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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As the world moves out of Covid-19, Hong Kong-based HGC Global Communications is preparing for the future 5G era, with lots of cellsites needing to be connected by fibre. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to CEO Andrew Kwok .
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More than half of telecoms executives at this year’s virtual ITW think that the Covid-19 crisis will be over in six months.
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Discussing the drivers and barriers of intercarrier automation, Elson Sutanto, principal analyst at Juniper Research, led yesterday’s discussion on how to solve the convergence conundrum.
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DE-CIX has published a new whitepaper on how interconnection drives the digital transformation of enterprises.
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The telecoms industry’s charity, Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), has been reacting to the effects of Covid-19 from Mexico to Madagascar, providing aid to children and adults hit by the virus.
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Featuring editor-in-chief João Marques Lima, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, deputy editor Melanie Mingas and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.
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Across the globe countries are slowly exiting their various emergency states and attempting to return to business. The Covid-19 crisis has clearly demonstrated that improved transmission, latency and neutrality are required to provide an internet infrastructure that will support a strong, resilient economy going forwards.
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Connectivity across the LATAM region requires investment and collaboration in order to meet future needs.
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We’re back and day three of ITW 2020 didn’t skimp on the content despite its virtual format, this time with a regional connectivity focus.
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Brazil’s Oi has announced plans to spin off four business units from its main operations.
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CenturyLink has expanded its fibre-optic network infrastructure in Ecuador.
