WhatsApp has run into further trouble in Brazil after a judge in the state of Sergipe ordered the app to be blocked for 72 hours by all five of the country’s major operators.
Chilean operator Entel is partnering with Ericsson on the Swedish vendor’s global Ecology Management Product Take-Back program.
Global internet of things (IoT) connectivity provider Sigfox announced it has begun deploying a dedicated IoT network throughout Brazil.
Millicom achieved revenues of US$1.53 billion in the first quarter of 2016, spurred by double digit growth in all but one of its African markets, while Latin American growth dwindled.
Ericsson has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Government to create a Networked Society Lab in Brazil to drive Internet of Things (IoT) innovation in the country.
Austrian MVNE platform provider I-New has expanded its Latin American operations with the launch of a new MVNO platform in Mexico.
Telefónica Mexico has selected Ericsson to supply more than 1,000 Ericsson Radio Dot Systems in Mexico City's urban areas.
Angola Cables and NEC have begun construction on the first subsea fibre optic cable system ever to connect Africa and South America in the southern hemisphere.
The Mexican communications ministry has delayed the tender process for the country’s shared network.
Unlike Europe, where revenue in the telecom sector has been gradually declining over the last few years, Latin America’s telecom sector is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Level 3 Communications has activated a new subsea cable landing station giving Colombia a Pacific Ocean route to connect to its international network.
Telefónica has announced the deployment of BRUSA, a new submarine cable linking Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza (Brazil) with San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Virginia Beach (USA).
Intelsat has announced an agreement with SkyNet de Colombia to support a new project launched by the Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications.
Emerging markets operator Millicom has announced a partnership with mobile money firm TransferTo.
The EU and Brazil have signed an agreement to develop 5G, the next generation of communication networks.
Telefónica and China Unicom are launching Chinese vendor Phicomm’s C630 smartphone in key Telefónica markets in Latin America later this year.
Latin American payments processor PROSA has partnered with security firm Gemalto to bring mobile payments to Mexico.
Ecuadorian operator Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT) has selected systems integrator MCO Global and Aptilo Networks to enable Wi-Fi services across the country.
A new GSMA report has identified barriers for mobile broadband adoption in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Brazilian mobile operator Oi has launched Gemalto's new SmartApp solution.
Ericsson is upgrading Cable & Wireless’s core network in Panama.
Peru’s National Bank Association ASBANC has launched its next-generation mobile wallet service, known as “Bim”, in partnership with Ericsson.
Improving the customer experience has been paramount for some time, and 2016 will be no different according to Intersec’s Laurent Michel…
Brazilian number four Oi has deployed Genband’s Session Border Controllers (SBCs) solutions nationwide.
Brazil’s regulator Anatel has granted the country’s military the authority to block mobile phone calls during the Olympic and Paralympic games set to take place this August in Rio de Janeiro.
C&W Networks has selected Xtera Communications to upgrade its submarine cable systems in the western Atlantic ocean and the Caribbean Sea to 100G.
Monetising Wi-Fi should be firmly on the agenda of emerging market service providers in 2016, according to Aptilo’s Johan Terve…
Despite a shift towards cloud, high capacity circuits will retain their relevance in Mexico, according to Transtelco’s Alejandro Guzman…
Brazilian infrastructure firm Telebras has ordered Ka-Band hub facilities from Advantech Wireless as part of the Programa Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL), Brazil’s national broadband access initiative.
Brazil’s Oi is currently looking to secure financing from two banks as it seeks to merge with TIM.
Millicom’s Tigo Paraguay has commissioned a new data centre from Flexenclosure to be built in Paraguay.
Millicom is considering a launch of its Tigo mobile brand in Mexico as competition improves following new regulation.
Ifetel, the new Mexican telecoms regulator that replaced CoFeTel in 2015, will on January 29 launch a tender for a carrier's carrier LTE network.
Ocean Networks has appointed Natixis to act as exclusive equity and debt advisor for the South America Pacific Link (SAPL) fibre optic cable system project currently under way.
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