Colombia

The Colombian unit of Spain’s Telefónica has unified its services under the brand Movistar. The move includes its fixed telephony, broadband services and satellite TV, and follows the company’s international direction …

After offering mobile Internet access using a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model, Colombian operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) has added mobile voice to its offering. ETB will …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Colombia’s public telecom operator UNE EPM will start providing LTE services first in Bogota and Medellín, and then expand to other big cities. Although Dorian Guillermo …

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Colombia’s government has unveiled its telephone number portability results. During the first three months of this year, 167,914 mobile users  kept their original phone numbers when they switched to a new …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communications (Mintic) extended the deadline for comments on the draft resolution for the auction of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 1.9 …

Spain’s Telefónica(NYSE: TEF) said Monday it has reached an agreement with Colombia‘s government to merge fixed-line operator Colombia Telecomunicaciones (Coltel) with mobile operator Telefonica Moviles Colombia. Telefónica owns 52% of …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technology and Communication published for industry comments the draft resolution for the auction of spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 1.9 GHz bands. The …

The Brazilian telecommunications wholesale market could become more competitive as Colombian Internexa, which is affiliated with ISA, announced the launch of services in Brazil. Internexa said it has invested $30 …

Colombia’s state-owned Emcali, which provides water, telecommunications and electricity services in Cali, plans to launch an IPTV service in the next couple of months. The company has been testing the …

A new study by market research firm Infonetics Research showed that carriers are embracing cloud computing as a key corporate strategy. On the same day that Brazilian operator Oi announced …

Growth in Colombia’s ICT sector is outpacing that of the country’s overall economy, according to the most recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics (Dane), released by The Colombian …

Colombian government’s plan to boost telecommunications in the country is set to increase competition among operators and expedite the deployment of 3G services, broadband Internet and MVNO operations. Forget about …

Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) confirmed today it would launch operations in Colombia in the second half of the year. The company said it has received all regulatory approvals necessary …

During 2011, 5.37 million Brazilians, both mobile and fixed-line users, have switched their telephone operators without changing their numbers. That’s an 18.37% increase from 2010, when 4.54 million number portability …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has invited expressions of interest from industry players to participate in the process for granting permits for use of radio spectrum in frequency …

Colombian operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota has set for Jan. 19 the commercial launch of its mobile telephony services under mobile virtual network operator. ETB first started offering data …

Colombian telecommunications regulator CRC published a set of resolutions to foster the digital ecosystem, including so-called net neutrality, the promotion of content and applications, infrastructure, user protections. They aim to encourage the growth of Vive Digital Plan, which is to bring broadband to 8.8 million homes.

Colombian public carrier UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones SA named David Escobar Arango as its president for a transition period effective Jan. 3, 2012. The move comes after outgoing President Horacio Vélez …

In the same week that UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones President Horacio Vélez de Bedout submitted his resignation to the board, the government telecom announced that it has partnered with compatriot firm …

Telecom infrastructure giant American Tower (AMT) unveiled plans to purchase 2,500 towers from Telefónica’s Mexican subsidiary for about $500 million, excluding value-added tax. AMT said it has entered into definitive …

Much of Latin America can now access Apple Inc.’s iTunes Store as the company launched its music store today in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, …

The Colombian unit of the Spanish group Telefónica will receive about U.S. $500 million from its parent company in 2012 from for investments, focusing on expanding its infrastructure for data services, fixed and mobile telephony.

Colombia’s ICT Ministry has published a bulletin detailing the progress of its national digital plan, Vive Digital, which was launched last year to overcome several barriers to massification of the Internet.