Mexican regulator blames high prices for spectrum auction failure
It’s not often a spectrum auction attracts as little interest as the one that just closed in Mexico.
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Mexico shared network secures $50m loan, but its troubles remain
Altán Redes, the company that operates Mexico’s shared LTE network, has secured a US$50 million loan from shareholders to help it continue operations.
América Móvil backtracks on US expansion with Tracfone sale
América Móvil is not planning to build on its presence in the US mobile market, despite its Tracfone business having built up a sizeable customer base.
Taiwanese gadget manufacturers reportedly considering Mexico move
As antagonism between China and the West becomes entrenched, Foxconn and Pegatron are apparently thinking of opening branches in Mexico.
Matrixx mixes it up in Mexico
BSS vendor Matrixx scored a handy deal win with AT&T Mexico to bring its prepaid subscriber platform into the 21st century.
Google takes wifi on a road trip to Mexico
Over the course of 2017 Google was making a lot of noise about its connectivity mission in India, but now it is sharing its Wifi love in Mexico.
AT&T/Time Warner deal faces a hurdle in Brazil
After being given the green light in Mexico, AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner is coming under closer scrutiny in Brazil, relating to competition concerns.
Telcel gets a slim win
Mexico’s largest operator has prevailed in a court case that reverses a ruling made four years ago preventing it charging its rivals for termination services.
Start chopping the limes, Huawei and Nokia are throwing a party in Mexico
Huawei and Nokia have been named as technology partners to design, build and operate a new nationwide LTE and 5G-ready wholesale network in Mexico.
Sigfox announces IoT network in Mexico City
Proprietary IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has announced the extension of its network technology to Mexico City, as part of a broader drive into Latin America.
Ericsson cheers Latin America wins as transformation continues
Swedish network giant Ericsson stressed the importance of transformation at its AGM this week and also managed to bank a couple of major deals in Mexico and Brazil.
Telefónica Mexico uses ItsOn for cloud-based customer platform
A new twist on the traditional operator customer portal has been launched by Telefónica Mexico, using technology provided by disruptive cloud platform provider ItsOn.
América Móvil heats up Mexican market with free US roaming
There’s a storm brewing in Mexico it would seem, as América Móvil unveiled its 2Q15 results and introduced a new policy for Mexico-US roaming for its Mexican subsidiary, Telcel.
AT&T spending $3 billion on Mexican mobile network
US telco giant AT&T has announced it’s following up the acquisitions of Iusacell and Nextel with a further investment of $3 billion over the next three years to improve its mobile network in Mexico.
AT&T furthers its Mexican ambitions as Nextel acquisition completes
As various telecoms mega deals trudge through torturous scrutiny prior to their eventual completion, or sometimes not, AT&T has been quietly expanding its North American empire into Mexico.
AT&T begins forming US/Mexico single North American service area
US operator AT&T has announced unlimited calls at no additional cost to all Mexican numbers as part of its international World Connect Value offering. This follows AT&T’s finalised $2.5 billion acquisition of Mexican Iusacell last week, and could be the first sign of the US telco’s previously stated plan to create a single North American service area covering the US and Mexico.
Televisa closes Iucasell stake sale, acquires Telecable
Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa has acquired telco firm Telecable, the trading name of Cablevision Red, for MXN3 billion. Coinciding with the acquisition, the conglomerate also announced the closing of the sale of its 50% stake in Iucasell to the operator’s other owner Grupo Salinas.
AT&T’s Mexico move gets regulatory approval
It looks like things are set to get a whole lot more competitive for Carlos Slim, the man who currently dominates the Mexican telco market. US giant AT&T has had its bid to buy the country’s third largest operator – Iusacell – approved by the Mexican telco regulator.
AT&T to acquire Mexico’s Iusacell
AT&T has announced it has agreed to acquire Iusacell from Grupo Salinas for $2.5 billion, including the mobile operator’s debt, all wireless properties and its 8.6 million subscribers. However, the transaction will only take place once Grupo Salinas has finalised its purchase of 50% of Iusacell that it currently doesn’t own.
SoftBank eyeing up América Móvil wireless assets – report
SoftBank is considering buying the wireless assets of Carlos Slim-owned América Móvil, according to a report. Apparently the Japanese tech giant has asked US subsidiary firm Sprint’s CEO Marcelo Claure to gather information on the business up for sale on its behalf.
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