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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A consortium of América Móvil, Telefónica and TIM subsidiaries in Brazil is set to win its battle for bankrupt company Oi after a rival bidder dropped out.
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Featuring host editor-in-chief Joao Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray and senior reporter Abigail Opiah.
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Global technology and managed service provider Claranet has acquired Brazilian firm CorpFlex in its latest expansion efforts across Latin America.
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TIM’s board has approved a proposal from private equity company KKR to acquire a share in its fixed network – but no final decision will be made before the end of August.
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Colt Technology Services upgraded its universal customer premises equipment (uCPE) solution, in a bid to speed up Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) across the enterprise layer.
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The 2020 nominations for Capacity's 20 Women to Watch are open to Monday 03 August 2020
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Liberty Latin America (LLA) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Telefónica’s wireless operations in Costa Rica (Telefónica Costa Rica) for approximately $500 million.
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A company bought last December by Marc Ganzi’s Digital Colony is set to buy bankrupt Brazilian operator Oi within the next few days.
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Former Cisco and Inmarsat exec Julio Villafañe, has been appointed to head regional sales activities for Ribbon Communications Inc.
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Episode 13 of the weekly data and telco podcast
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Telecom Argentina has become the latest to experience a ransomware attack, with perpetrators demanding the equivalent of US$7.5 million in the cryptocurrency Monero.
