Aruban operator Setar has selected Acision’s Diameter Intelligent Signalling Controller (DiSC) to support real-time rating across its 2G, 3G and 4G-LTE networks.
Telefonica Group has written down the value of its Venezuelan assets in response to the country’s currency weakening.
Cloud services firm acens has partnered with BaseKit to deploy the latter’s website building platform in Brazil.
AT&T has announced that it will acquire Nextel from NII Holdings for $1.9 billion, minus the group’s unpaid debt.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have five renewable energy projects in developing countries.
AT&T has completed its purchase of the Mexican mobile operator Iusacell.
The Central American telecom market is seeing a continued trend towards enabling connectivity, following similar technological and business model processes of other more developed economic regions such as its US neighbour and Europe.
Millicom has announced a partnership between its Tigo operation in Colombia with Facebook’s Internet.org initiative.
The Mexican regulator IFT has confirmed that it will hold auctions this year for 4G-capable radio frequencies.
Mexico’s new regulator IFT (Federal Telecommunications Institute) will conduct a further investigation into the market dominance of the country’s operators.
Telefónica Peru and Ericsson are jointly implementing a project to provide internet access via 4G/LTE to governmental entities, such as schools and healthcare centres, in the Peruvian Amazon during 2015.
Telecom operators in Argentina may soon be able to provide telephone, internet and cable TV services under a single licence.
Chilean operator Entel has completed Latin America’s first successful test of APT700 (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity 700MHz) spectrum in cooperation with Ericsson.
Brazilian integrated operator Oi has confirmed that it is positioning itself to “participate in the industry consolidation process in Brazil”.
TIM Brasil is upgrading its long-haul optical transmission infrastructure in the north and centre west of Brazil using 100G optical networking equipment supplied by Xtera Communications.
Uruguay’s OpenSky, the systems integrator for state-owned operator Antel, has ordered an initial VSAT network for the operator from Gilat Satellite Networks.
The CEO of Telecom Italia Marco Patuano is reportedly keen for the firm to acquire Brazil’s Oi.
AT&T is acquiring Mexican operator Iusacell for $2.5 billion.
Lima-based wi-fi provider WIGO S.A. has deployed solutions from DragonWave to interconnect base stations and MPLS nodes at speeds up to 800Mbps in the 18GHz and 13GHz frequency bands.
Telecom Italia’s small shareholders are calling for the operator to merge its Brazilian unit TIM Partecipacoes with fellow operator Oi rather than selling it outright.
Angola Cables has signed a contract to build the world’s first submarine cable system across the South Atlantic with NEC Corporation as the system supplier.
Fourth-placed Brazilian operator Oi has denied reports that it has formed an alliance with rival America Movil and Telefonica to bid for Telecom Italia’s Brazilian unit, TIM Partecipacoes.
The Argentinean telecoms ministry Secom has announced that its auction of 3G and 4G spectrum has raised over $2 billion.
Japanese group SoftBank is reportedly considering an acquisition of the wireless assets put up for sale by America Movil in Mexico.
America Movil, Oi and Telefonica are joining forces to bid for TIM Partecipacoes, the Brazilian unit of Telecom Italia.
Banco Santander Uruguay has chosen Syniverse’s Mobile Engagement for Customers solution to enhance its customer communications strategy.
Telecom Italia will amend the terms of its agreement that will see investment fund Fintech acquire its stake in Telecom Argentina.
Elara Communications is launching an international calling app for customers in rural and remote villages in south-eastern Mexico, in partnership with IDT Global.
The Mexican regulator IFT has agreed with the country’s ministry of telecoms and transport (SCT) that the state network should be up and running by 2018.
TIM Participacoes has hired investment bank Bradesco to help it explore strategic options in an appointment that the operator has described as “routine”.
Zeinal Bava, CEO of Brazilian integrated operator Oi, has announced his resignation from the group.
Brazil’s auctions for 700MHz 4G spectrum failed to generate the expected amount of revenue after one of the country’s nationwide operators abstained from bidding.
Pilot schemes for Mexico’s proposed state-owned shared network are now in the planning stages.
Telecom Italia has stated that it will resume negotiations with Fintech over the sale of its stake in Telecom Argentina.
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