Telecommunications
Colombia:
Telefónica acquires DirecTV home Internet operation
Telefónica has announced that it has acquired DirecTV wireless home Internet business in Colombia, a service that AT&T satellite TV operator has been providing in that country since 2014. According to the company’s press release, "nowadays...
Uruguay:
Argentina’s Grupo Olmos announces intention to acquire Telefónica Uruguay
Through a press release signed by CEO Raúl Olmos, Argentina’s Grupo Olmos announced its intention to acquire Telefónica’s subsidiary in Uruguay. According to information disclosed by the company, Luis Miguel Gilpérez, once President of Telefónica...
Latin America:
Liberty interested in acquiring Telefónica’s Colombia and Ecuador units
According to U.S. financial advisory services company Bloomberg, telecommunications operator Liberty Latin America (LLA) is considering the acquisition of Telefónica’s businesses in Colombia and Ecuador, where Telefónica operates under the brand...
Brazil:
Claro begins to offer Conmebol TV to home Internet customers
Brazilian telecommunications company Claro, owned by América Móvil, has begun to sell Conmebol TV to its home Internet customers (this service is called Claro Net Virtua). The new premium channel, which airs Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and...
Colombia:
DirecTV launches 5G Internet in Bogotá to supplement its Satellite TV service
DirecTV, owned by AT&T, has begun to provide fixed wireless 5G Internet in some neighborhoods of Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city. It is the first 5G Internet network in the country. In this way, the Satellite TV operator expands its double play...
Mexico:
Dish launches packages including Amazon Prime Video
Dish Mexico (owned by EchoStar and MVS Comunicaciones) −a company that provides Satellite TV, Internet and mobile phone services− has begun to offer telecom packages that include a subscription to streaming platform Amazon Prime Video. Dish Mexico...
Costa Rica:
Liberty Latin America acquires Telefónica’s Costa Rican unit
After the failure of the transaction between Telefónica and Millicom, the Spanish company has reached an agreement to sell Movistar Costa Rica to Liberty Latin America (LLA). The announcement was made by both companies on July 30. The amount of the...
Costa Rica:
Telefónica offers Costa Rican unit for sale again and there are potential buyers
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, which operates under Movistar brand in Costa Rica, intends to offer its local unit for sale again, following Millicom’s withdrawal from the acquisition two months ago. According to some Spanish media,...
Mexico:
Televisa launchs mobile phone service as a MVNO thus becoming a quad play provider
Mexican telecommunications company Televisa started commercialization of its mobile phone service as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on June 1, as a result of which it has become a quad play provider. In fact, Televisa’s brand Izzi has...
Argentina:
Carlos Moltini appointed as Chairman of Telecom Board of Directors
On May 21, telecommunications company Telecom informed the Argentine Scurities and Exchange Commission that Carlos Moltini had been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The decision followed Alejandro Urricelqui’s resignation from the...
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