News from Latin America

Regulation

Gitpan holding out for Digicel’s Panama licence

Gitpan (General Internacional Telecom Panama) remained the only interested party at the close of the prequalification round of Panama’s second...

Data Centres & Networks

Odata acquisition boosts Aligned’s presence in Americas

Less than a year

Satellite Networks

Starlink bags Guatemalan licence and launches services in Panama

Starlink continues to boost its presence in Latin America, launching connectivity in Panama and confirming that it has received an operating...

Devices & Platforms

LATAM smartphone shipments decline 10%

The Latin American smartphone market declined by 10% year-on-year in Q1 2023 to 28 million units, a fifth consecutive quarter of decline for the...

Regulation

Dominican Republic and Cuba prepare to boost connectivity via 700MHz band

Two Caribbean markets are set to make 700MHz spectrum available for the provision of both 4G and 5G services.

Operators

Oi seeks over US$800 million in emergency funding

The slightly confusing saga of Brazilian operator Oi continues. It is now seeking a huge sum of money in emergency funding.

Satellite Networks

Hispasat and Comitas e-Health market telemedicine solution to Latin America

Hispasat, a provider of broadband and connectivity services, has reached an agreement with Comitas e-Health,...

Regulation

MNP set for July in Guyana

Guyana’s Public Utilities Commission expects mobile number portability to go live across the country this July.

Regulation

Argentina earmarks June for 5G spectrum auction

Argentina’s regulator ENACOM (Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones) has revealed that it is aiming to hold the country’s long-delayed multi-band 5G...

Vendors

Microsoft partnerships boost internet access in Latin America and Africa

New and expanded Microsoft Airband partnerships are set to provide high-speed internet access to nearly 40 million people across Latin America...

Cloud & Virtualisation

China Telecom subsidiary launches cloud services in Brazil

China Telecom do Brasil (CTB), the largest subsidiary of China Telecom Americas in Latin America and a leading provider of internet and cloud...

Regulation

Claro and Movistar bag 3.5GHz holdings in Uruguay

Uruguay’s 5G spectrum auctions have concluded with the local units of Claro and Movistar each obtaining holdings in the 3.5GHz band.

Cloud & Virtualisation

Claro Colombia taps Casa Systems for next-gen broadband solutions

Claro Colombia has deployed solutions from Casa Systems as it seeks to expand its broadband capacity and build a converged, cloud-native...

Satellite Networks

Axess offers satellite support for Mexico’s CFE TEIT

Axess Networks, a global provider of satellite communications solutions, has announced plans to connect more than 700 new 4G nodes via satellite...

Wireless Networks

Colombian port terminal uses Nokia for private 4G rollout

Private networks are in the news again. This time Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía, a port terminal in Cartagena, Colombia, is announcing that it...

Wireless Networks

Entel set to launch 5G in Bolivia as Costa Rica readies auction process

Bolivia and Costa Rica have separately issued major updates regarding 5G progress in their markets.

Satellite Networks

Hispasat readies infrastructure for Amazonas Nexus

Hispasat has secured the infrastructure deals required for its Amazonas Nexus satellite to begin operations.

Optical & Fixed Networks

Cuba starts testing new submarine cable

Cuba's second-ever submarine cable, connecting Cuba to Martinique and deployed by Orange, is now being tested. The testing process began in...

Regulation

Uruguay’s 5G plans challenged

There’s been some controversy reported in Uruguay in the run-up to operators Claro and Movistar prequalifying for 5G spectrum in an auction...

Satellite Networks

GTT partners with Wansat to deliver satellite connectivity across Guyana

GTT (Guyana Telephone and Telegraph) is partnering with domestic satellite firm Wansat to deliver satellite connectivity to Guyana’s rural...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Flō Networks confirms purchase of ATC Holding Fibra México

Flō Networks, a provider of digital infrastructure solutions, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of American Tower's Mexico...

Telecentro Argentina taps Nokia network transformation

Wireless Networks

Telecentro Argentina taps Nokia for network transformation

Telecentro Argentina has selected solutions from Nokia for its network transformation.

Energy & Sustainability

Renewable power plans announced by Brisanet and Zain

Two more indications of the growing role of renewable energy in network rollout – both to save the environment and to save money – have come from...

Satellite Networks

Gilat and Intelsat partner for multi-region in-flight and backhaul boost

Latin America and Africa could be among the beneficiaries of plans recently announced by Gilat and Intelsat to strengthen their...

Operators

Oi delays 2022 financial results publication

Troubled Brazilian operator Oi chose to postpone publishing its 2022 financial results, reported Reuters.

Regulation

ASEP begins tender for Digicel Panama’s licence - again

Panama’s regulator has recommenced its attempts to find a taker for Digicel Panama’s licence after the sole bidder General Internacional Telecom...

Satellite Networks

Hondutel and Starlink sign rural connectivity deal

Hondutel, the national fixed line provider of Honduras, has signed a new agreement with Starlink to deliver satellite connectivity to remote...

Vendors

ZTE wins contracts in India and Brazil

Chinese vendor ZTE has won two more notable contracts. One, in India, is from Vodafone Idea. The other, in Brazil, is from new entrant...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Brazil, China join hands for upgrade to 5G and cybersecurity

Brazil and China signed agreements to partner in the development of semiconductors, cybersecurity and 5G, reported Reuters, a move that could...

Data Centres & Networks

Cirion unveils data centre expansion plans for Latin America

Digital infrastructure and technology provider Cirion has announced the expansion of its fibre network and data centre capabilities across Latin...

Mobile Finance

Meta launches Whatsapp payment tool in Brazil

Meta Platforms launched a payments tool in WhatsApp designed for SMEs in Brazil, with plans in future to roll out the feature in other...

Regulation

Uruguay delays 5G auctions as Bolivia tenders spectrum monitoring system

Uruguay’s regulator URSEC (Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones / Regulatory Unit of Communications Services) has agreed to delay

Operators

Oi seeks US$275m loan with V.tal stake as collateral

Beleaguered Brazilian fixed-line provider Oi has been authorised to take out a loan of US$275 million from its creditors.

Regulation

Starlink adds Bahamas licence to its collection

SpaceX’s Starlink has been granted a licence to provide satellite broadband in the Bahamas.

Regulation

Subtel clears Claro to use 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G in Chile

Chilean regulator Subtel has granted the local unit of Claro provisional authorisation to offer commercial 5G services via its 3.5GHz...

Regulation

Uruguay announces 5G auction date, invites bidders

Following Monday’s news that

Regulation

Mexican regulator extends Telmex and Telnor’s licences

Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has granted an additional 30 years of validity to concessions held by fixed line providers...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Brazilian ISP Unifique acquires regional player for US$2m

Brazilian broadband provider Unifique struck a deal to acquire regional provider Brick Servicos Digitais for BRL10 million (US$2 million),...

Operators

Digicel strikes debt restructuring deal

As part of its debt-cutting plan, Digicel Group announced three-quarters of bondholders are set to take shares in the company to resolve its...

Regulation

URSEC to hold Uruguay’s 3.5GHz auctions this month

Uruguay’s regulator URSEC has until the end of April to hold 5G spectrum auctions after the tender’s specifications were cleared by the country’s...

Satellite Networks

Starlink prepares to launch broadband in Ecuador

SpaceX’s Starlink will launch operations in Ecuador on 1st April, with its first services going live in the Galapagos Islands.

Data Centres & Networks

KIO announces acquisition of Colombian data centre campus

KIO, a data centre and digital infrastructure platform with more than 20 years of experience in colocation and IT services, has announced the...

Regulation

Arcep awards 5G spectrum to operators in French territories

French regulator Arcep awarded 5G spectrum to operators in French Guiana, Saint‑Barthélemy and Saint‑Martin, paving the way for next-generation...

Data Centres & Networks

Infrastructure investment giant Actis to acquire 11 data centres in the Americas

Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has agreed to acquire 11 data centres across six countries in Latin America and...

Wireless Networks

Brazil’s NLT teams up with floLIVE for enterprise connectivity boost

NLT Telecom, a Brazilian operator specializing in IoT, and floLIVE, a provider of global connectivity and network services for IoT, have...

Regulation

Argentina aims to improve SIM security

Another SIM registration drive is underway, this time in Argentina, where regulator Enacom has kicked off what will be a 60-day process as...

Operators

Claro, Vivo and TIM Brasil shelve Oi asset sales

UPDATE: Claro Brasil has joined Vivo and TIM Brasil in abandoning its sale of surplus assets acquired through the three-way acquisition of Oi...

Operators

Brazilian ISP Brisanet on course for Q2 5G launch

Brazilian ISP Brisanet said it is still on course to launch commercial 4G/5G services in the second quarter of this year.

Satellite Networks

Argentina’s ARSAT partners CPI to connect rural areas of four countries

ARSAT, the national Argentinian telecommunications company, recently awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) an approximately US$20...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Empatel partners with Claro Argentina to boost connectivity in La Pampa

Claro Argentina has signed a collaboration deal with Empatel, an Argentinean service provider based in the remote La Pampa province.

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