BILLIONAIRE VISITS BRAZIL Musk, Bolsonaro talk free speech, deforestation in Brazil 21-05-2022 08:25 Elon Musk’s efforts to buy Twitter received the enthusiastic backing of President Jair Bolsonaro during a short and unexpected visit to Brazil.
NEW STUDY More than third of world has never used Internet, says UN 30-11-2021 21:20 Some 2.9 billion people – 37% of the world's population – have still never used the Internet, the United Nations said Tuesday.
5G IN LATIN AMERICA Brazil opens 5G tender, seeking US$9 billion in investment 05-11-2021 00:55 Brazil launched its 5G network tender on Thursday, the largest in the history of its telecommunications sector. The government is seeking total investments of 50 billion reais (US$9 billion).
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Telefónica sells mobile masts in Europe, Latin America for 7.7 billion euros 13-01-2021 10:13 Spain’s Telefónica to sell its telephone masts in Europe and Latin America to US-based telecom infrastructure firm American Towers Corp for US$9.4 billion in cash.
BUSINESS Covid and Argentina drag Telefónica to 160-million-euro 3Q loss 30-10-2020 01:07 Company’s third-quarter write-down illustrates depth of Argentina’s economic crisis, reports Bloomberg.
5G INFRASTRUCTURE US seeks to sway Brazil on Chinese 5G with US$1-billion deal 21-10-2020 15:56 Washington promises Brazil US$1 billion in financing toward US imports, adding a carrot to its campaign to convince the country not to use China's Huawei to develop its 5G network.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY US diplomat warns of 'consequences' if Brazil picks Huawei 5G 29-07-2020 23:44 The United States has been actively lobbying countries worldwide to boycott Huawei, arguing the firm could allow the Chinese government to spy on their data.
TECHNOLOGY Argentina holds talks with Huawei over adoption of 5G technology 08-07-2020 15:29 Government holds talks with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as it explores options for the adoption of advanced 5G technology.