Latin America
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As the demand for high-speed internet and reliable digital connectivity continues to surge, South America is emerging as a key player in the global subsea cable ecosystem. -
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.
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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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Mexican telco America Movil expects to spend US$8 billion in capex this year, in part to fund the purchase of 5G spectrum in Mexico.
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Season 2, episode 5 is presented by deputy editor Melanie Mingas, and features editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman, and special guest Helen Xenos, senior director, portfolio marketing at Ciena.
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Nokia is linking up with a Brazilian government research body to work on open radio access network (open RAN) solutions for 5G edge applications.
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Sparkle has been selected by Vero Internet, emerging internet service provider in Brazil, to provide high-speed international connectivity.
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ETB and Ufinet have signed an agreement to create a company that will commercialise a wholesale fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Bogotá, as well as its nearby towns.
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There’s a lot of buzz around 5G, and one capability in particular: network slicing. 5G network slicing offers a plethora of opportunities, including the ability to identify new enterprise customers in various industries to offer highly tailored service offerings, as well as to establish revenue-generating B2B2X partnerships.
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Sinch AB has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of Latam-based messaging platform Wavy.
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Satellite company Viasat has hired former Telefónica executive Leandro Gaunszer to head its operations in Brazil, charged with expanding services to the unserved and underserved parts of the country.
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The new president of France’s telecoms regulator has officially taken office, setting out as her priorities digital coverage of the whole country, an open internet and environmental impact of technology.
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Speed, security, IT/OT and data: these are the key drivers of edge, well that’s according to Joe Baguley, VP and CTO EMEA, VMware during a presentation at Edge Global Week.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from across the ICT infrastructure industry.
