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.
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Digitalk Carrier Cloud has secured 10 new operator partners in the past six months – including key wins in Peru, Brazil and Mexico – which have triggered “significant capacity expansion”.
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Sparkle has added a new fibre pair on Google’s Curie subsea cable system connecting Chile to US.
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IENTC Telecomunicaciones (IENTC), a Mexican operator, has selected Telia Carrier’s IP Transit backbone services to provide services to its customers and enterprises.
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The telecoms industry is helping refugees and migrants in Mexico cope with the effects of Coronavirus.
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The International Telecoms Union (ITU, the UN agency for information and communication technology) has released details of its Innovation Challenges 2020, an open global competition platform for innovators and ecosystem builders to present their ideas and projects, empowering them to transform their communities into thriving digital societies.
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Digicel Group has progressed its new restructuring plan with the issuing of practice statement letter.
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Millicom has carried out its threat, issued early last week, to pull out of buying Telefónica Costa Rica.
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The Digital Digest is your weekly data centres and telecoms news roundup podcast published every Friday, brought to you by Capacity and Data Economy.
