraguay is the latest market in which Starlink has procured a licence for satellite broadband.

Wireless Networks

Another private 5G network on the way for Brazilian agriculture

In yet another reminder of the opportunities for private 5G in multiple industries, John Deere, a global leader in the delivery of agricultural,...

Regulation

Colombian authorities approve Tigo-Movistar link

Plans for Colombian operators Tigo and Movistar to move towards unifying their networks have been approved by Colombian business regulator the...

Energy & Sustainability

American Tower Corporation continues to clean up in Africa

American Tower Corporation a leading independent owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate, has released...

Regulation

Anatel set to subsidise transition from 2G & 3G

Brazilian regulator Anatel (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes) has confirmed that it plans to provide subsidies as an incentive to accelerate...

Wireless Networks

Private 5G first for LatAm – with help from Nokia

Jacto, a Brazilian multinational corporation in the machinery sector, has selected technology giant Nokia to deploy what is described as...

Regulation

Movistar and Personal in for Argentina’s 5G auction; Subtel prepares for bidding in Chile

Argentinean operators Telefonica and Telecom Argentina (which respectively operate as Movistar and Personal) have confirmed last-minute bids to...

Satellite Networks

Satcoms and school comms boosted in Brazil

Two stories involving enhanced coverage and connectivity have emerged from Brazil this week – one involving satellite networks for enterprises,...

Operators

ARSAT to use spectrum for FWA and IoT

State-backed Argentinean provider ARSAT is reportedly planning to deploy fixed wireless access (FWA) services using its 700MHz...

Satellite Networks

Costa Rica to see Starlink in Q4

The Costa Rican government reportedly gave permission for Elon Musk’s broadband provider Starlink to operate in the country in Q4 this...

Regulation

Argentinean court demands changes to 5G auction terms as Claro doubles down

A Federal Court in Argentina has issued several directives to the country’s regulator ENACOM relating to its upcoming 5G spectrum auction, just...

Regulation

Brazil’s Anatel calls for simplification and reduction of telecoms taxation

Brazilian regulator Anatel's board of directors has approved a survey that addresses the very high payments made to the public purse by the...

Regulation

Disagreements continue over Mexico’s spectrum prices

What appears to be a stand-off involving operators, the regulator and the country’s finance ministry over spectrum prices looks set to continue...

Operators

Colombia calls for Tigo rescue

Colombia’s Ministry of ICT MinTic revealed it held a crisis meeting to manage Tigo Colombia’s financial woes in a bid to prevent the operator...

Operators

Colombia hails cash injection from operators

Colombia’s telecoms regulator announced operators Claro, Movistar, WOM and Tigo agreed to invest a total of COP3.5 billion (US$876m) into...

Service Management

Telefónica de Argentina modernises with help from Kyndryl

Telefónica de Argentina, one of the country's largest telephone and internet service operators, has selected IT infrastructure services...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Construction of TAM-1 submarine cable system begins

Trans Americas Fibre System the name behind the new TAM-1 submarine cable system (formerly known as Trans Caribbean Fibre System) and Xtera, a...

Satellite Networks

Low-cost, low-weight satellite solution is coming to Mexico

Satcoms company Astranis is partnering with Mexican ISP Apco Networks on what it describes as a two-satellite programme to bring affordable...

Satellite Networks

CFE TEIT and SES aim to connect Mexico’s remote communities

Mexico’s CFE TEIT and multi-orbit satellite player SES have announced the delivery of voice and data services enabled by SES’s mobile...

Regulation

Argentina’s Enacom faces complaints about 5G spectrum sale terms

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Devices & Platforms

Intel pledges $1.2 billion Costa Rica investment

Chip manufacturer Intel revealed plans to invest US$1.2 billion into its Costa Rican business over the next two years, to fuel development in...

Operators

Millicom promotes CEO to executive chairman

Operator group Millicom announced its CEO Mauricio Ramos will be promoted to executive chair of the board, as former chair Jose Antonio Rios...

Operators

LATAM smartphone market falls 14%

Latin American markets also saw smartphone shipments fall as the region experienced a 14% year-on-year drop to 27.9 million units in Q2, but is...

Regulation

5G spectrum finally going on sale in Argentina

The board of Argentine telecom regulator Enacom (Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones) has approved the tender for spectrum for the provision of 5G...

Wireless Networks

IoT connectivity boost for Brazil promised by Soracom

A new data plan that delivers Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity for Brazil using a local carrier profile to ensure regulatory compliance...

Operators

Macquarie takes control of minority stake in Altan Redes

Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones, IFT) has approved the takeover of an 18.29% stake in...

Operators

Ecuador extends America Movil service contract

The Ecuadorian government announced it will extend America Movil’s current service contract, enabling the operator to continue operations in the...

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