All Latin America articles – Page 8
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M&A
Telefónica and KKR look to purchase Entel fibre assets
ON*NET Fibra, the pair’s JV, could acquire infrastructure for almost $360m.
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Telefónica plans $270m investment in Venezuela
Telefónica sees opportunity to benefit from nascent economic recovery.
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People
Telefónica tightens Hispam oversight with board recalibration
Telefónica’s Latin American division refreshes its Board of Directors, mirroring local leadership model employed at other Group subsidiaries.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica completes unification of Tuenti and O2
Conclusion of migration comes after initiation of integration process in April.
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Special Report
Deep dive: Vivo sets example for Telefónica peers on fibre-focused growth
Vivo presented to investors as market leader on digital in a fast-growing, young country.
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Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: one million IoT lines connected via Kite platform in Peru
Telefónica goes shopping in Argentina; Movistar Empresas flies Kite in Mexico to reach one million IoT lines.
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Operations
Brazil’s Oi demands buyers set aside cash in valuation dispute
Operators seemingly surprised by court order that requires BRL 1.5bn to be placed in holding account while valuation dispute resolved.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Wayra Hispam backs urban logistics startup Moova
Telefónica’s innovation hub supports Argentinian startup in latest investment round.
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M&A
Telefónica hives off Argentinian assets from Hispam division
Group approves creation of TLH HoldCo, an “independent economic unit” registered in Spain, to house its interests in Telefónica Móviles Argentina and Telefónica de Argentina.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica Mexico completes migration to AT&T’s network
Traffic transferred to AT&T on time as part of 2019 network-sharing deal.
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Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Venezuelan state ups phone tapping
Venezuelan state quadruples phone tapping requests to Telefónica.
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Telefónica taps Telesat for 5G orbit launch
US satellite operator Telesat joins Telefónica for 5G LEO trial. Non‑terrestrial 5G seen to be nearing fibre connectivity, with “compelling value proposition” for broader rollout.
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Public Affairs
Telefónica dragged to fringes of Colombian election fraud claims
Spain’s far-right political party Vox has called into question the role of integrator Indra Sistemes in Colombia’s elections, also bringing other Spanish companies into the spotlight.
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Elsewhere in Hispanoamérica: Mexico to reap rewards of AT&T migration from November
AT&T network migration to start making cost savings for Telefónica Mexico from November 2022.
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Telefónica signs OneWeb to strengthen rural coverage
Low-Earth orbit satellite provider OneWeb signs MoU with Telefónica Global Solutions to deliver cellular backhaul in Europe and Latin America.
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Financial & Performance
Movistar Prosegur Alarmas remains on growth path
MPA customer numbers increase almost 50% in first quarter, although ARPU is lower.
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M&A
Telefónica remains open to Hispam M&A
Group says it remains focused on “modulating exposure” to unpredictable regional markets. Executives will consider further deal opportunities, despite appearing much more comfortable with exposure levels. Turnaround programme launched in 2019 providing “very solid results”. Hispam still not seen as ‘core’ territory.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica takes stake in deep-tech investment fund
Leadwind, launched between Telefónica and K Fund last year, raises €140m in first closing. Telefónica named largest private backer, with Spanish government’s innovation fund among public support.
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Telefónica sets vision for rural connectivity
Internet para Todos joint venture inspires regional, rural manifesto. Proposed changes include calls for regulatory change and investment incentives. Lessons learnt in neighbouring markets implemented in IpT’s Peru home.