The ITU Global Symposium for Regulators closed today with the adoption of Best Practice Guidelines aimed at advancing the deployment of broadband connectivity worldwide...

The mobile networks of 12 Caribbean territories are to be modernised via a new core network and multi-standard radio base stations...

Jamaica’s Prime Minister has approved the acquisition of Claro’s Jamaican operations by Digicel...

One of Panama’s key operators is upgrading its mobile network to fourth generation technology (4G) in a bid to meet the country’s growing demand for mobile data...

Subscribers of the only mobile operator in the Bahamas are no longer required to pay an additional charge for calling between the 29 islands of the archipelagic nation...

Latin America’s fastest broadband network is being launched by the Chilean market leader Entel. Based on HSPA Evolution technology from Ericsson, the network will allow peak data rates of 42Mbps...

Latin American operator Telefonica is launching its mobile financial services offering – and has declared that it will avoid the pitfalls that affected early mobile money deployments in Africa and Asia...

Latin America outperformed other regions in mobile revenue growth for the period 1Q 2010 to 1Q 2011...

With smartphones increasingly prevalent in developed markets, demand for the services they offer is rising in emerging markets too – but pricing can be prohibitively expensive. Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of messaging software firm Synchronica, believes it’s not specific devices that are coveted, but their functionality – and this is why feature phones are on the rise in emerging markets. Developing Telecoms editor James Barton caught up with Carsten Brinkschulte to discuss this trend...

New MVNO services will launch throughout Latin America via a partnership between MVNO specialist Tribe Mobile and Virgin Group, which operates a mobile virtual network in the UK...

The prolific Latin American operator America Movil’s shares hit their lowest point for a year last week, apparently in reaction to comments from Mexico’s regulators suggesting that legislation aimed at increasing the operator’s competition could be implemented this month...

One of Latin America’s largest telecommunications companies, the Chilean firm VTR, is entering the mobile telephony market...

Rising demand for broadband services in South America has prompted the satellite service provider atrexx to add a new service platform to its product portfolio...

Chilean mobile users are now able to top up their phones electronically with the launch of a new mobile wallet service...

Thirteen mobile networks operated by LIME, the Caribbean business of Cable & Wireless Communications, are to be upgraded to a fourth generation standard...

The Puerto Rican subsidiary of América Móvil, Claro Puerto Rico, has launched the mobile instant messaging service Claro Messenger, a carrier-owned and branded IM community...

The Jamaican Government has retained LIME, the Caribbean branch of Cable & Wireless, to build out a major portion of its island-wide broadband network...

The Patagonian district of Tierra del Fuego will be the site of new manufacturing facilities for the assembly of mobile phones and other wireless devices, following the signing of a letter of intent between distribution specialist Celistics and Cooperative ‘Renacer’...

Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission (CFC) has issued a US$1 billion fine to the Mexican branch of America Movil for “monopolistic practices”...

One of the global telecommunications industry’s highest-profile manufacturers is reportedly on the verge of increasing its presence in Brazil with an investment of billions of dollars...

Subscribers of TelCell St Maarten, the mobile services arm of TelEm Group, will soon enjoy faster mobile broadband...

In an apparent challenge to the dominance of America Movil, Mexico’s media firm Grupo Televisa has acquired a 50% stake in the country’s third largest operator, Iusacell. Shareholders of both firms will have “equal corporate governance” over the resulting entity...

The largest mobile operator in the Americas, Claro, has implemented a new Dynamic SIM Allocation (DSA) solution to help streamline its SIM card supply chain logistics and optimise its telephone number inventory...

New deals between America Movil and Digicel will see operations from each firm change hands. Digicel is set to acquire America Movil’s Jamaican operations, but will also sell its businesses in Honduras and El Salvador to the Lat-Am giant in a separate deal...

Subscribers of one of the Caribbean’s leading service providers, United Telecommunications Services (UTS), are now able to access improved data services...

Consumers in Paraná, Brazil, will soon have access to high-speed, affordable data services following the deployment of a 3000km optical fibre network by regional telecom operator Copel...

América Móvil subscribers will soon be able to get advertisements tailored to their interests through their mobile devices. The leading mobile operator in Latin America is introducing an end-to-end mobile advertising solution provided by Ericsson. Ericsson will also manage the solution and interfaces with all players in the advertising eco-systems...

One of Latin America’s leading electronic top-up service platforms, Movilway, is now expanding into Mexico to offer electronic top-up for prepaid users...

Talia is expanding its iDirect Evolution (DVB-S2) services to South America, served through Telesat Telstar 12, KU band. The same network provides services for the Middle East, Europe, Russia, North America, West, Central and East Africa...

Customers in Argentina and Brazil will soon be able to make domestic and international online payments, following the announcement that global eMoney network Ukash is expanding its footprint into these countries...

Mobile payments could soon be greatly facilitated across Latin America following the announcement of a new joint venture between MasterCard and Telefonica...

Panama’s América Móvil subsidiary, Claro Panama, has launched the operator’s mobile Instant Messaging (IM) service, Claro Messenger...

Mobile Instant Messaging continues its spread across Latin America, with Claro Perú becoming the fifth subsidiary of América Móvil to launch the Claro Messenger service...