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Friday, October 18, 2019

E-commerce sales to reach US$ 7 billion this year

Within the framework of the IV version of the ECommerce Innovation Summit, the Santiago Chamber of Commerce explained that sales through the online channel reached US$ 4.5 billion in September. In the third quarter it grew 32%, although the rate of expansion fell, since in the previous periods it had been growing by 40%. The CCS noted that trade has been adapting to this trend while in 2016 there were 4,961 companies with online sales services, and now the figure reaches 9,236.

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América Latina · Hardware · Software and Applications

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Intel targets inference market with specialized agents and cost reductions

Convergencialatina spoke with Joao Bortone, recently appointed by Intel as managing director for Latin America. The executive highlighted the possibility of performing AI inference using traditional architectures such as Xeon, potentially replacing the use of GPUs. He also emphasized the potential of PCs with embedded AI capabilities to shift AI token processing away from large AI labs.

América Latina · Hardware · Software and Applications

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Intel targets inference market with specialized agents and cost reductions

Convergencialatina spoke with Joao Bortone, recently appointed by Intel as managing director for Latin America. The executive highlighted the possibility of performing AI inference using traditional architectures such as Xeon, potentially replacing the use of GPUs. He also emphasized the potential of PCs with embedded AI capabilities to shift AI token processing away from large AI labs.

México · Terrestrial Backbones · Satellites

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C3ntro Telecom to connect Starlink and Amazon Leo to its fiber optic network

América Latina · Submarine Cables

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Angola Cables chooses Ciena to double capacity on Monet and SACS submarine cables

Texto Convergencialatina spoke with Fernando Capella, Ciena’s regional director for Southern CALA, about the deployment of WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology, along with Waveserver, the 6500 Packet-Optical platform and Navigator Network Control Suite.

Globales · Satellites

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Starship deploys satellites for the first time

América Latina · Submarine Cables · Data Center

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Padtec returns to submarine business with integration model focused on Latin America

The company resumed its submarine cable activities in 2026 and created Padtec Marine Networks, a unit focused on coastal and river projects. Alessandra Karine, Padtec’s global sales director, and Pablo Prieto, head of special projects, provided details on the company’s strategy during Carriers Map Day 2026, an event organized by Convergencialatina in mid-September in Montevideo.

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