Carlos Aya Caro to assume as CEO and President of Telefónica México in replacement of Carlos Morales Paulín

The appointment is given in a framework of speculation about the possible sale of the Mexican subsidiary, as happened with the Central American divisions.

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Argentina · Fixed Broadband · Operators11/08/2020

Neutral operators and shared networks: A new competitive scenario is set up in AMBA

The amount of investments, the complexity of the permits, and the complex macroeconomic context in Argentina have led neutral operators to advance with proposals for sharing through different models in the last two years. Two of them are the American Tower and Ufinet.

Globales · Operators30/07/2020

Telefónica's revenues dropped 14.8% due to an impact of € 729 million associated with Covid-19

Between April and June, revenues reached € 10.34 billion due to the closing of commercial activity, in addition to unfavorable movements in exchange rates (it represented an impact of € 791 million). The Spanish company's net profit was € 831 million in the first half, a 53.5% decrease, and € 425 million in the second quarter, a 50.7% decrease. Hispam's revenues were € 1.881 billion, a 10.8% decrease year-on-year.

Regional · Submarine Cables23/07/2020

Aurora submarine cable to start operating under a maintenance consortium model in 2022

FP Telecommunications in its first phase will face the construction of the 2,750 km line, linking the United States, Panama and Colombia. But then an operator will be selected for the cable, and partners who acquire capacity will take over the maintenance of their fiber pairs and landing stations. Luiz Fuschini, president of FPT, anticipated that the investment in the project amounts to US$ 355 million.

Chile · Operators21/07/2020

WOM leverages its future in 5G with the deployment of 7,000 km of National Fiber Optic in Chile

The mobile operator was awarded five of the six macro-zones tendered by Subtel, and in March 2021 it will begin laying work to bring the fiber closer to 143 communes. In a virtual event, the Chilean undersecretary of Telecommunications Pamela Gidi also pointed out the project because it has a trunk optical fiber in areas hitherto neglected or where there was only one operator.

Regional · Operators15/07/2020

América Móvil lost 5 million mobile subscribers in second quarter due to confinement measures

4.6 million of them correspond to the prepaid modality. Reductions in the customer base in Mexico (1.7 million prepaid disconnections) and Peru (1 million) were highlighted. Revenues rose 0.6%, despite a 27.2% drop in equipment sales revenue.

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