by Hernán Amaya | Aug 25, 2025 | Noticia principal inglés, Telecommunications
Pay TV and Internet provider DirecTV has formally entered a new segment: mobile services. On August 25 it officially launched its own offering in Colombia as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) using the network developed by Tigo (an operator owned by Millicom...
Venezuela:
Supercable shuts down definitively
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 19, 2025 | Superior derecha primera inglés, Telecommunications
Venezuelan Pay TV and Internet operator Supercable deactivated its equipment on August 18, which marked the permanent cessation of its operations. Following notification to its customers earlier that day, the company actually shut down its services. Previously, in...
Colombia:
DirecTV activates its own mobile phone service in beta phase
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 15, 2025 | Mas noticias 3 inglés, Telecommunications
Telecommunications giant DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) has just launched its own mobile phone service in Colombia. As TAVI Latam could find out from company sources, the new service is operating in a beta phase for the time being and is using the network developed by Tigo...
Ecuador:
Telefónica sells Movistar Ecuador to Millicom
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 13, 2025 | Telecommunications
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica keeps on selling off its operations in Latin America. On June 13 it reached an agreement to sell 100% of its Ecuadorian unit to Millicom, a provider of telecommunications services operating under the Tigo brand in Latin...
Peru:
Telefónica sells its Peruvian business to Integra Tec International
by Matteo Comberti | Apr 14, 2025 | Telecommunications
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica announced on April 13 the closing of the agreement to sell its Peruvian subsidiary, which provides Pay TV, Internet and phone services under the Movistar brand. The purchasing company is Integra Tec International, which is...
Argentina:
Government temporarily suspends Telecom’s acquisition of Telefónica
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 24, 2025 | Telecommunications
Argentina’s government, headed by President Javier Milei, issued a communication on March 21 informing that it had “decided to enact a precautionary order suspending the effects of the acquisition of Telefónica by Telecom.” The agreement for the...