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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Sinch has won a contract with VADSA to provide real-time charging capabilities for mobile operators on Mexico’s Red Compartida shared 4G-LTE network.
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Capacity proudly unveils the 2020 shortlist for the Global Women in Telco & Tech Awards.
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In this fireside chat at Datacloud Borderless 2020 - part of the usual Datacloud Congress that takes place in Monaco every year,- Digital Realty's CFO Andy Power talks to Data Economy's João Marques Lima from California, US.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Viasat’s high-quality residential internet service has expanded to an additional 14 states in Brazil, delivering services to more than 93% of the country's population.
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New data shows that 25 metro areas account for 65% of worldwide retail and wholesale colocation revenues.
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Mexico’s América Móvil is selling its US-based pay-a-you-go mobile phone service, Tracfone, to Verizon for as much as US$6.9 billion.
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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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Telecommunication operators could see up to a 10% “annual negative revenue impact” as a result of the Covid-19 recession, with some services requiring 18 to 24 months to return to pre-Covid levels.
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Telia Carrier has expanded its North American network through an agreement with Equinix in Mexico.
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DE-CIX and Seaborn confirm the launch Seaborn’s interconnection to DE-CIX New York and access and interconnection services to DE-CIX Internet Exhanges (IXs) in Marseille, Madrid, Dallas and Frankfurt.
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Brazilian operator Oi has sold its mobile business to a consortium of three other operators for the equivalent of €2.6 billion, according to overnight reports.
