An upgrade from the arrival of 2G in 2005, Entel announced the arrival of 5G connectivity in Villa Las Estrellas, located on King George Island within the Chilean Antarctic Territory.

Through the utilization of public-private partnerships, TELUS has facilitated the provision of advanced broadband connectivity to 504 rural communities and 577 Indigenous lands. This initiative has resulted in a tangible positive impact across 360,000 rural and Indigenous households and businesses. At present, over 80 partnerships have been formed to bring high-speed connectivity to rural and Indigenous communities.

Visionary Broadband, a provider of high-speed internet service to communities in the rural West including Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, acquired Aristata Communications, a home-grown telecom company that provides internet service in Chaffee, Fremont, Custer, Huerfano and Lake counties.

In his role as Chief Operations Officer at TELUS, Tony Geheran guides Customer Technology Excellence (CTE), an organization comprising over 5,000 team members committed to enhancing the lives of Canadians through the transformative impact of technology.

Cisco and NEC Corporation announce their strategic collaboration with TIM Brazil, a leading operator in the Brazilian telecommunications sector. The collaboration aims to improve TIM Brazil network performance, service quality and end-to-end visibility, providing an enhanced experience for customers business of all sizes.

China Mobile International (CMI) and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during Mobile World Congress 2024.

Eduardo Diaz Corona has been appointed SVP, General Manager for Liberty Puerto Rico and USVI replacing Naji Khoury who will transition out of the business. Mr. Diaz Corona will join the Executive Team reporting to Balan Nair, Liberty Latin America’s President and CEO.

TELUS, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Samsung Electronics announced a trailblazing collaboration that will see TELUS become the first telecommunications provider in North America to evolve the architecture of roaming, enabling greater reliability and faster speeds for customers traveling abroad.

TELUS and Samsung Electronics will build Canada’s first commercial virtualized and open radio access network (RAN)— an intelligent, next-generation technology— that offers enhanced performance, flexibility, energy efficiency and automation. The companies are expanding their collaboration from greenfield (new builds) to brownfield (existing infrastructure) deployments.

The FirstNet Authority and its network partner, AT&T are announcing a major investment in the future of public safety communications. The FirstNet Authority’s 10-year, $8 billion investment initiative will evolve and expand FirstNet® — America’s public safety network.