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.
Forthcoming events
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This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporter Natalie Bannerman.
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The world’s largest data centre operator Equinix has posted its financial results for the third quarter which have shown the incapability of the Covid-19 pandemic to slow the data centre industry.
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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced it is expanding its cloud infrastructure with a new data centre region in Brazil, based in Rio de Janeiro.
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This episode features editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
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The 16th edition of the Global Carrier Awards (GCAs) has come to an end with an extraordinary line-up of winners who were announced during a virtual broadcast this Thursday, the 22nd of October.
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Telefónica has combined its cybersecurity and other investments into a single entity, Telefónica Tech Ventures, and says it is looking for new ideas to fund with up to €6 million.
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Today marks the 16th annual Global Carrier Awards (GCAs) and today the industry’s most prominent names and figures from around the globe, will gather to celebrate our sector’s biggest achievements over the last 12 months.
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Less than a month away from the 2020 Global Women in Telco & Tech Awards and Summit, Capacity's Natalie Bannerman takes a closer look at the significance behind this growing project and why it's so important for our industry. Hear from some prominent female CEOs and members of the GWTT team on why they choose to support the initiative, and the plans for its expansion.
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Conversations around gender diversity in telecoms can only occur if we get more women applying and through the door. Natalie Bannerman examines how we do it and why it wasn’t working before.
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EllaLink has entered into an agreement with Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) to open three interconnection and managed colocation PoPs in Equinix data centres in Madrid, Lisbon and São Paulo.
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Infinera and Seaborn Networks (Seaborn) have launched subsea network services on Seaborn’s segment of the America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1), connecting the US and Brazil.
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This episode features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
