Operators Argentina’s Nubicom plans 5G rollout in Paraguay A new arrival in the Paraguayan market, Argentine operator Nubicom, plans to invest US$200 million in the next few years to build a standalone 5G...
Wireless Networks IHS Brazil signs deal with TIM to build up to 3,000 sites IHS Brazil, part of the IHS Towers group, announced on Wednesday it has signed a new site agreement with TIM S.A. that further extends the two...
Data Centres & Networks Atlas Renewable plans to develop data centres in Brazil US company Atlas Renewable, Latin America's largest privately-owned renewables independent power producer (IPP) and one of the world's...
Wireless Networks IHS Brazil, Claro, Vivo and TIM install shared tower in Combu Independent tower operator IHS Brazil said on Thursday it has collaborated with Brazil’s three largest mobile operators – Claro, Vivo and TIM –...
Data Centres & Networks Big data centre win for Elea in Brazil Data centre infrastructure platform Elea Data Centres has won what it describes as the largest IT infrastructure contract of its kind ever...
Revenue & Billing Peru’s Guinea Mobile uses Totogi to support MVNE business growth Guinea Mobile, a Peruvian MVNE, running on operator Claro Peru’s network and powering seven digital brands, has selected SaaS specialist Totogi’s...
Energy & Sustainability Planned Paraguay data centre will use hydroelectric power A previously little-known company called X8 Cloud Infrastructure has announced plans to build an artificial intelligence and cloud services data...
Vendors Qvantel acquires Optiva to scale up AI-enabled BSS portfolio Finland-based business support systems (BSS) provider Qvantel announced it is acquiring rival Optiva, in a move aimed at expanding its scale and...
Optical & Fixed Networks Mexico’s Telmex launches TMX5 submarine cable Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex), a Mexican telecommunications company and a wholly owned subsidiary of telecommunications giant America...
Wireless Networks NLT, TNS and floLIVE partner to boost eSIM in Latin America NLT Telecom, a Brazilian operator focused in IoT, floLIVE, a provider of connectivity and network services, and TNS, which provides connectivity...
Wireless Networks Motorola Solutions boosts comms in São Paulo Subway The São Paulo Subway, one of Latin America's largest subway transportation operators, which operates in the most populous city in Brazil, has...
Operators Digicel CEO Marcelo Cataldo steers operator from debt crisis to growth focus Hurricane season in the Caribbean usually runs from June to November, but the storm arrived a month early at Digicel’s Jamaica headquarters in...
Regulation Four operators win 5G spectrum in Peru Four of Peru’s mobile operators – Bitel, Claro, Entel and Integratel - have obtained spectrum for 5G deployment. A fifth, Americatel, which had...
Satellite Networks Partnership addresses connectivity in Brazilian agribusiness irrigation Hughes do Brasil, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, a major name in satellite and managed network services, and Soil Tecnologia, a...
Consumer Ecosystems dlocal and Western Union to enhance digital payment methods in Latin America dLocal, a payment platform that connects global businesses with emerging markets, and international money transfer company Western Union have...
Wireless Networks Has the industry Open RAN away from the ecosystem? Open RAN (O-RAN) has long been touted as a disruptive technology in mobile infrastructure with the concept of splitting the RAN into three...
Regulation 3.1 billion people remain offline despite mobile internet coverage Around 3.1 billion people are not connected to the internet despite living in coverage areas, highlighting a massive global usage gap.
Operators Claro CENAM partners with Proximus Global for LATAM messaging security America Movil central American subsidiary Claro CENAM signed an agreement with Proximus Global to support the monetisation and security of its...
Data Centres & Networks Odata gains funding for sustainable data centre projects Odata, a Brazilian provider of data centre services for Latin America, has announced a US$1.02 billion green financing deal focused on...
Satellite Networks Apogeo Space partners with Telespazio Brasil to offer IoT services Apogeo Space, an Italian SME that says it is developing the first private national constellation of picosatellites for IoT telecommunications,...
Investment IDB Invest and Nokia partner to boost Lat Am digital connectivity IDB Invest, a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and...
Optical & Fixed Networks TAM-1 cable boosts Costa Rican capacity Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), the Costa Rican government-run electricity and telecommunications services provider, has announced...
Regulation Argentina makes spectrum plans for private mobile networks Argentina has apparently made plans to start allocating spectrum for private mobile networks. Regulator
Devices & Platforms Drone deal for African roads; drone-supported 5G demo in Chile Drone technology continues to make inroads into developing markets, as recent news stories from the African Development Bank (ADB) and Movistar...
Data Centres & Networks Cirion expands its data centre in Buenos Aires Cirion Technologies, a leading provider of infrastructure and digital technology in Latin America, has announced the expansion of its data centre...
Optical & Fixed Networks Guyana’s ENet connects Bartica to its fibre backbone Guyana telco ENet says it has completed a multibillion-dollar subsea cable connecting the town of Bartica – billed as the gateway to Guyana’s...
Regulation Chilean regulator launches online portal to boost connectivity Chilean telecoms regulator Subtel has launched an online platform that aggregates mobile and broadband providers, aiming to make it easier for...
Optical & Fixed Networks Nokia and MX Fiber extend gigabit access across Southeast Mexico MX Fiber has tapped Nokia for a new high-speed optical transport backbone network which will deliver reliable, high-capacity connectivity across...
Investment Lat Am-focused banks invest in El Salvador’s Tigo Two banks with a strong Latin American focus, development bank IDB Invest and multinational bank Bladex, have joined forces to provide a...
Data Centres & Networks Scala announces data centre and power station funding in Chile Scala Data Centres, which describes itself as Latin America’s leading platform for sustainable digital infrastructure serving the hyperscale...
Satellite Networks Gilat wins another major order to boost rural connectivity in Peru Satellite networking technology, solutions and services company Gilat Satellite Networks has announced today that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat...
Operators WOM Colombia looks forward after reorganisation vote Colombian operator WOM has secured approval for a proposed US$800 million reorganisation, staving off a potential bankruptcy. It now plans to...
Wireless Networks TIM teams up with tracking company to boost Brazil’s IoT ecosystem Brazilian operator TIM and Brazilian tracking company BWS IoT have signed a strategic partnership to boost the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem...
Wireless Networks Bolivia trials 5G prior to official launch Bolivia’s National Telecommunications Company, Entel, says it has begun the trial deployment of 5G mobile technology in the country, prior to the...
Wireless Networks Ericsson lands deal to deploy 5G SA for Liberty Costa Rica Ericsson said on Tuesday it has signed a six-year strategic contract with Liberty Latin America to deploy 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology for...
Wireless Networks LATAM Airlines claims eSIM first LATAM Airlines, a leading airline group in Latin America, with a presence in five domestic markets in the region – Brazil, Chile, Colombia,...
Devices & Platforms Global smartphone market sees slight dip in Q2 The global smartphone market declined by 1% year-on-year in Q2 2025, marking the first quarterly drop in six quarters, according to analyst firm...
Satellite Networks Partnership aims to deliver satellite IoT services to Brazil A strategic partnership agreement to deliver low-cost satellite IoT services globally is about to support use cases in Brazil, according to the...
Wireless Networks Aeromexico boosts inflight Wi-Fi on Embraer jets with help from Viasat Embraer, a global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, satcoms giant Viasat, and Latin American airline Aeromexico have announced the...
Devices & Platforms First AI IaaS platform launched for Caribbean and Central America Curaçao-headquartered data centre operator Blue NAP Americas has partnered with Radian Arc, a global GPU-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)...
Satellite Networks Sateliot announces new satellites and imminent launch in Brazil Satellite operator Sateliot, which says it is the first company to operate a constellation of 5G NB-IoT satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), has...
Operators Brazil’s Oi seeks amendments to debt recovery plan The saga of Brazilian telecommunications company Oi and its ongoing attempts at restructuring its operations and settling its debts continues...
Operators Liberty Networks strengthens regional backbone with new nodes in Mexico, Peru Liberty Networks has expanded its footprint in Latin America by deploying new points of presence (PoPs) in Mexico and Peru, part of its ongoing...
Data Centres & Networks Rack Centre and TelCables Nigeria announce strategic collocation agreement West African Tier III carrier and cloud-neutral data centre Rack Centre says it has signed a strategic collocation agreement with network...
Satellite Networks Second successful launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper It may be some way behind Starlink in deployment terms, but Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite initiative has been making headway both in terms of...
Regulation Argentina still unsure about operator merger The Argentinian government has again raised concerns over operator Telecom Argentina’s plan to acquire rival Telefónica Móviles Argentina and the...
Satellite Networks Dominican Republic and Spain to bring satcoms to rural areas Regulator the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel), the government of Spain and Spanish company Hispasat have signed a collaboration...
Data Centres & Networks Angola Cables and MEO boosting Atlantic connectivity and data centre networks MEO Wholesale Solutions has signed an agreement with Angola Cables, allowing it to expand its telecommunications services globally through the...
Regulation Mexico’s IFT fines Telcel US$93 million After a lengthy investigative process, Mexico's telecommunications regulator Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has fined...
