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BuddeComm Market Reports

Nicaragua’s telecoms sector lags behind Central American neighbours

BuddeComm Market Reports

Conecta Guate program advancing despite pandemic

BuddeComm Market Reports

Fibre a bright spot in Costa Rica’s sluggish sector

The fixed broadband market is one of the few parts of

BuddeComm Market Reports

Digi remains dominant in Belize

One of the smaller countries in Central America,

Optical & Fixed Networks

Peru’s National Fibre Optic Backbone to come under new ownership

In what we are told is only a temporary measure, Peru’s National Telecommunications Programme (Pronatel), part of the Ministry of Transport and...

Operators

Will the sale of Oi’s mobile assets be delayed?

After a fairly lengthy process that seemed to have culminated in a successful sale, Brazilian operator Oi may not be able to sell off its mobile...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Brazil aims to connect millions in the country’s north to fibre

An ambitious Brazilian project that aims to bring broadband connectivity to around a million people in two northern states has now been...

Data Centres & Networks

GTD announces plans for second data centre in Peru

Chilean telecommunications company Grupo GTD, whose activities include data transmission, network interconnection, internet, mobile telephony,...

Satellite Networks

Argentina takes agricultural IoT into orbit

Argentina has joined the market for satellite-supported Internet of Things (IoT) services in agriculture with the launch of its first...

Regulation

Mobile number portability finally launches in Uruguay

Uruguay’s Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining confirmed that the long-awaited launch of mobile number portability officially came into force...

Cyber Security

Entel Peru brings Allot cybersecurity to its end users

Mobile operator Entel Peru has got together with network intelligence and security-as-a-service (SECaaS) solutions provider Allot to protect...

Satellite Networks

Argentina’s state-owned satellite company to enable free internet access

Arsat, Argentina’s state-owned satellite company, is to run a 289 million peso (about $2.8 million) project to provide connectivity for free...

Regulation

Bahamian regulator mulls introduction of new player

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) of the Bahamas has floated the possibility of introducing a third player to the market...

Regulation

Andean Community roaming charges finally lifted

The new year has seen another multi-country roaming agreement come into effect as residents of Andean Community countries see roaming charges...

Regulation

El Salvador’s competition authority waves through Movistar sale

El Salvador’s competition watchdog has ruled that the sale of Telefonica’s Movistar and Telefonica Multiservicios units to General International...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Peruvian broadband boost from YOFC and Alepo

Chinese fibre provider Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (YOFC) is entering the broadband market in four Peruvian regions. It will use digital...

BuddeComm Market Reports

Argentina’s telecom sector weathers economic downturn

BuddeComm Market Reports

High mobile penetration in El Salvador despite low teledensity

Although

Operators

Imowi, the latest Argentinian MVNO, aims to launch in January

Argentina's Camara de Cooperativas de Telecomunicaciones (Chamber of Telecommunications Cooperatives, or Catel) has announced that Imowi, its...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Chile to Australia cable project announces new partnership

A proposed subsea internet cable that would be designed to connect Chile and Australia came closer this week with the appointment by the Chilean...

Wireless Networks

Chilean telecom operators light up 5G networks

Chile's telecommunications regulator Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones de Chile (Subtel) announced that Movistar (Telefonica), Entel, and WOM...

Operators

Brazil's Algar Telecom launches 5G

Brazilian telecommunications operator Algar Telecom has launched a commercial Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G service using its newly acquired 2.3GHz...

Satcoms deal aims to extends connectivity to poorly served Colombians

Satellite Networks

Satcoms deal aims to extend connectivity to poorly served Colombians

Leading Colombian fibre optic networks service provider Integra Multisolutions (IMS) is to use SES’s satellite-based trunking services to enable...

Operators

AT&T Mexico: 5G starts now

Operator AT&T Mexico has announced the start of deployment of its 5G network in the country. It also says it has plans to connect the first...

Regulation

Brazil’s 5G spectrum officially authorised for use

Brazilian regulator Anatel (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes / National Telecommunications Agency) has confirmed that the country’s...

Optical & Fixed Networks

New Chilean fibre project targets regional coverage

Chilean regulator Subtel and the regional government of Ñuble in southern Chile have signed an agreement for a fibre optic and last mile...

Optical & Fixed Networks

MCM Telecom joins forces with Telia Carrier in Querétaro, Mexico

Mexico’s MCM Telecom has announced a collaboration with Telia Carrier that will see its customers in Querétaro benefit from Telia Carrier’s...

Data Centres & Networks

Google and Codisa expand data storage in Latin America

Data centres and the cloud are again in the news in Latin America thanks to announcements from Google in Chile and Codisa in El Salvador.

Wireless Networks

Altice Dominicana commences 5G deployment

Altice Dominicana has begun deploying its 3.5GHz 5G network in the Dominican Republic.

Regulation

Uruguay’s operators sign MNP agreements with administrator

Ahead of the nationwide introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), Uruguay’s mobile operators have signed contracts with the appointed MNP...

Investment

Major fibre company acquisition changes the competitive landscape in Mexico

What does the purchase earlier this month of nearly 96 percent of Mexican facilities-based telecommunications provider Maxcom Telecomunicaciones...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Cable Bahamas bringing FTTH to New Providence

Cable Bahamas (REV) has confirmed that it will upgrade its legacy HFC cable infrastructure with fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technology on the...

Regulation

Colombia to address spectrum caps and 5G

Colombia’s ICT ministry, MinTIC Colombia, has indicated that it is planning to publish a draft decree for public consultation on issues...

Operators

ALTAN Redes bankrupt – but operations will continue

ALTAN Redes has been declared bankrupt by the Seventh Judge in Civil Matters of Mexico City.

Operators

Brazilian operator Brisanet promises 5G for 2023

Brazilian regional operator Brisanet will start the rollout of its 5G network in the second half of 2023.

Operators

IHS Towers takes majority holding in TIM Brasil’s FiberCo

IHS Towers has closed its acquisition of a 51% stake in FiberCo Solucoes de Infraestrutura from TIM Brasil for BRL1.096 billion (US$198.9...

Satellite Networks

Viasat and Intercorp bringing satellite connectivity to Guatemala, Honduras & Jamaica

Satellite firm Viasat is partnering with Intercorp Peru to expand digital and social inclusion across Latin America.

Regulation

Sutel refuses to compensate Grupo ICE for unused 5G spectrum

Costa Rican regulator Sutel (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones) has explained to the country’s Ministry of Science, Technology and...

Operators

Millicom acquires full control of Tigo Guatemala

Millicom International Cellular, a telecommunications and media company which is a provider of fixed and mobile services dedicated to markets in...

Satellite Networks

Viasat announces diverse deals in Ghana and Peru

Hard on the heels of its takeover of Inmarsat, global communications company Viasat has underlined the diversity of its markets and offerings...

Brazil’s 5G auction closes with USD8.5 billion in bids

Regulation

Brazil’s 5G auction closes with US$8.5 billion in bids

Brazilian regulator Anatel has closed bidding in the country’s multi-band 5G spectrum auction.

Regulation

Day One of Brazil’s 5G auction brings in over US$1 billion

The first day of Brazil’s long-anticipated 5G spectrum auction did not disappoint, bringing in bids totalling BRL7.089 billion (USD1.3...

Regulation

Brazilian regulator gives conditional approval to Oi Móvel sale

The General Superintendence (SG) of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) recommended the approval, with restrictions, of the...

Enterprise Ecosystems

Telit, WEG conduct 5G private network trial in Brazil

The global Internet of Things (IoT) enabler Telit announced a strategic partnership with Brazilian engineering company WEG to conduct 5G private...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Argentina’s San Juan province to receive fibre boost

A province in the west of Argentina is about to receive a major boost to its fibre optic provision after the signing of a new contract.

BuddeComm Market Reports

Guyana finally liberalises its telecom sector after a five-year delay

After many years of delays and legal challenges,

Operators

Green Gibraltar claims approval to launch 5G in Guyana

Green Gibraltar, a new player in the Guyanese mobile market, claims to have received regulatory clearance to offer 5G mobile services.

Regulation

El Salvador’s antitrust watchdog to review Movistar sale

El Salvador’s Superintendency of Competition confirmed that it has received a request for approval of General International Telecom’s acquisition...

Operators

Digicel Haiti forced to shutter more sites as fuel crisis escalates

Digicel Haiti has confirmed that 15% of its cell sites are currently unable to function due to ongoing fuel shortages and other issues around...

Regulation

Anatel confirms 15 bidders for Brazil’s 5G auction

Brazilian regulator Anatel has confirmed that 15 firms have lodged bids for its 5G spectrum auction ahead of the 27th October...

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