Peru

The auction that will allow the deployment of LTE telecom networks in Peru is expected to take place during the first half of next year. The Agency for Promotion of …

Spain’s Telefónica faces a major challenge to its Peru-based Movistar operations as the government is evaluating the renewal of three of its operating licenses. Movistar is the largest telecom group …

Vietnam’s largest mobile operator, Viettel, which is set to launch operations in Peru next year, picked up more spectrum bands at yesterday’s auction in Peru. The carrier will pay a total …

Peru’s agency for the promotion of private investment, ProInversión, postponed the scheduled July 19 spectrum band auction for the provision of public telecommunication services for the Lima and Callao provinces …

Vietnamese-owned Viettel, an operator with assets in Haiti and Peru, has shown interest in expanding into other Latin American markets. Viettel announced it will start operating in Peru in January 2013, …

Latin America has become a target for many companies because of the potential wireless growth driven mostly by an increase in data traffic, plus the healthy economic and political environment across …

Nextel Communications, owned by U.S.-based holding company NII Holdings, could lose its competitive advantage across Latin America due to delays of its 3G network deployment. Financial analysts have noted that …

Vietnamese mobile network operator Viettel Group announced plans to launch operations in Peru in 2013. Viettel plans to invest about $400 million in the country over the next 10 years. …

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 …

Brazilian ICT company Dígitro Tecnologia expanded operations and launched a subsidiary in Peru focused on providing technical support for local customers. The company noted that the new Peru operations will …

In Peru, the price of phone calls made from Telefonica del Peru landlines to any mobile phone will decrease 58% starting Dec. 30. Peruvian telecommunications regulator Osiptel announced a resolution …

Peru and Chile are set to meet in an attempt to hash out telecommunications agreements and address important topics in order to integrate and share their experiences for the sector. …

U.S.-based VelaTel Global Communications (previously known as ChinaTel Group) said it will continue focusing on deployments in Peru next year, according to Ryan Alvarez, VP of marketing for VelaTel in …

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, …

After tapping Chile as its initial launch market for mobile virtual network operator services in Latin America and receiving regulatory approval to operate in Mexico, Virgin Mobile Latin America has obtained licenses to provide wireless communications in Colombia and Peru.

Latin America and mobile data were the main drivers of Telefónica Group’s revenue during the first nine months of 2011. Telefónica Latinoamérica reported an 8.1% rise in revenue compared with the same period last year, accounting for 46% of the group total; mobile data revenue rose 19.6%.

Orange Business Services announced that it plans to increase the capacity of its Latin American network by 10 times due to growing demand from its multinational enterprise customers. Implementation is …

U.S.-based VelaTel Global Communications Inc. announced that VelaTel’s Go Movil wireless broadband access network went “live” today in eight Peruvian cities where it holds licenses. The network is being operated …

Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala plans to name Carlos Paredes Rodriguez as new Minister of Transportation and Communications (MTC). Paredes Rodriguez has been an advocate for decentralization, which will boost investment in …

Telefónica Peru confirmed its plan to invest US$ 1.5 million in the country during its financial results. According to a statement, investments from Spanish Telefónica group increased 13% in first …

Peru‘s state agency for promoting private investment, ProInversión, has announced that it is starting a bidding process for two blocks of spectrum in bands between 1700 MHz and 2100MHz. The …