Latam
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Versa Networks has selected Calculus Business Solutions, a global ICT solutions company as a new distributor in the growing Latin America (LATAM) region.
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman examines the role of private equity in investing in subsea cable infrastructure in the Latin America and the Caribbean regions.
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Gold Data is in the midst of a comprehensive expansion in Mexico. Rafael Vanegas, the company’s CFO, joins Capacity to talk about the business’s future and about his wide-ranging role at the company.
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Connectivity in Latin America is experiencing one of its most exciting yet challenging periods in decades.
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Scala Data Centres confirms the launch of FastDeploy, a proprietary design and construction methodology created by its Center of Excellence in Engineering.
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DE-CIX is to provide EllaLink with access to its interconnection ecosystem in Southern Europe, through their internet exchanges (IXs) in Lisbon, Madrid and Marseille.
Forthcoming events
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Sparkle has formed a joint strategic venture with Panamanian telecoms provider Trans Ocean Network for the construction of a landing and connectivity centre to act as a digital hub for Central America, the Andean region and the Caribbean.
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AT&T and TPG have closed the deal to establish DirecTV, the new standalone entity that will own and operate DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse video services.
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América Móvil’s operating profit increased 9.3% in Q2, with net profit more than doubling year on year to reach 42.8 billion pesos (US$2.1 billion).
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GoldConnect, a leading wholesale telecommunications provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces the release of its state-of-the-art pricing & engagement platform, LatamConnect.
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Andean Telecom Partners (ATP) has closed its $375,000,000 debt offering, worth 4.05% Senior Secured Notes due 2026.
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Access Partnership's Yamel Sarquis (right) and Pablo Marzocca (left) explain Convention 108+ and its impact across key Latam markets
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América Móvil has published the results of its Q1 2021 financial results, with net profits reaching 1.8 billion pesos ($89.8 million) up from a 28.9 billion ($1.4 billion) in Q1 2020.
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5G Americas and digital equality advocate Conectadas are working together to promote the equal participation of women in the telecoms industry.
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With five major regional groups, the Latam region is facing lower revenues year-on-year, but the demand for infrastructure continues to grow. Tomás Sarmiento and Georgia Jordan, research analysts for Kagan, the media research unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence, explain.
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From fibre and satellites to towers and subsea, Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman dives into the markets along South America’s west coast, to see how its digital transformation is progressing.
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With Capacity Latam 2021 upon us, we heard from Rafael Arranz, Chief Operating Officer at Telxius Cable Business, about the Tannat and Mistral cables, partnerships, Covid-19 impacts, and what's on the horizon at Telxius
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Allan Ruiz, the newly appointed senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Access Partnership, calls for a modern approach to connectivity policies in Central America
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NetShield, a firewall product by cybersecurity company Clavister, is to be deployed for 5G rollouts in Latin America.
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Telxius has unveiled its new Tannat subsea cable, connecting Santos in Brazil to Las Toninas in Argentina.
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IHS Holding Limited has acquired Centennial Towers’ Brazilian and Colombian tower operations.
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Life has been challenging for Digicel, with earthquakes, hurricanes, financial troubles and now Covid. New CEO Oliver Coughlan tells Alan Burkitt-Gray that the company has a new strategy to build growth
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Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman speaks to GlobeNet CEO Eduardo Falzoni, about the impending launch of its Malbec subsea cable and what it means for the region
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Sinch AB has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of Latam-based messaging platform Wavy.
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American Tower is to acquire Telxius Towers following a deal with its parent company Telefónica, S.A.
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Transaction Network Services (TNS) can now support outbound roaming traffic from US carriers to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
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Economies across Latin America could face “significant negative impact” if the reductions in network speed and quality seen during Covid-19 lockdowns become a permanent fixture.
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Connectivity across the LATAM region requires investment and collaboration in order to meet future needs.
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We’re back and day three of ITW 2020 didn’t skimp on the content despite its virtual format, this time with a regional connectivity focus.
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The CEO of Liberty Communications Puerto Rico, Naji Khoury, has said the firm expects its acquisition of AT&T’s assets in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to close this year.
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Digitalk Carrier Cloud has secured 10 new operator partners in the past six months – including key wins in Peru, Brazil and Mexico – which have triggered “significant capacity expansion”.
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A partnership between Blue Ridge Networks and Imaging Center has been established to provide proven endpoint and critical infrastructure cybersecurity solutions for the private and public sectors across Mexico and Latin America.
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Capacity Latam 2020 in Sao Paulo hosted around 120 companies with over 450 senior level attendees present. The event featured dialogue, access to operations and a whole host information about the direction the industry is heading. While there were many big learning points from this year’s event, download the whitepaper to find out the nine key things to take away from Capacity LATAM 2020.
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Cable Landing Station NJFX has expanded the reach of its global ecosystem into the LATAM market.
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Telefónica has reportedly received a €10 billion offered for a 51% stake in its Latin American (Latam) businesses.
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New carrier partnership to provide expanded network connectivity between Africa, Middle East and Latin America
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Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite, which will provide broadband services for Europe and Africa, has entered its final phase ahead of its 16 January launch.
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Equinix has today announced the completion of its acquisition of three data centres from Axtel that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metro areas of Mexico.
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Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has entered into purchase, sale and master lease agreements with Telefónica over towers in Ecuador and Colombia.
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NII Holdings (NIIH) has completed the sale of its shares in Nextel Brazil to Mexico's América Móvil for $948.5 million.
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Telefónica has selected Comtech Telecommunications’ heights networking platform to upgrade its Vivo Brazil and Telefónica Argentina mobile infrastructure networks in support of 2G, 3G and LTE backhaul.
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Equinix has expanded into Mexico after entering into an agreement with Axtel to acquire three of its data centres in a $175m all-cash deal.