Latin America
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Telefónica’s Venezuela-based subsidiary will pay more than $85.2 million to resolve an investigation by the US Justice Department that it allegedly bribed Venezuelan officials. -
Latin American data centre operator ODATA unveiled plans to construct two facilities in Colombia to provide 144MW of connectivity to the region.
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Nokia and Radiográfica Costarricense SA (RACSA) have deployed Costa Rica’s first standalone 5G (5G SA) network.
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Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX has expanded to Brazil, launching two locations in the South American country.
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Microsoft is continuing its infrastructure spending spree after it announced plans to spend $1.3 billion building out cloud and AI capacity in Mexico.
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Musk calls Brazilian justice 'evil dictator' as legal battle escalates, threatening Starlink's operations in the country
Forthcoming events
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Allan Ruiz, the newly appointed senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Access Partnership, calls for a modern approach to connectivity policies in Central America
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NetShield, a firewall product by cybersecurity company Clavister, is to be deployed for 5G rollouts in Latin America.
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Resistance to a biometric register of mobile subscribers in Mexico continues to grow as a judge in the country blocked part of the law that would require users to give personal data to telcos.
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Sofia, Bulgaria – 21st April 2021: Neterra, the independent global leaders in layer 1, 2 and 3 connectivity solutions, DDoS protection, and data centre & network services, has today launched its expanded Dedicated Internet Access service - a fully-committed and naturally more secure form of global connectivity to more than 180 countries.
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The cloud continues to be a massive driver for digital transformation in many enterprises today.
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Telxius has unveiled its new Tannat subsea cable, connecting Santos in Brazil to Las Toninas in Argentina.
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Concerns have been raised after Mexico's revived plans to collect and store mobile subscribers' biometric data, cleared another hurdle.
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SUBTEL, Chile’s telecoms regulator, has published the finding of its annual market statistics report.
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TIM Brasil, the Latin American offshoot of the former Telecom Italia, is to expand its 4G mobile network using solar energy in off-grid areas.
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Netskope has appointed Michael Herman as VP channel sales for EMEA and Latam.
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Millicom is now entirely a Latin American operator following today’s disposal of its last African interest, Tigo Tanzania.
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Season 2, episode 13 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman, and special guests Hannes Gredler and Richard Brandon from RtBrick.
