by Hernán Amaya | Apr 28, 2023 | Telecommunications
Pay TV and Internet service provider DirecTV (Grupo Wethein) is considering the launch of a new Satellite Internet service throughout Latin America. The new service is intended to supplement the company’s fiber optic Internet strategy (FTTH) already being implemented...
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 26, 2023 | Telecommunications
In a press release issued on January 25, Millicom, a multinational providing telecommunications services under the Tigo Brand in nine Latin American countries, has confirmed that the company is discussing the sale of all its outstanding shares with Apollo Global...
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 13, 2022 | Telecommunications
Early in the morning on December 13, Reuters revealed that media and telecommunications giant Televisa, which is the owner of Izzi, had proposed in Mexico a combination of Izzi’s and Megacable’s assets. Some hours later, Megacable officially confirmed that it was true...
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 23, 2022 | Telecommunications
Spokespeople for Totalplay, a telco owned by Mexican Grupo Salinas, have told TAVI Latam that the company’s new operation in Colombia, launched in July 2021, has already reached the 6,500 subscriber mark. “Our plan is to close 2022 with 15,000 users,” they...
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 26, 2022 | Telecommunications
On July 26, just one day after the official announcement of negotiations, satellite operators Eutelsat (France) and OneWeb (Britain) announced they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a view to combining both companies. The new company resulting from the...
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 16, 2022 | Telecommunications
As a result of five resolutions issued by Uruguay’s Executive Branch, five Pay TV operators have been authorized to provide Internet services, a combination so far prohibited in that country. The companies that have been awarded the license are Montecable, Nuevo Siglo...
