ICT: The week in 10 stories
BRAZIL
Brazilian chipset and semiconductor manufacturer Ceitec, a public company linked to the ministry of science, technology, innovation and communications (MCTIC), might be shut down as part of President Jair Bolsonaro's cost-cutting drive.
GRENADA
Liberty Latin America's Grenada unit Flow is suing both the island's telecoms regulator NTRC and the regional body, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL).
URUGUAY
Nearly 70% of Uruguayan households and enterprises with fixed broadband service had fiber-to the-home (FTTH) connections at the end of last June.
Uruguay will assist Paraguay in the development and improvement of digital government practices, cybersecurity and data protection initiatives.
REGIONAL
Luxembourg-based telecommunications operator Millicom, with close to 31mn mobile subscribers in Latin America under the Tigo brand, started trading its shares on the US-based Nasdaq stock exchange on Wednesday, in a move to increase the liquidity of the stock.
COSTA RICA
Costa Rican MVNO Tuyo Móvil will cease operations in the Central American country by April 15, after stopping to receive recharges and activating new services from January 15, the company said on its website.
MEXICO
The Mexican telephone workers' union will ask the labor ministry to persuade telecoms regulator IFT to halt the split of leading fixed-line provider Telmex's wholesale services unit, according to local media.
CHILE
Chile's senate has approved a commercial agreement with Argentina that includes the elimination of roaming fees.
PERU
Peru's telecoms regulator Osiptel said that operators will block 1.27mn cell phones with invalid IMEI numbers by January 8.
ARGENTINA
Telecom Argentina joined a group of international cable operators working with the Internet & Television Association (NCTA), CableLabs and Cable Europe to offer speeds of 10Gbps to consumers across the globe.
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News in: ICT (Chile)
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Other projects in: ICT (Chile)
Get critical information about thousands of ICT projects in Latin America: what stages they're in, capex, related companies, contacts and more.
- Project: Once Datacenter (ST01)
- Current stage:
- Updated:
5 months ago
- Project: New Data Processing Center (CPD) for the National Electric Coordinator
- Current stage:
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8 months ago
- Project: Scala Data Center Curauma - Stage 1 (SSCLCR01)
- Current stage:
- Updated:
8 months ago
- Project: Third Huawei Data Center
- Current stage:
- Updated:
12 months ago
- Project: Data Center Chile 2
- Current stage:
- Updated:
6 months ago
- Project: South Pacific Submarine Cable (SPSC) (Cable Mistral)
- Current stage:
- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: Austral fiber optic (FOA)
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- Updated:
2 years ago
- Project: EdgeConneX Santiago SCL01
- Current stage:
- Updated:
3 years ago
Other companies in: ICT (Chile)
Get critical information about thousands of ICT companies in Latin America: their projects, contacts, shareholders, related news and more.
- Company: Accenture Chile Asesorías y Servicios Ltda.  (Accenture Chile)
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Accenture Chile is the local unit of Accenture, a global company that offers end-to-end services and solutions in the areas of strategy, digital consulting, technology, and oper...
- Company: Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A. (Movistar Chile)  (Movistar Chile)
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Chilean telecom operator Movistar Chile, a privately held subsidiary of Spanish telecom giant Telefónica, offers mobile telecommunications services including calling services, m...
- Company: NEC Chile S.A  (NEC Chile)
- Company: GHD S.A.  (GHD Chile)
- Company: Trends Ingeniería S.A.  (Trends Ingeniería)
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Trends Ingeniería S.A., part of the Trends Group which offers services of outsourcing, consulting, technology and electronic commerce, is a Chilean engineering services company ...
- Company: Sirtelecom Ltda.  (Sirtelecom)
- Company: TDC Chile Spa  (TDC Chile)