Colombia

Colombia’s public telecom operator, UNE EPM, is investing U.S.$ 2.5 million to launch LTE services in the city of Barranquilla. The investment will be used to install radio base stations, fiber …

Virgin Mobile Latin America Inc. (VMLA) closed a second debt funding agreement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to fund its operations in Colombia. The debt facility …

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Spectrum auctions for next generation mobile services have two different strategic implications for our region. First, in developing markets such as Latin America, mobile broadband is a crucial, cost-effective opportunity …

Seven telecom operators have joined together to ask the Colombian government to make the wireless market more competitive. Avantel, Azteca, DirecTV, ETB, Movistar, Une and Tigo released a joint statement …

Colombia is becoming a very interesting country for investors. With the Vive Digital plan, the government is looking to boost Internet penetration in Colombia to decrease poverty, generate jobs and …

Colombia’s LTE auction has been postponed again. The government announced that it will take place in February next year, and América Móvil’s Claro will be allowed to bid in the 2.5 …

Colombia telecom regulators seem to be moving toward enabling spectrum in the 700 MHz band, internationally known as the digital dividend, to enhance high-speed mobile Internet benefits in rural areas. …

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ETB (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota), a Colombian state-owned telecommunication company,  plans to issue U.S.$600 million in bonds in international capital markets to fund the expansion of its fiber optic network, according …

Major leadership changes were announced this week at the Colombian telecommunications regulator (CRC) and the Spanish telecom operator Telefónica. CRC’s executive director, Carlos Andrés Rebellón, has resigned his position. He …

Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia tapped Alcatel-Lucent to help with the installation and operation of a national fiber optic telecommunications network designed to benefit people in 753 municipalities. Financial terms of the …

Mobile broadband will be a major contributor to increasing Internet connectivity in Colombia, Carlos Andrés Rebellón, executive director of the Colombian telecommunications regulator, CRC, told RCR Wireless News.  A recent …

CARTAGENA, Colombia—Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) is set to launch mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Colombia during the last quarter this year and in Brazil during the second half …

CARTAGENA, Colombia—Bancolombia’s acquisition of a 70% stake in Colombia’s MVNO Uff Móvil is a milestone for m-banking development in the country. The purchase means the same company will manage both the …

CARTAGENA, Colombia—”Before the end of this year, we hope to have more operators to offer LTE services,” said Colombian ICT Minister Diego Molano Vega, during the opening session Andicom (read all …

Colombian municipally owned company Empresas Municipales de Cali (Emcali) is investing U.S.$460,000 to expand public Wi-Fi throughout the city of Cali. According to the company, 140 more cells will be …

After securing U.S.$26.5 million in new equity funding to develop its regional business and launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Chile, Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) announced it …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) and the Spectrum Agency (ANE) have once again postponed the auction of spectrum licenses set to support LTE services. The delay was …

Colombia’s public telecom operator, UNE EPM, has secured a loan of up to approximately U.S.$224 million (400 billion COP). The carrier signed a 10-year credit with a disbursement period ending January …

With investments plans of $130 million, Colombia’s public telecom operator UNE EPM launched LTE services yesterday in Bogota and Medellín. The company said its next steps include expanding the service …

One of the first mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Latin America, Colombian Uff Móvil launched its services back in November 2010 and ended December 2011 with 249,000 users or …

Last month, the Colombian operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) added mobile voice to its data MVNO offer; now ETB is aiming to reach 1 million subscribers over the next five years from …

Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) expects to launch mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in Colombia and Brazil over the next 18 months, according to Jeffery Buckwalter, VMLA’s senior vice president for …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) and the Spectrum Agency (ANE) has announced that the start of the auction for spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and …