BROWSING: Latin America
Brazil’s Teatro Gazeta theater is outfitted with Wi-FI OpenRoaming capabilities
Wi-Fi OpenRoaming allows for seamless Wi-Fi onboarding from location to location without the need for logins or passwords
Systems integrator TecExpert Brasil has introduced OpenRoaming Wi-Fi hotspots at the Teatro Gazeta theater in São Paulo, announced the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA).
OpenRoaming, developed by Cisco and now controlled by WBA, allows for seamless Wi-Fi...
Mexican Sigfox operator WND gets boost from local VC luminary
Another shot-of-life for ultra-narrowband IoT technology Sigfox, on life support 18 months ago, until Singapore-based firm Unabiz plowed-in money, reinvented its business model, embarked on a charm offensive, and breathed new life and hope into its ailing ecosystem. The news this week from the...
‘Bienvenido Starlink’ — Ecuador welcomes commercial satellite broadband
Starlink services are now available on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands
Ecuador welcomed SpaceX’s Starlink broadband services this weekend, with operations going live in the Galapagos Islands. “Bienvenido Starlink,” tweeted the country’s President Guillermo Lasso, adding his appreciation for Telecom Ecuador, the government’s telecommunications ministry, which is...
Nestlé intros “first” all-private 5G in Latin America – with Ericsson, Claro, Embratel
Swiss food-and-drink manufacturing conglomerate Nestlé has tapped Brazilian telecoms duo Claro and Embratel, both subsidiaries of Mexican group América Móvil, to build a private 5G network at a factory in Caçapava, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Swedish vendor Ericsson...
Google Cloud is coming to Mexico
The third Latin America region will join Santiago and São Paulo
Google Cloud has announced plans to open a new Mexico region. The effort is part of the company’s $1.2 billion, five-year planned expansion throughout Latin America. When the new Mexico region launches, it will Google’s...
Hispasat to acquire Axess Networks to enhance IoT, satellite 5G solutions
The acquisition is part of a larger strategic plan for Hispasat to become a satellite solutions and services provider
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has announced the acquisition of Axess Networks, a teleport operator and satellite services provider with a presence in Latin America, Europe, the...
Liberty Latin America acquires Claro Panama for $200 million
Liberty Latin America CEO: 'Panama as an important digital hub for the region'
Liberty Latin America’s subsidiary business, Cable & Wireless Panama, has agreed to purchase América Móvil’s Panama operations, expanding its footprint in the country. The deal, which values the unit $200 million, is...
Bringing 5G ‘closer’ to consumers: Entel and MTT demonstrate cloud gaming in Chile
Avatar World Group CEO: 'Cloud gaming, like 5G, promises a democratization of access to first-rate technologies'
Chile’s Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications last week teamed up with telecommunications company Entel to conduct what was reportedly the first demonstration of 5G gaming in Latin America.
The demo...
Ufinet expands footprint in Brazil with NB Telecom acquisition
Ufinet first entered Brazil in 2019 with the purchase of São Paulo-based Netell
Wholesale telecommunications company Ufinet has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in NB Telecom, a Rio de Janeiro-based carrier. According to Stefano Lorenzi, executive chairman at Ufinet, the company will expand NB Telecom’s network...
Claro Brasil’s 5G launch gets ‘head start’ with Ericsson Spectrum Sharing
Brazil's 3.5 GHz and the 26 GHz spectrum auction was delayed due to COVID-19
Ericsson and Claro Brasil are laying claim to the first 5G network in Latin America with the deployment of next-gen services being rolled out across 12 areas in Brazil ,in São Paulo and...
In Brazil, 5G on hold as spectrum auction is delayed
The delay in the 5G spectrum auction could cost Brazil billions
Brazil is proving to be a popular destination for 5G equipment vendors. Both Ericsson and Nokia have demonstrated significant interest in the South American country, with the former announcing plans to invest $238.3 million...
Phoenix Tower acquires Syscom for US small cell deployments
Phoenix Tower International is boosting its U.S. presence and small cell site portfolio with the acquisition of Syscom Telecom, a small cell deployment specialist. Phoenix Tower said that the purchase gives it 80,000 marketable small cell sites in the U.S.
Financial terms of the deal...
A look at the progress of industrial IoT in Latin America
Increasing internet connectivity, just not for "things"
The growth of the internet in Latin America has been swift in the past few years, due largely to the mobile network and smartphone boom in countries like Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina, according to the Latin Post....
Increasing banana production with precision agriculture in Colombia
Agriculture is evolving
Smart farming and precision agriculture have become important parts of modern agricultural practices. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), by 2050, food production may increase 70% to feed 9.6 billion people. Food and agricultural companies are...
A look at the progress of industrial IoT in Latin America
Increasing internet connectivity, just not for "things"
The growth of the internet in Latin America has been swift in the past few years, due largely to the mobile network and smartphone boom in countries like Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina, according to the Latin Post....
Increasing banana production with precision agriculture in Colombia
Agriculture is evolving
Smart farming and precision agriculture have become important parts of modern agricultural practices. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), by 2050, food production may increase 70% to feed 9.6 billion people. Food and agricultural companies are...
Reader Forum: Overcoming OTT pressures in Latin America
OTT services have shown strong adoption across Latin America, which is changing the competitive dynamic for telecom operators across the region
Telecommunications operators have long ruled the market in Latin America, and the situation in the past has been described as near monopolistic. However, over...
Celistics sees ‘enormous’ growth for Latin America
Celistics sees strong growth opportunities across Latin America
BARCELONA, Spain – Despite an economic crisis countries in Latin America are facing, the telecommunications sector has a lot of growth potential, explained Jose Antonio Rios, CEO of Celistics, in a video interview with RCR Wireless News...
Apple plans retail expansion in Latin America
Apple fans in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Argentina will soon have the ability to purchase their next iPhone straight from an Apple store, according to a report by MacRumors.
An unnamed source provided this picture of an internal posting for jobs in Mexico to backs up...
Reader Forum: M&As defining Latin America telecom landscape
While Latin American markets overall are showing slow regional economic growth, one bright spot is the Latin America telecom landscape, which is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Despite an uncertain regulatory environment, Latin America continues to show substantial opportunities, especially in...
Ericsson, Volvo partner on smart public transit
Real-time traffic and passenger information management systems in development for LatAm market
Networking giant Ericsson is partnering with Volvo’s Latin American business unit that sells buses for public transit to bring electronic intelligence to traffic and passenger management systems.
Ericsson will develop, deploy, support and maintain...
LatAm customers most dissatisfied with network quality
CANCUN, Mexico—Having a superior customer experience is believed to be a key source of sustainable competitive advantage. According to Amdocs Customer Experience Spotlight, while 59% of Latin American customers would recommend their telecom service provider, 56% have been with their service provider for less...
Reality Check: In need of a secondary RF spectrum market
One of the very first lessons taught to telecommunications students is that radio frequency spectrum is a scarce resource. This limitation forces governments and other market players to seek alternatives aimed at maximizing its efficient use with the purpose of promoting wider coverage and...
#MWC15: Alcatel-Lucent small cells focus; Telefónica IoT
BARCELONA, Spain – Alcatel-Lucent continues to focus on being a leading provider of high-speed mobile broadband services using small cell technologies across Latin America. In a meeting with journalists at this week’s Mobile World Congress, Osvaldo di Campli, president of the Caribbean and Latin America...