Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W) has partnered with Juvo to boost access to mobile credit services and drive financial inclusion across 15 Caribbean markets.

Angola Cables has selected Etix Everywhere as its partner to build its critical infrastructure globally as part of a project to offer a lower latency route between the USA and Africa.

Brazil’s Banco Neon has selected Gemalto to deliver Visa Quick Read debit cards to its customers.

Beleaguered Brazilian operator Oi is unlikely to receive a government bailout, according to the country’s communications minister.

The Mexican government has disqualified one of the bidders for a tender to construct and operate a wholesale mobile network in the country.

ip.access has entered into a strategic partnership with Única do Brasil to support the roll out of its cloud-based multi-operator small cell platform, Viper.

Intelsat S.A. is donating capacity to the American Red Cross to support relief operations in Haiti following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew.

Xura has announced an agreement with the Telefónica Group to become a global messaging partner across all countries operated by the multinational.

C&W Communications is implementing a network expansion across its operations in the Caribbean and Panama using solutions from Ericsson.

Facebook has launched its Messenger Lite app, aimed at “markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones”.

Telefónica has partnered with Vivendi to offer customers in Latin America two new mobile entertainment services.

QBoCel, an MVNO and MVNE operating on Telefonica Mexico’s network, has successfully implemented FTS’ turnkey MVNO and MVNE solution. 

Ericsson and Cisco have announced an agreement to supply and install IP networks for C&W Communications, which operates the retail brand Flow, in three Caribbean markets.

Sigfox is deploying its IoT network in Colombia, in partnership with WND and managed by Phaxsi Solutions.

Chilean network services provider Presetec is implementing Kandy’s Visual Attender into its portfolio to digitally enable its customers and enhance customer service and call centre workflows and economics.

Virgin Mobile has expanded its Latin American virtual network operations into Peru.

Ruralweb Telecomunicações has deployed Gilat Satellite Networks’ solution for its rural broadband VSAT network. 

The Telefonica Group has chosen Cellwize’s Self Organizing Network (SON) solution to enhance the customer experience in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Millicom’s Tigo Business and Microsoft have formed a Microsoft Cloud OS Network (COSN) partnership to deliver cloud computing benefits to businesses in the LatAm region.

Ericsson has extended its relationship with C&W Communications for managed services in the Caribbean.

Jamaican operator Digicel has selected Agama to provide its end-to-end DTV monitoring solution.

Telefónica del Perú and ZTE have begun commercial operation of the first IP multimedia subsystem voice over long-term evolution (IMS VoLTE) network in Perú.

TIM Brasil has attained Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 2.0 certification for its nationwide Carrier Ethernet business services in Brazil.

A new agreement between TIM Brazil and Gemalto will see the firms cooperate on the development of a mobile marketing tool focused on app installation.

The Government of Colombia has deployed Gemalto’s SafeNet Authentication Service to secure citizens’ online access to financial services.

Peruvian market leader Telefonica del Peru has placed orders for Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c platform to extend cellular and broadband coverage to rural areas nationwide.

The 72 hour block imposed on WhatsApp by a judge in Brazil’s Sergipe province has been reversed by an appeals court judge.