by Hernán Amaya | Feb 10, 2026 | Mas noticias 2 inglés, Telecommunications
Multinational telecommunications giant Millicom announced on February 10 an agreement with Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica for the acquisition of the latter’s Chilean subsidiary, which provides Internet, Pay TV, fixed phone and mobile phone services...
Venezuela:
Supercable shuts down definitively
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 19, 2025 | 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 | 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...