Brazil’s Oi is preparing to put some of its assets on the market, with O Globo reporting that the sale is likely to include its tower infrastructure and parts of its mobile operations.
Liberty Latin America is acquiring an 87.5% stake in Caribbean operating group UTS (United Telecommunication Services) as part of its push towards greater convergence.
Mobile data firm Tutela has focused its latest 2019 Network Performance Report on Mexico.
Telecom Italia would reportedly consider divesting its TIM Brasil operation if the hypothetical buyer offered a generous valuation for its stake in the Brazilian unit.
Venezuela is currently undergoing country-wide blackouts that are leaving 98% of the population without internet connectivity.
America Movil is acquiring Nextel Brazil from its two shareholders for a combined $905 million.
Ericsson and Telefónica have penned a new four-to-six-year managed services deal for AI-powered network operations in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay. The agreement also covers the UK.
Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp (HMMR) and WCI have announced the signing of their second Letter of Intent (LoI) to provide fixed wireless, mobile data, voice and SMS services in Jamaica.
Uruguayan telco Antel and Tata Communications have joined forces to serve mobile and IoT providers in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The partnership will act as the foundation for next-generation mobile and IoT services in sectors such as retail, utilities, construction, IT and banking.
Prefabricated data centre specialist Flexenclosure is further expanding its footprint in Latin America with a new eCentre data centre order in El Salvador.
Bolivia’s Telecommunications and Transport Regulation and Control Authority - ATT - reports that, at the end of 2018, there were 11,445,830 mobile connections in the country. This represents a penetration of just over 100%.
Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has reached an agreement with Uniti Group to acquire the ownership rights relating to over 500 wireless communication tower sites located across Mexico, Colombia and Nicaragua.
Ericsson has been selected by Telefónica Movistar México, a subsidiary of Telefónica South America, to deploy the Service Operation Center (SOC) platform to enhance subscribers’ experience through Ericsson Expert Analytics.
Millicom is acquiring Telefonica’s units in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua for $1.7 billion.
Millicom has selected Tutela to deliver crowdsourced network quality measurement solutions to its Tigo branded businesses in Latin America.
Major stakeholders in Brazil’s Oi are considering selling the operator’s mobile business and shifting its strategy towards fibre.
SoftBank is reportedly planning to launch an investment fund focused on the Latin American market.
Guatemala is outperforming its regional peers in terms of mobile penetration, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData.
America Movil is acquiring Telefonica’s Movistar units in El Salvador and Guatemala for $648 million.
Digicel Group is leveraging the Incognito Fibre Service Orchestration solution to automate the provisioning, activation, and diagnostics of multi-play fibre services.
Liberty Latin America has walked away from its discussions with Millicom over a possible acquisition.
Telefonica is seeking to bring in as much as €530 million by selling off majority stakes in two of its Movistar units in Central America.
Liberty Latin America is currently in discussions over a possible acquisition of Millicom, which has extensive operations in the region.
Brazil’s Oi has resolved its legal clash with shareholder Bratel and will now look to restructure, having initially requested bankruptcy protection in June 2016.
Western Union has partnered with TerraPay to enable mobile wallet and bank account payout.
Dish Mexico has chosen Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform to deliver high-quality broadband services in Mexico.
Millicom’s TIGO has selected Ericsson to modernise its radio access network (RAN) across Paraguay and Honduras in a multi-year deal involving the rollout of Ericsson Radio System.
Brazilian operator Oi has signed a technology partnership with Nokia to meet increasing demand for fibre connectivity in the home and expand mobile broadband coverage and capacity.
Brazilian telecommunications company Tely has deployed Infinera’s Groove G30 Network Disaggregation Platform.
Mobile carrier payment solutions provider RGK Mobile has partnered with two major Latin American operator groups to expand its presence in the region.
SAS has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Globalsat Group LLC, for the provision of its connectivity services including machine to machine (M2M) and internet of things (IoT) to Latin America from the Pearl Constellation of nano-satellites.
The GSMA has released a new report, authored by EY, detailing how tax reforms in Ecuador’s mobile sector would significantly benefit the country’s wider economy and promote social inclusion.
Angola Cables has entered into a strategic business partnership with Silica Networks in Argentina and Silica Networks in Chile to connect their terrestrial fibre networks to the recently commissioned South Atlantic Cable System (SACS).
WhatsApp has blocked hundreds of thousands of accounts of user accounts in Brazil amid the mass proliferation of fake news messages via the app in the run-up to the country’s presidential elections.
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