The regeneration of the Ministry of Communications serves President Jair Bolsonaro to seek internal solutions to the possibility of impeachment and settle the situation of Huawei with 5G, externally.

The surprising recreation of the Ministry of Communications in Brazil was not to fulfill some old yearning of the telecommunications sector, but the product of the plain and simple entry of politics into an area in which it had been absent since 2010 (when the then Minister Helio Costa, included the ISDB digital TV system in the Brazilian government's foreign policy program, led by Lula da Silva).

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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.

Paraguay · E-Government06/08/2020

Paraguayan Digital e-Government Agenda, accelerated due to pandemic

Miguel Martín, vice minister of Information and Communication Technologies, highlighted the use of the local Covid-19 monitoring app. In a virtual event he referred to the work to achieve an own exit to submarine cables through Argentina and Brazil.

Chile · Mobile · Spectrum03/08/2020

Chilean government launches 5G tender and plans investments of US$3 billion

President Sebastián Piñera announced the start of the process during his Public Accountability speech: he stressed that Chile will be a pioneer in the region and that it will take a great leap forward in the full integration of the country into the digital society. Applications for the four parallel tenders will be received until October 19.

Argentina · E-Government04/08/2020

Federal Blockchain Argentina advances to support critical state processes

Interest in the platform, which had a sort of "standstill" in the government transition at the end of 2019, increased since the start of the pandemic due to the need to endorse bureaucratic procedures. In the coming months, the provinces of Formosa and Catamarca will join the public administrations that currently use the BFA.

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.

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5G Brazil - Politics fully enters into the discussion

The regeneration of the Ministry of Communications serves President Jair Bolsonaro to seek internal solutions to the possibility of impeachment and settle the situation of Huawei with 5G, externally.

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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.

Paraguayan Digital e-Government Agenda, accelerated due to pandemic

Miguel Martín, vice minister of Information and Communication Technologies, highlighted the use of the local Covid-19 monitoring app. In a virtual event he referred to the work to achieve an own exit to submarine cables through Argentina and Brazil.

Chilean government launches 5G tender and plans investments of US$3 billion

Federal Blockchain Argentina advances to support critical state processes

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

A DIARIO LATINO 12-08-2020

Oi's meeting of creditors to take place on September 8

Liberty Latin America assured that the connection problems of VTR users respond to acts of "force majeure"

IFT public consultation on 2020-2024 roadmap

Changes in the SCT: the Undersecretariat of Communications and Technological Development will disappear

3.5 Ghz spectrum reserved for military force to be auctioned for 5G