BROWSING: Cuba

T-Mobile claims biggest benefit from Cuba connection with more than one-third of Cuban-born wireless customers on its network Domestic telecom operators continue to pour into Cuba, with T-Mobile US the latest to announce a connectivity agreement with the country’s telecommunications operator. T-Mobile US said the interconnect...

Verizon has reportedly signed a deal with state-run telecom monopoly Etecsa; Sprint also has inroads with Cuban operator Following repots AT&T was pursuing a deal, Reuters today reported Verizon Communications signed an agreement with Cuban telecom monopoly Etecsa to provide direct interconnection to the island...

Sprint claims it’s the first U.S. carrier with a direct roaming agreement in Cuba Sprint furthered its incursion into Cuba, announcing it signed a wireless roaming agreement with the country’s Telecommunications Company of Cuba. The deal provides a direct roaming agreement and a direct long-distance interconnection...

Verizon Communications will be the first U.S. carrier to offer free roaming to customers traveling in Cuba following the United States’ recently restored relations with the Caribbean country. The U.S. has made connectivity a priority in the Communist-run island after the diplomatic agreement was reached...

Sprint and T-Mobile US’ MetroPCS customers can now dial Cuba at a discount Sprint launched a calling option allowing customers to place calls to Cuba as part of a broader international rate plan, following up on a similar launch earlier this year by its prepaid...

Miami-focused plan provides calling, text messaging to Cuba for Boost customers U.S.-based mobile operators are quickly taking advantage of the recent thaw in the relationship with Cuba, with Sprint’s Boost Mobile division announcing a new rate plan that includes a bucket of calling and unlimited...

Movistar Chile, which belongs to the Spanish group Telefónica, signed an agreement with Chinese provider Huawei to deploy LTE technology in the 700 MHz band across 13 regions. The deployment is planned to start in March and continue through 2016. The use of LTE in the 700...

With the anticipated end of the U.S. embargo against Cuba, telecommunication services are expected to increase, bringing the country into the 21st century. The general expectation is that Internet access will grow since the U.S. government will start allowing telecommunication companies to set up the necessary equipment and other...