Oi’s largest stakeholders are reportedly no longer aiming to divest their holdings in the beleaguered Brazilian operator and are instead considering how to boost its offering.
Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) has drafted new regulations on spectrum refarming to improve competition and penetration in the market.
New research from Tutela analysing 4G speeds in Brazil shows that Vivo and Claro are battling for first place in the Latin American market.
NII Holdings’ impending sale of its Nextel Brazil unit has reportedly attracted the attention of some major Latin American players, including America Movil, Telecom Italia and Telefonica.
A mobile wallet pilot project is being launched in Colombia by a collaboration between state-run Banco Agrario, mobile operator Telefonica Colombia, and mobility firm Comviva.
The government of Colombia is looking to sell its 32.5% stake in Telefonica’s local unit Coltel for COP2.3 trillion ($791 million).
Gilat Satellite Networks has partnered with satellite firm Hispasat to commercialise the latter’s Ka band satellite capacity over Brazil.
Sky and Space Global is holding discussions with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) about the use of its novel nano-satellite technology in the region.
Telecom Argentina has announced that the ARBR submarine cable system between Argentina and Brazil (ARBR) will land in its cable landing station in Las Toninas.
Mobile internet is now available in Cuba for the first time ever, with the government aiming to expand connectivity nationwide by the end of the year.
Over the last few years, the Peruvian telecoms regulator OSIPTEL has been introducing a series of measures to boost competition in the mobile communications market.
America Movil must continue splitting its mobile and fixed businesses in Mexico despite its legal challenge against the order.
TCT Brasil has announced an agreement to distribute solutions from IoT specialist Kerlink in Brazil.
Uruguay has taken the top spot on BuddeComm’s Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index (TMI).
Telecom Argentina SA and Cablevision SA have been cleared to complete their proposed merger by competition regulators.
Peru’s Fitel (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones / Telecommunications Investment Fund) has awarded two additional regional telecommunications infrastructure projects to Gilat Satellite Networks.
Bolivian triple-play service provider COTAS has selected ECI and Siscotec to expand its current network in line with increased customer demand.
America Movil’s Claro has tapped fonYou to deliver AI-powered, personalised offerings to its customers in Ecuador and Central America.
Chile’s top three mobile operators have been ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to return spectrum they obtained at auction in 2014.
A new report issued by the Chilean Construction Chamber calls for the country to invest around $25B into telecoms infrastructure across the next decade.
Brazilian utility firm Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (known locally as Cemig) has seen an unexpectedly high level of interest in its telecommunications assets, which it is planning to sell off to reduce its debt.
Telefónica Group's Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has selected Netcracker to drive large-scale B2B transformation so that it can deliver better customer experience and enterprise services.
Entel Chile has implemented Bango’s carrier billing solution for Google Play.
Movistar Argentina has selected Ericsson to transform its Radio Access Network (RAN) over a three-year period based on Ericsson Radio System.
Angola Cables has added additional peering points at the several new locations internationally.
Throughout 2017, Latin America saw a 6.1% year-on-year increase in fixed broadband deployments, reaching a regional total of 72.4 million connections.
Virgin Mobile Latin America is actively seeking a buyer after discussions regarding a potential take-over by Telefonica fell through.
Countries in Central America are lagging behind in deployment and adoption of mobile broadband, putting the region’s future economic development at risk, according to a new report by the GSMA.
The Monet Cable System connecting Boca Raton, Florida to both Fortaleza and Santos, Brazil, has been completed.
Telefónica Group's Brazilian subsidiary Vivo has upgraded and expanded its use of Netcracker's Service Management solution.
Wholesale infrastructure provider GlobeNet is deploying a new 2,500 km submarine cable that will link Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires.
C&W Networks has deployed Coriant’s mTera Universal Transport Platform in its Pan-Caribbean network.
Angola Cables has implemented Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme Spectrum Sharing capability to boost the amount of customised capacity that it can offer to its customers.
America Movil Group has gone live with Flytxt’s flagship analytics and marketing automation product in six markets in Central America.
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