--- title: News from Latin America - Developing Telecoms description: Telecommunications News from Latin America canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/regions/latin-america-telecommunications.html?start=1836 language: en-GB date: 2025-11-25T00:11:39Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/regions/latin-america-telecommunications.html?start=1836. markdown-tokens: 2975 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/regions/latin-america-telecommunications.html?start=1836. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details James Barton Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 13 September 2012 9585 views Colombia’s National Fibre Optic Project will see the largest and most modern fibre optics network deployed across the country... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details James Barton Category: [Investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-investment-mergers.html) 17 August 2012 11698 views Virgin Mobile (VMLA) has announced a debt funding agreement to fund its virtual operator Virgin Mobile Chile with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/africa_mobile.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 16 August 2012 8926 views A new agreement will see the development of new online sector franchises for launch in Latin America and Africa... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details James Barton Category: [Blogs & Opinion](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-blogs-opinion.html) 15 August 2012 15000 views There has been a vast increase in data growth in most markets over the last few years, with rising mobile penetration in the rural regions of emerging markets often cited as a key driver for competitiveness. This has lead to many discussions on how best to develop and promote mobile penetration in rural areas, with the most notable issues being those of infrastructure deployment and backhauling. Handling the boom in data-hungry services requires reliable networks that can offer increased capacity, but delivering such coverage to rural areas presents many challenges... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 14 August 2012 9044 views Thirteen countries across the Caribbean will soon benefit from improved customer service, following a new deal by one of the region’s leading operators... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 10 August 2012 10203 views The Mexican Government has refused to renew existing 2.5GHz licenses, as it intends to re-auction the spectrum for 4G broadband services... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/ghana_farmer300x225.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 10 August 2012 9954 views A major satellite provider is aiming a series of tailored promotions at organisations in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa requiring high monthly volumes of broadband data for sustained periods of operation in remote sites... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 06 August 2012 8355 views An even greater number of mobile users in Latin America can now have their phones topped up by friends and relatives in Europe following the extension of a wide-reaching top-up service by one of the largest operators in the region. Telefonica will offer the service in partnership with recharge specialist ezetop, via the latter’s distribution network of over 117,000 shops. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details James Barton Category: [Regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-regulation.html) 26 July 2012 10970 views The Brazilian branch of Telecom Italia, TIM Brasil, is seeking to overturn a regulatory decision that prevents it from offering new mobile contracts... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 10 July 2012 11061 views The Spanish operator Telefonica has lodged a claim for over US$1 billion in damages against Mexico, claiming that regulatory changes made by the Central American country over the past few years have adversely affected both its revenue and investment plans... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/highResLogos/placeholder-logo_1200x900.png) Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 03 July 2012 11175 views HTC has been priced out of the Brazilian market but its competitors, ceasing its operations in the Latin American country... Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 20 June 2012 11385 views NSN has declared its intention of becoming a major player in Brazil’s 4G network equipment market, with the vendor’s Latin American chairman Aluizio Byrro stating that the company is aiming at taking a third of this market... Details James Barton Category: [Investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-investment-mergers.html) 19 June 2012 11442 views A new network infrastructure joint venture between two major telecom players is set to provide new services in Mexico... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Features/mobile-money.jpg) Details Mary Gramaglia, Director of Sales, mCommerce, Sybase 365 Category: [Mobile Finance](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/financial-services.html) 15 June 2012 11820 views Latin America’s adoption of mobile commerce solutions evolved throughout 2011. Many financial institutions revisited their deployment of mobile banking, and mobile network operators formed mobile payments alliances - most notably America Movil, which formed a joint venture with Citibank, and Telefónica, which partnered with MasterCard... Details James Barton Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 01 June 2012 7509 views A new initiative being launched by a major Latin American advertiser will enable app developers worldwide to distribute their apps across a portfolio of associated publishers, ad networks and exchanges in Latin America... Details James Barton Category: [Investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-investment-mergers.html) 18 May 2012 10080 views Latin America’s burgeoning telecoms sector is outstripping Europe’s, according to the financial reports of two major groups with operations in both markets... Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 17 May 2012 11507 views A major Central American wholesale provider has upgraded its Panamanian network to incorporate 100G optical channel technology... Details James Barton Category: [Consumer Ecosystems](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/60-consumer-ecosystems.html) 17 May 2012 12854 views The first internet-free mobile Facebook, email and online chat app platform outside of Africa has been launched in the Caribbean... Details James Barton Category: [Satellite Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/satellite-communications-networks.html) 16 May 2012 9419 views One of India’s biggest communications providers has announced its intent to become an anchor tenant on a new cable system aiming to provide the world’s fastest link between Brazil and the US... Details James Barton Category: [Investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-investment-mergers.html) 15 May 2012 9939 views A major telecom player in Latin America is looking to increase its presence in Europe... Details James Barton Category: [Service Management](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/oss-service-management.html) 11 May 2012 12451 views A major Central American communications service provider has chosen to consolidate its existing mediation systems supporting customers in Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua and El Salvador... Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 15 March 2012 13507 views A new 3G mobile broadband network is launching in Ecuador to meet the rising demand for mobile broadband connectivity across the country... Details James Barton Category: [Devices & Platforms](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-devices-platforms.html) 17 February 2012 9013 views One of the leading telecom groups in the Latin America region has acquired an analytics tool in order to analyse the composition of its installed base of devices... Details James Barton Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html) 16 February 2012 12325 views The net income of Latin American telecom giant America Movil dropped in Q411 despite a rise in revenues... ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/People/ricardo-rengifo300x225.jpg) Details Ricardo Rengifo, RVP Americas Sales, Evolving Systems Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 15 February 2012 11739 views LTE has now become the de facto standard of choice for the evolution of wireless networks in Latin America. Although adoption rates have typically been faster in North America, where the regulatory environment is perhaps more amenable to rapid growth, most major operators in Latin America have at least trialled the technology... Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 10 February 2012 10779 views One of Latin America’s largest broadband access networks is launching in Mexico... Details James Barton Category: [Optical & Fixed Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/optical-fixed-networks.html) 08 February 2012 8583 views A major Brazilian cable firm is to be assimilated into the operations of one of Latin America’s most prominent players... Details James Barton Category: [Vendors](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/vendor-news.html) 07 February 2012 12039 views Latin America’s leading wireless services provider, America Movil, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide infrastructure for its LTE/4G network rollout across the continent... Details James Barton Category: [Trends & Forecasts](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts.html) 30 January 2012 11631 views Data published by Chile’s major telecoms operators and the national regulator, Subtel, show that after a surge in net additions in late 2010, mobile subscriber numbers continue to be buoyant... Details James Barton Category: [Cloud & Virtualisation](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/telecom-cloud-virtualization.html) 20 January 2012 9579 views After introducing cloud-based services in 2011, the leading enterprise services provider in the Caribbean is now expanding its suite to target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region... Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 19 December 2011 10931 views A new residential broadband service capable of delivering speeds of up to 100 megabits per second has launched in Jamaica... Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 16 December 2011 10001 views Wireless broadband services using 4G technology are now available in Brazil... Details James Barton Category: [Wireless Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/wireless-networks.html) 14 December 2011 11093 views Latin America’s first commercial 4G/LTE wireless network will be deployed in Uruguay...