Constancia mine in Peru is the latest industrial application to use LTE to improve its operations, with the help of broadband communications technology company Rajant Corporation.
Heralding what the company calls the start of a new era of connectivity, Hughes Network Systems’ JUPITER 3 ultra-high-density satellite has successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Chile’s telecoms regulator pledged it will monitor the shutdown of 2G networks by demanding operators submit their switch-off plans to prevent subscribers from being disconnected.
As of today (25th July), Chile and Brazil have dropped roaming charges between the two countries following a six-month delay.
Argentinean fibre provider Telecentro has deployed Airties’ portfolio of Smart Wi-Fi software and services across its footprint.
Costa Rica has confirmed that it plans to commence its multi-band 5G auction on 23rd October 2023.
Latin America and Caribbean-focused multilateral development bank IDB Invest says it has closed a standby letter of credit for about US$47.5 million to service provider Colombia Móvil (aka Tigo) to support the expansion and upgrade of telecommunications infrastructure in small municipalities in Colombia.
Oi Brasil, the cash-strapped Brazilian operator, has now seen a significant influx of revenue after completing the sale of selected tower infrastructure to Empreendimentos e Participacoes, an affiliate of comms infrastructure group Highline.
Satellite networking technology, solutions and services company Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that it has won an award worth millions of dollars in orders for a project in Mexico involving cellular backhaul over satellite.
Chilean operator Entel will begin gradually shutting down its 2G network in 2024 to focus on developing its 4G and 5G networks.
SIGET (Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones), the telecommunications regulating agency in El Salvador, has issued a new resolution which aligns it with the growing number of countries that have completely freed up the 6GHz band for use in WiFi 6E networks.
US-based neutral host and telecom infrastructure company Torrecom plans to expand its tower portfolio in Latin America with the help of multilateral development bank IDB Invest.
Challenger Guyanese operator ENet has launched a range of new mobile services unlimited data, calls and text on its 4G/5G network nationwide to compete against its large-scale rivals.
Navégalo, a provider of data centre and telecommunication services with a strong presence in Latin America, has announced the arrival of a new state-of-the-art data centre in San José, Costa Rica. The opening is scheduled for 15 August 2023.
Recent spectrum-related events in Ecuador appear to have worried the GSMA, the global association gathering the world’s biggest mobile operators. It has claimed that the ongoing suspension of spectrum renewals puts key investments at risk for the future of the country.
Telefonica announced it will sell off shares in its Peruvian fibre optic unit PangeaCo in a move that will shave €200 million off its debt pile, and continue its asset-selling strategy.
MXT Holdings (MXT), a telecommunications infrastructure company based in Mexico, has received a major investment boost with the news that private investment house Ardian has signed an agreement to acquire a 50% co-control equity interest in the company.
Surinamese operator Telesur has gone live with its implementation of Cerillion’s BSS/OSS suite.
Megatelecom, which operates in Brazil’s corporate market as a provider of telecommunications services, has acquired the G8 Telecomunicações group, also a provider of telecom and multimedia connection services for the corporate market.
Brazilian data centre and digital infrastructure group V.tal has acquired a plot of land in Fortaleza in Ceara, a state in the northeast of the country, for what is expected to be its first hyperscale data centre.
Telecommunications giant Huawei is to offer equipment and solutions to help the ICE Group deploy private 5G networks for companies in Costa Rica.
Nokia and Telefónica have announced an alliance to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises in Latin America.
Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Conatel) has published its National Telecommunications Plan for 2023-2025.
Guatemala’s regulator SIT (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones) is reviewing several requests for spectrum licences in the 700MHz band.
