by Hernán Amaya | Nov 25, 2021 | Telecommunications
DirecTV (Grupo Werthein) has announced that after closing a deal with Argentine telecommunications company Metrotel, it will begin to offer fiber optic (FTTH) home Internet as a supplement to its satellite (DTH) and streaming Pay TV services in Argentina. The first...
Brazil:
Eutelsat: “In March 2021, we started simulation tests on 23 FTA channels with a view to migration from C band to Ku band”
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 21, 2021 | Interviews
Eutelsat Brasil CEO Rodrigo Campos is interviewed by TAVI Latam. He is an engineer who has over two decades´ experience in the telecommunications industry and has been working for Eutelsat since 2014. >> Highlights from The Interview:-Brazil has a unique Free-To-Air...
Chile:
VTR and Claro to combine operations
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 29, 2021 | Telecommunications
On September 29 telecommunications companies Liberty Latin America (LLA) and América Móvil announced an agreement to combine their operations in Chile. VTR, owned by LLA, and Claro Chile, owned by América Móvil, will form a joint venture, with each party holding a 50%...
Panama:
Liberty Latin America acquires Claro local subsidiary
by Virginia Anziano | Sep 15, 2021 | Telecommunications
On September 15, telecommunications company Liberty Latin America (LLA) announced through its Panamanian subsidiary Cable & Wireless that it had reached an agreement with América Móvil for the acquisition of a 100% stake in telecommunications operator Claro...
Latin America:
Claro launches IPTV in Central America
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 3, 2021 | Pay TV
Telecommunications company Claro (América Móvil) is developing an aggressive plan in Latin America for investment in fiber optic networks (FTTH) and launch of IPTV services operating on such networks. Within the plan, the company has begun to offer various IPTV packs...