Ifetel, the new Mexican telecoms regulator that replaced CoFeTel in 2015, will on January 29 launch a tender for a carrier's carrier LTE network.
Ocean Networks has appointed Natixis to act as exclusive equity and debt advisor for the South America Pacific Link (SAPL) fibre optic cable system project currently under way.
Seaborn Networks has raised the US$500 million financing for its Seabras-1 direct point-to-point submarine cable connection between New York and São Paulo.
Millicom has announced Tigo Paraguay is set to launch 4G/LTE commercial services and high speed internet on all enabled smartphones in March.
The customer experience is central to mobile networks, and throughout 2016 operators will continue to optimise their networks to meet this need, according to CellMining’s Assaf Aloni…
Using G.fast technology, Cable & Wireless Panama in partnership with Huawei have successfully trialled the fastest copper-based broadband service in Latin America.
According to WIT Software, rich communications systems are set to gain traction in emerging markets in 2016 – and Google’s entry into the space will be a major factor...
ABnote and MeaWallet have expanded their strategic partnership to cover Mexico, Central America and South America.
Bidding for Brazil’s leftover spectrum in the 1.8 GHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands has raised BRL762.7 million ($192 million).
Peruvian investment fund Fitel has awarded a regional telecommunications infrastructure project to satellite operator Gilat Satellite Networks.
WhatsApp has been blocked for 48 hours in Brazil following a court order.
Brazilian regulator Anatel has confirmed that 9 companies have registered to bid in its upcoming multi-band auction.
Cable & Wireless Communications is deploying a new platform from Tektronix across its Caribbean operations.
Private equity firm LetterOne has confirmed a deal with Brazilian mobile operator Oi in an alliance that the partners claim “enables the consolidation of the sector”.
Private equity firm LetterOne has revealed that it could invest in Brazil under the right circumstances.
Argentina’s telecoms regulator AFTIC has prevented Telecom Italia from selling its majority stake in Telecom Argentina to an investment company.
Telefonica Empresas Chile is implementing FalconStor’s data service software platform to offer migration, replication and high availability to customers looking to move data safely and securely.
Caribbean operator Digicel is implementing ad blocking technology across its operations in a bid to convince major Internet firms to form revenue-sharing arrangements.
Paraguay’s National Telecommunications Commission Conatel is implementing benchmarking solutions from Anite for its national wireless quality measurement campaigns.
The MVNO market is booming around the globe, and with good reason: it’s becoming increasingly easier for both mobile network operators (MNOs) and entrepreneurial companies to enter the market.
Mexican regulator IFT (Federal Telecommunications Institute) is lining up spectrum auctions for January, with 80MHz of 4G spectrum up on the block.
Chilean operator WOM (formerly Nextel Chile) has installed a remote SIM cards management system from Callup.
Telecoms service provider ZTE has signed a global cooperation agreement with operator Telefónica, strengthening an existing arrangement whereby ZTE becomes the primary technology partner of Telefónica.
Millicom Group-affiliated mobile operator Tigo has selected digital security firm Gemalto to provide a suite of M2M solutions, aimed at improving preventative maintainance using remote monitoring and management of machine identification modules (MIMs) in the field.
Mexico's telecommunications services will generate US$26.3 billion in revenues in 2018, according to new data published by Dataxis, a 4.2 per cent increase on 2014 figures.
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, and Ocean Networks will extend the South America Pacific Link (SAPL) submarine cable system.
Mobile operators have a key role to play in fostering financial inclusion in Latin American countries with underdeveloped financial services markets through m-payments offerings, according to a new report by Pyramid Research.
Ecuadorian telecoms provider Telconet is deploying Ruckus Wireless’ Smart Wi-Fi products across the Latin American country, with over 4,000 ZoneFlex indoor and outdoor access points so far rolled out.
Fibre-optic (FTTH/B) connections in Latin America will hit 5.1 million connections by the end of 2015, according to Pyramid Research’s latest Fixed Communications Demand Forecast, with fixed lines reaching 163.8 million.
LTE connections in Latin America reached 11.76 million in 2014, according to new research from Dataxis.
Astellia is extending its monitoring of Digicel Haiti’s 2G network to its 3G network to support the growth of mobile broadband.
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) has completed the commissioning of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS).
Intelsat SA has signed a multi-year agreement with Axesat SA for satellite services on its high-performance Intelsat EpicNG platform.
Mexican broadcast giant Totalplay could enter the upcoming tender to build Mexico’s proposed $7 billion nationwide mobile broadband network.
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