Latin America

via Flickr © Ari Bakker (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Liberty LatAm's bid for regional dominance

© Telefonica

NFV

Telefónica selects Wind River for its UNICA NFV programme

Radio Access Network

TIGO selects Ericsson to upgrade its network in Paraguay and Honduras

Transformation

Oi and Nokia sign network transformation agreement to prepare for future fixed and mobile broadband demand in Brazil

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4G LTE

LTE is almost as fast and much more mature than 5G

Mobile

First GSMA mobile money certification achieved in Latin America

Privacy

GSMA: Argentina’s mobile operators announce commitment to transparency in personal data Use

Optical

Tely deploys Infinera’s industry-leading Groove G30 to significantly increase network capacity to support customers in Brazil

via Flickr © Peter Krantz (CC BY 2.0)

5G

China’s unstoppable progress to 5G dominance

Network Services

Major mobile operator in the Caribbean region installs and operates CALLUP’s Voice Mail System

via Flickr © Carlos Alvz. Cor. (CC BY-ND 2.0)

4G LTE

AT&T connects Mexico City Metro, Telefonica has an eye on the exit

Green

Telefónica will exceed its goal of being 50% renewable at end of year and expects to reach 70% in 2019

Transformation

GSMA supports the W20 Call to Action for G20 leaders to ensure women’s digital inclusion

Submarine Network

The South Atlantic Cable System ready for service

Devices

GSMA: Mobile and video convergence opens opportunities for new local content creation and distribution in Latin America

Submarine Network

South Atlantic Inter Link connecting Cameroon to Brazil fully connected

Transformation

Vodafone and Telecom Argentina announce partnership agreement

Submarine Network

The marine survey for Huawei marine’s megacable project is underway

Mobile

Paraguay’s mobile operators, Conatel and GSMA unite to tackle handset theft

Optical

Brazil’s Copel Telecom scales state-of-the-art fiber optic internet with Coriant 200G solution

Devices

Huawei becomes second-placed global smartphone manrufacturer

Network Services

TIM optimises its customer care supplier arrangements

Telco & CSP

Stefano De Angelis ends his term of office as CEO of TIM Brasil

Cloud

Fraport gives T-Systems the go-ahead to implement SAP for Fraport in Brazil