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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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will work together with the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (Anatel) and the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) in Romania to combat unwanted robocalls and promote advanced communications such as 5G and 6G.
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Nokia will team with Flex Brazil to deploy 5G SA private wireless networks in its manufacturing facilities in Brazil.
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Marc Ganzi’s infrastructure investment company, DigitalBridge, has appointed Bernardo Vargas Gibsone as its managing director and head of Latin America.
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Scala Data Centers has opened the largest vertical data centre in Latin America, SGRUTB04, in São Paulo, Brazil.
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América Móvil confirms that all conditions have been met to spin-off its telecoms towers and other infrastructure in Latin America.
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Upstream, a mobile marketing firm, has showcased how RCS (Rich communication services) solutions could become important for leading brands across the world, driving a rise in conversation rates of 37% over SMS and 137% higher click-through rates.
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Desarrollo Pais and H2 Cable have issued a request to begin construction on the 15,000km Humboldt Cable, which will be the first to connect Latin America, the Asia Pacific and Oceania.
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ARSAT, the Argentinean telco, is to use SES’s recently launched geostationary (GEO) satellite, SES-17, to extend the reach of its connectivity services across the country.
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Millicom has announced that it has signed a wholesale network access agreement with Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB).
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Mob Telecom, which is owned by Alloha Fibra and provides internet and broadband services in Brazil, has deployed Ciena’s Waveserver 5 platform.
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Nokia has confirmed a partnership with AT&T Mexico as they look to accelerate 5G in the country.
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Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has entered a definitive agreement with WOM in Chile to acquire around 3,800 tower sites in the country.
