Colombia’s National Fibre Optic Project will see the largest and most modern fibre optics network deployed across the country...

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...

A new agreement will see the development of new online sector franchises for launch in Latin America and Africa...

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...

Thirteen countries across the Caribbean will soon benefit from improved customer service, following a new deal by one of the region’s leading operators...

The Mexican Government has refused to renew existing 2.5GHz licenses, as it intends to re-auction the spectrum for 4G broadband services...

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...

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.

The Brazilian branch of Telecom Italia, TIM Brasil, is seeking to overturn a regulatory decision that prevents it from offering new mobile contracts...

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...

HTC has been priced out of the Brazilian market but its competitors, ceasing its operations in the Latin American country...

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...

A new network infrastructure joint venture between two major telecom players is set to provide new services in Mexico...

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...

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...

Latin America’s burgeoning telecoms sector is outstripping Europe’s, according to the financial reports of two major groups with operations in both markets...

A major Central American wholesale provider has upgraded its Panamanian network to incorporate 100G optical channel technology...

The first internet-free mobile Facebook, email and online chat app platform outside of Africa has been launched in the Caribbean...

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...

A major telecom player in Latin America is looking to increase its presence in Europe...

A major Central American communications service provider has chosen to consolidate its existing mediation systems supporting customers in Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua and El Salvador...

A new 3G mobile broadband network is launching in Ecuador to meet the rising demand for mobile broadband connectivity across the country...

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...

The net income of Latin American telecom giant America Movil dropped in Q411 despite a rise in revenues...

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...

One of Latin America’s largest broadband access networks is launching in Mexico...

A major Brazilian cable firm is to be assimilated into the operations of one of Latin America’s most prominent players...

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...

 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...

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...

 A new residential broadband service capable of delivering speeds of up to 100 megabits per second has launched in Jamaica...

Wireless broadband services using 4G technology are now available in Brazil...

 Latin America’s first commercial 4G/LTE wireless network will be deployed in Uruguay...