Telecommunications
Chile:
DirecTV to offer fiber-optic home Internet service in Chilean market
DirecTV, a company controlled by Vrio, which is in turn owned by Grupo Werthein, has announced that it will begin to offer DFibra, its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Internet service, also in Chile. In this way, the company keeps expanding this new...
Ecuador:
DirecTV launches fiber-optic fixed Internet service in Ecuador
As part of the strategy the company has been implementing in South America, on July 6 DirecTV (a subsidiary controlled by Vrio, which is owned by Grupo Werthein) officially launched DFibra, its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) fixed Internet service, in...
Latin America:
DirecTV considering supplementing fiber optic Internet service with satellite technology
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)...
Latin America:
Millicom in negotiations with Apollo Global Management and Claure Group over potential sale of shares
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...
Mexico:
Televisa’s proposal to merge Izzi and Megacable gets rejected
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...
Colombia:
Totalplay estimates its new Colombian operation will have 15,000 customers by the end of 2022
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...
Global:
Eutelsat and OneWeb agree to combine assets
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...
Uruguay:
Government licenses five Pay TV operators to provide Internet services
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...
Brazil:
Oi launches Fiber To The Room services
Brazilian telecommunications company Oi has started offering services using Fiber To The Room (FTTR) technology. The initiative, called Oi Fibra X, consists in extending the fiber optic network to every room, which means that users will be...
Argentina:
DirecTV enters into agreement with Metrotel to offer fiber optic home Internet
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...
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