Latin America – Page 3
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Movistar–Tigo network-share deal approved
Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio green lights Movistar and Tigo infrastructure-sharing deal in Colombia, but still awaiting clearance from other regulatory authorities including MinTIC.
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Telefónica Argentina spends small in 5G auction
Operator bids for half as much 5G spectrum as rivals in controversial tender.
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DT expands Brazilian business-to-business MVNO
Telekom Deutschland’s Deutsche Telekom Global Business Solutions Brazil unit launches SD-WAN and M2M services.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Brazil: Competition ref gives Vivo penalty reprieve
Competition ref gives Vivo penalty reprieve.
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M&A
Telefónica|Vivo ‘in talks’ over potential Oi fibre unit buy
Potential 15%+ increase in already fast-growing Brazilian fibre reach, fuelling Spanish Group’s charge to 100 million worldwide…
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Latest Telefónica people moves: Hispam names new CX, transformation leaders
Hispam tweaks the roles of several directors, including in business development, customer care, digital transformation, and management control.
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Telefónica ‘closes out’ digital-R&D merger, creating strategic digitalisation unit led by CDO
Hacker-in-chief Alonso to lead newly-formed Telefónica Innovación Digital, encompassing data, digital services and innovation functions. Part of Group-wide simplification drive, supporting strategic digital transformation. Learn more…
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Q3 results put Telefónica on track and on-message
Quarter’s results help Group present image of solidity and consistency.
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Strategy & Change
FY24–FY26 plan: Telefónica flaunts its capex-factor
Group lays out GPS-branded strategy update, grabbing spotlight with industry-‘leading’ ambition on capex intensity reduction.
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FY24–26 spend: Telefónica ups the post-fibre ante
In a stark reflection of returns-constrained times facing industry, Telefónica grabs Capital Markets Day headlines with an ambitious investment reduction goal, rather than growth initiative.
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Telefónica|Vivo seeks B2B scale with merger of IT services units
Combination of IT units aimed at achieving scale efficiencies and helping drive growth of operator’s Brazilian B2B ecosystem.
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Products & Services
Telefónica promises speed boost by taking fibre in-house in Spain
Operator pledges to bring “contracted” speeds to every room with new Wi-Fi amplification solution. Commercial launch of FTTR continues push on fibre services signups as copper shutdown approaches, with potential to generate additional fixed-line revenue and user stickiness.
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People
Telefónica Tech targets LatAm B2B growth with fresh hires
Operator’s B2B digital services arm brings in familiar faces to lead Brazilian and Mexican operations.
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Strategy & Change
IHS reviews tower estate; could jettison non-core assets
Tower group going through process of re-evaluating its international portfolio, as part of move to a more ‘balanced’ strategy between growth and cash generation.
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Products & Services
Brazil’s telco trio bring Open Gateway APIs online
Vivo, Claro, and TIM launch first three standardised open APIs through the GSMA’s initiative, with initial focus on strengthening anti-fraud and security for financial institutions.
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Telefónica network API charge commences in Brazil; Spain next
Early steps in building Group’s new 2026 strategic revenue stream with Open Gateway network open APIs. Hyperscalers to be given no value quarter, but Chema Alonso’s bookselling business model suboptimal…
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica targets 100m-premises fibre footprint by 2026
Mid-term strategy update sees Telefónica Infra and operating businesses handed twin mission of reaching nine-figure homes passed goal while also supporting the Group’s capex efficiency drive.
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica’s ‘Core Four’ concoct plan to address wholesale decline
Q3 FY23: Group seeks to leverage FibreCo spinoffs, defend against uncertain market conditions, and create new revenue streams to offset forecast wholesale revenue decline over next three years.
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Telefónica maintains ‘full optionality’ on non-core Hispam businesses
Q3 FY23: In strategy update, operator indicates it will continue to keep its trimmed-down collection of smaller Latin American assets on a strict cost control regime, flagging consolidation, divestments, and further NetCo ventures as possibilities to protect free cash flow in the next three years.
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Financial & Performance
Vivo Q3 growth fuelled by fibre and B2B services
CEO Christian Gebara heralds fixed-line business segments as key areas for operator as it reports a solid quarterly performance.