Mexico

Competition for voice services is heating up in Venezuela as 123.com.ve plans to launch a mass market VoIP service in September. The launch will see the company adopt the Alodiga... 2010-08-11

Megacable, the Guadalajara-based cable TV operator, is set to delay the launch of its mobile voice services until early 2011. It says it has yet to sign an agreement with a mobile network... 2010-07-30

The long-awaited spectrum auction in Mexico has finally taken place, with three operators acquiring more frequencies in order to expand services. The only firm not to participate in... 2010-07-20

Fixed-line operator Marcatel is set to expand its presence in the Mexican telecoms market through wireless technologies. The operator is not set to enter as a mobile operator, but... 2010-06-29

With high penetration rates across Latin American telecoms markets, attention is now turning to how operators will continue to drive their revenues as the prospects for continued growth... 2010-06-25

The telecoms unit of Mexico's state energy company, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), CFE Telecom, has been granted permission to expand its coverage to reach 220 cities.... 2010-06-23

The auction for access to Mexico's dark fibre network finished on June 9, according to various press reports with the Telefónica-Televisa-Megacable consortium understood to be the... 2010-06-10

Incumbent Telmex has come under fire from alternative operator Marcatel for blocking signals and affecting its ability to offer services. Marcatel's president, Gustavo de la Garza,... 2010-06-02

Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, inaugurated the country's second mobile phone factory east of Caracas, to be known as Orinoquia. Two new handsets will be built in the factory through... 2010-05-25

Telcel's dominance of the mobile market shows little sign of diminishing as the auction for spectrum gets under way. Reported interest from international investors has disappeared,... 2010-05-17