by Hernán Amaya | Aug 25, 2025 | 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...
Colombia:
DirecTV activates its own mobile phone service in beta phase
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 15, 2025 | 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...
Global:
DirecTV discontinues Satellite TV subscriptions for new customers in some US cities
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 30, 2025 | Pay TV
In a noteworthy move that may set a precedent for Satellite TV services worldwide, US operator DirecTV has decided to stop selling its DTH service in certain US cities. In the areas impacted by the change, the company offers new customers only its streaming Pay TV...
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...
Argentina:
DirecTV gets license to offer mobile services
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 7, 2024 | Telecommunications
On October 4, Argentina’s National Communications Agency (Enacom), currently under government intervention, approved the application for a license to provide mobile services filed by DirecTV, a telecommunications company owned by Grupo Werthein. The company has been...