Chile telecoms regulator Subtel has this week announced plans to expand competition in satellite services in Chile and to incorporate new bands to improve connectivity.
Elea Data Centres says it is partnering with renewable energy company AXIA Energia to launch what they say is the first neutral AI data centre in the Amazon region in the second quarter of 2027.
The approval, early last week, of the installation of Google’s underwater cable linking Chile to Asia-Pacific means the Humboldt Cable, as it is known, is on track to be installed in the last quarter of 2026 and become operational in 2028.
Starlink will provide one month of free satellite internet service to users in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country this week, helping restore communications in affected areas.
Argentina’s competition watchdog the Autoridad Nacional de la Competencia (ANC) has ordered Telecom Argentina and Telefónica to surrender customers and spectrum to a third party in order to gain approval for their proposed merger.
Colombia's Ministry of ICT (MinTIC) has fined operator Telecall Colombia COP7.42 billion (US$1.8 million) for failing to meet obligations attached to its 5G spectrum licence.
KKR, Nvidia, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and power company Vistra have launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new company backed by more than US$10 billion in capital to build AI infrastructure for hyperscalers.
Voltalia, an international renewable energy company headquartered in France, has announced a deal that could play an important part in Brazil's efforts to sustainably power its data centres.
Telefónica announced it reused or recycled 95% of the waste generated across its operations in 2025, marking progress towards its goal of achieving zero waste by 2030.
Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX says it has upgraded connectivity between its locations in Mexico and Dallas in preparation for what it says will be the unprecedented six-billion-strong audience anticipated for the FIFA World Cup this summer.
Proof perhaps that AI and satcoms can have practical applications in everyday situations comes from Mexico where Google and Fester, a building material company, which have together launched a platform in Mexico that uses AI to help support efforts to make cities cooler.
Space solutions company SES has clearly been busy in the Latin American market – something that has been underlined by recent announcements relating to inflight connectivity in Mexico and expanded broadband access in Colombia.
Movistar has been fined COP1.36 billion (US$330,000) by Colombia’s telecommunications regulator after an investigation found weaknesses in its SIM card replacement procedures that allegedly enabled fraud against customers.
Vietnamese operator Viettel has reportedly approved plans to launch telecoms operations in the Dominican Republic, a move that would make it the country’s fourth mobile operator.
Brazil’s Ministry of Communications says that, following the auction of the 700MHz band, held in April by telecoms regulator Anatel and the Ministry of Communications, highway coverage will be expanded.
Vietnam's Viettel Group announced on Friday it has held discussions with the Central Bank of Haiti to expand cooperation on telecoms and digital finance projects in the Caribbean country via its local operation, Natcom.
Global cable manufacturer Prysmian announced on Thursday it has partnered with Ufinet Brasil to deploy a 30 km underground network to boost interconnectivity for hyperscale data centres in Sao Paulo Province’s Alphaville.
The Latin American smartphone market recorded 34.8 million smartphone shipments in Q1 2026, representing 3% year-on-year growth, defying broader global declines driven by rising memory component costs.
Omnia, a Brazilian data centre platform, has signed a 20-year energy supply deal with renewable energy firm Casa dos Ventos to use wind to power a planned data centre, potentially the largest in Brazil.
The Mayor’s Office of Bogota in Colombia and cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish closer cooperation and enhance the city’s cybersecurity ecosystem.
Global operator Sparkle and Bolivian state-owned telco Entel announced on Tuesday they have signed an MoU to create a new coast-to-coast terrestrial fibre route across Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Suriname’s Telesur has selected Squire Technologies to provide a Ribbon SBC replacement as part of a wide-reaching network transformation.
Mexican carrier C3ntro Telecom and Ecuadorian telco Telconet announced on Thursday they are partnering to build a subsea and terrestrial fibre network called CSN-2 to connect data centre hubs in Mexico and Florida.
Venezuela’s largest private ISP Inter Venezuela is using Harmonic’s virtualised core and fibre solutions to power its nationwide XGS-PON-based mobile backhaul service.
ZTE Corporation and MediaTek, a global semiconductor company, unveiled a joint strategy at the 2026 ZTE Broadband User Congress. The two parties will expand premium connectivity product portfolios tailored for high-demand residential users and small businesses in Brazil, addressing their needs for advanced technology, comprehensive coverage, ultra-high speed and low-latency network performance.
Suriname’s state-owned operator Telesur has signed a letter of intent to connect to EllaLink’s Caribbean subsea cable system, in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s international connectivity.
For many in the telecoms industry, the promise of cellular IoT has always been global scale.
Analyst company Dell’Oro Group predicted the emerging AI Systems Security (AISS) market will grow from zero to US$8 billion by 2030 as enterprises shift to AI technology across their operations.
The EllaLink submarine cable system and Mauritania have announced the successful landing of a new subsea cable in Nouadhibou, giving the country a second direct, diverse and secure connection to European and international digital hubs.
Space solutions company SES has announced that it will provide service on its high-capacity medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network O3b mPOWER to Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned oil company, to connect multiple new floating production, storage and offloading systems (FPSOs).
Satellite operator Speedcast's Brazilian operation, SC CapRock, says it has developed and implemented a hybrid solution for mining company Mineração Taboca to provide more resilient connectivity for its operations in a remote area in the Amazon.
The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider, has awarded a contract relating to its 5G network to tech giant Ericsson.
ZTE announced on Wednesday that Dominican Republic fixed-line telco Wind Telecom has commercially deployed its Smart Cloud Platform (SCP) and intelligent home solutions that it says will deliver a better smart-home experience for residential users.
As AI firms look to handle their ever-escalating compute loads, they are snapping up the global supply of consumer graphics processing units well before more can be produced – causing prices to surge worldwide for any product that contains a semiconductor.
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