by Hernán Amaya | Feb 24, 2025 | Telecommunications
Telecom Argentina, the owner of Flow and Personal brands, made an official announcement on February 24 according to which an agreement had been reached to acquire Movistar Argentina, a subsidiary of another important telecommunications company: Telefónica. The...
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...
Colombia:
Movistar launches OTT Pay TV service for FTTH Internet customers
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 21, 2023 | OTT / VOD
On March 21, Colombian telecommunications operator Movistar (owned by Telefónica) launched two new packs including OTT Pay TV and FTTH (Fiber to the Home) Internet services. The move marks a step forward in Telefónica’s streaming Pay TV strategy in the region, since...
Peru:
Movistar trying new IPTV service
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 13, 2023 | Pay TV
Telefónica is close to launching IPTV in the Peruvian market. The telecommunications company’s local subsidiary, Movistar, is conducting trials for the new Pay TV service, which will operate on its new fixed fiber to the home (FTTH) network, already having 2 million...
Venezuela:
Telefónica to cancel Movistar Satellite TV service
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 1, 2022 | Pay TV
According to information released by telecommunications giant Telefónica on July 1, Movistar is to discontinue its satellite TV service (DTH) in Venezuela by the end of 2022. As a result, the withdrawal of the company from the Venezuelan DTH market will coincide with...