Telefonica Tech expands operations in Colombia
Press Release The new center will have more than 100 highly qualified experts by the end of the year, which will grow to more than 300 in three years. These experts will work in coordination with...
View ArticleChina’s big three join GSMA Open Gateway initiative
News The GSMA have announced the addition of China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom to the Open Gateway initiative, a global network of operators using Application Programmable Interfaces (APIs)...
View ArticleTelefónica sells majority share of Peruvian fibre network to KKR
News Telefónica has sold a 54% stake in its Peruvian network to US-based investment firm KKR and 10% to Entel Peru, retaining a 36% share In an effort to reduce debt and fund investment to build 5G...
View ArticleAmérica Móvil ups stake in A1 Telekom Austria
News According to the firm, the stake was bought from an unnamed private investor Mexican telco América Móvil has increased its share in A1 Telekom Austria Group by 5.55%, taking its total...
View ArticleBrazil making rapid 5G progress but challenges remain on the horizon
News According to statements from the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)’s president Carlos Baigorri, standalone 5G coverage now reaches almost 46% of the country’s population Brazil’s road to...
View ArticleFriday financial roundup
News A summary of all the essential financial news in the telecoms world this week Vodafone Ukraine releases half-year results In the release of its half year report, the firm saw revenue reach UAH...
View ArticleSmart devices are harvesting excessive consumer data, study finds
News In its study, Which? analysed the data collection operations of the brands who produce popular smart devices including doorbell cameras, smart speakers and smart washing machines New Research...
View ArticleThe recipe for a successful digital transformation with TM Forum and Indosat...
Insight On the first day of this year’s Operations Transformation Forum (OTF 2023) held in Dubai, we sat down with Agus Sulistio, Senior Vice President of Network Operations of Indosat Ooredoo...
View ArticleTelxius joins Google on the Firmina Subsea Cable System, connecting US,...
Press Release Telxius, the leading global connectivity provider, is joining the Firmina subsea cable system. Firmina will connect the East Coast of the USA to Las Toninas (Argentina), with additional...
View ArticleCayman Islands moves to modernise submarine cable infrastructure
News The government has partnered with submarine cable specialist Cambridge Management Consulting Ltd (CMC) to help oversee various infrastructure initiatives Perhaps best known for their infamous...
View ArticleIntroducing the Total Telecom Spotlight Series!
Spotlight Article Shining a light on the most exciting topics in the telecoms industry This year, Total Telecom’s Spotlight Series is set to provide a platform for some of the industry’s leading voices...
View ArticleSubOptic Foundation publishes Sustainable Subsea Networks Report
Press Release Groundbreaking report on best practices in subsea telecommunications cable sustainability supported with funding from the Internet Society Foundation SubOptic Foundation, the charitable...
View ArticleSPLANG and EllaLink plan subsea route between Europe and French Guiana
Press Release EllaLink will provide a secured connection between French Guiana, home of the European Space Centre, and continental Europe through a new high-capacity and low-latency route SPLANG, part...
View ArticleMillicom offloads 1,100 Colombian towers to KKR
News The sale-and-leaseback deal was agreed for an undisclosed sum This week, Millicom’s subsidiary Tigo Colombia has agreed to sell around 1,100 of its mobile towers to US investment firm KKR. The...
View ArticleMillicom expands partnership with Harmonic in Latin America
News Millicom, a provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Latin America, has announced the successful launch of XGS-PON fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet services with Harmonic’s cOS...
View ArticleAT&T sells stake in Sky Mexico
News Mexican broadcaster Televisa will purchase AT&T’s stake in Sky Mexico and take full ownership of the business In a press release this week, Televista have confirmed that they are purchasing...
View ArticleEntel: Building an 800G optical backbone network to enable digital Chile
Interview We spoke with Luis Uribe, the CTO of Entel, to share his experience and insights on the latest optical transport technology and how is digitally transforming Chile in F5G (Fixed 5th...
View ArticleConnecting communities: nexfibre’s vision for future-proofed digital...
Insight In the 21st century, access to connectivity is not a luxury, it’s a basic essential service. However, to be a world-class digital economy we need more than the basics; we need digital...
View ArticleTelxius extends subsea cable route between Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,...
Press Release Madrid, 30 April 2024 – Telxius, a leading global connectivity provider, is opening its latest submarine cable route with the extension of SAm-1 between Punta Cana in the Dominican...
View ArticleNokia and Alcon partner to deploy private network for lithium mining
News The deployment will allow for increased operational efficiency in lithium mining plants in the Americas Nokia has announced today that it has been chosen to provide a private LTE campus network...
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