Telecom Argentina

Telecom Argentina and Cablevisión converge

Telecom Argentina and cable TV provider Cablevisión have announced a deal which will see the corporate structures and operations merged in a play for the converged market.

Telecom Italia to sell stake in Argentina unit

Telecom Italia has announced it is to sell 17% stake of its subsidiary, Telecom Argentina to New York-based investor firm Fintech. The Italian incumbent said it plans to sell Telecom Argentina’s holding company Sofora’s entire shareholding to Fintech once it has received regulatory approval from the Argentinian regulator SECOM.

Telecom Argentina replaces CEO

Telecom Argentina has appointed a new CEO in Stefano De Angelis. He replaces Franco Bertone, who has held the role since 2009, and will take on other responsibilities within the Telecom Italia Group, the firm said.

Telecom Argentina planning major FTTH network

Italy’s Prysmian Group has won a contract with Telecom Argentina to supply and install an optical network that will provide the passive infrastructure for the first part of its new fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network.

Facebook on a SIM targets mass market

Canny social network Facebook has tapped into a significant market with a version of its platform that can be embedded on the SIM. What the offering lacks in glossy UI it makes up for by bringing Facebook access to the mass market of low end device users.

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What role will consumers expect telcos to play when COVID-19 is behind us?

  • As a reliable utility similar to the role they have managed to play during the pandemic (45%, 13 Votes)
  • Rolling out new technologies and services to support new customer behaviours (28%, 8 Votes)
  • Turning special service offerings during the pandemic into standard offerings (17%, 5 Votes)
  • As a digital platform that they have struggled to change into since the pre-COVID times (10%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

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