CANTO Wrap October 2013
DIGICEL Caribbean mobile operator Digicel is investing another J$4bn (US$39.1mn) in Jamaica to improve its network and customer care delivery, building on the J$7bn investment over the last two years. The investment, reportedly focusing on expanding its 4G mobile network and upgrading its 2G…
CANTO Weekly Newsletter – BNamericas: 09/13/13
Roundup: TV Azteca, Digicel, Cantv, Telefónica – Regional American Tower to acquire MIP Tower Holdings – Regional Roundup: Fixed telephony, Cantv, Columbus – Regional Digicel chooses NAAP for asset management software – Caribbean Roundup: Ericsson, DirecTV, O3b Networks – Regional Mexico’s TV Azteca…
CANTO Weekly Newsletter – BNamericas: 09/24/13
Puerto Rico granted US$1.4mn for broadband network – Puerto Rico Digicel Jamaica launches fixed line services – Jamaica Roundup: SES, ICE, Digicel, TV channel – Caribbean, Costa Rica Latin America to be 2nd fastest growing region in Diameter signaling, says Oracle – Regional Tigo leading…
CANTO Weekly Newsletter – BNamericas: 09/06/13
Friday, September 6, 2013 Cable & Wireless to launch LTE in Cayman Islands – Caribbean 100,000 Cubans sign up for internet since restrictions lifted in June – Cuba Intelligence Series: Smart city movement on the rise in Latin America – Regional Claro Panama to…
CANTO Wrap August 2013
Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) saw some growth in mobile and broadband subscribers in its Caribbean and Panama units in the three months ending June 30 however market conditions in the Caribbean still “remain difficult,” particularly in the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados, said in an…
CANTO Wrap July 2013
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CANTO Wrap June 2013
Jamaica and Cuba made headlines in the last month, while an innovative satellite project took to the skies to provide broadband to emerging markets. Jamaica’s Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) approved a mobile termination rate (MTR) of J$1.10 (US$0.01), down from J$5, becoming effective July…
Telecoms News Highlights Roundup: Cantv, Supertel, Indotel – Regional
Venezuela’s state run telco Cantv has inaugurated a community access center in Chorobobo, Lara state, the company said in a statement. The new facility has four computers with internet access.
CANTO Wrap May 2013
Big changes ahead for LIME Cable & Wireless Communications’ (C&WC) full year results were anything but encouraging though in a demonstration of its commitment to its Panamerican business, the company announced it will shift its headquarters from London to Florida. The company posted a 4%…