Industry Developments

Mexican telecoms market leader Telmex launched its web-based newscast, offering news streaming on its Prodigy Media content page. The company has been looking to enter the pay-TV... 2008-12-24

Telecoms operator Brasil Telecom (BrT) is to offer its fibre-optic broadband service to the residential market, enabling download speeds up to 100Mbps. Four state capitals and Brasília... 2008-12-22

Following delays and setbacks, Venezuelan mobile market leader Movilnet has finally launched its GSM network in the states of Nueva Esparta and Portuguesa. The mobile operator,... 2008-12-16

Costa Rican incumbent operator Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has signed a US$50mn deal for 300,000 GSM lines to be installed in Q109. One-third of these may even... 2008-12-15

The long-awaited buyout of Canada's largest telecoms operator, BCE, has finally collapsed, after the firm failed a solvency test that was a key condition of the agreement. The deal... 2008-12-12

Movistar in Venezuela has launched 3G services, for the second time. The operator first launched a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network in December 2005, offering speeds that are usually considered... 2008-12-11

Multi-service operator Telmex Colombia launched international long-distance (ILD) and domestic long-distance (DLD) services in Colombia in the first weekend of December. The launch... 2008-12-10

Interest in Peru's possible fourth mobile licence continues to grow, although a date for the auction has yet to be set. Telesemana, quoting Peruvian business newspaper El Comercio,... 2008-12-10

Latin American telecoms largest investor, Carlos Slim Helú, plans to invest US$4bn in 2009 across his companies' operations. The Mexican magnate, owner of América Móvil, Telmex... 2008-12-09

Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has granted permission to long-distance operator Embratel and Transit Telecom to provide fixed-wireless services in the 1900MHz band. The two... 2008-12-05