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Guatemala

14 Sep 2023
Guatemala raises USD125m from 700MHz auction
22 Jun 2023
Guatemala evaluating requests for 700MHz licences; October auction could raise USD120m
5 Jun 2023
Tigo dominates Guatemalan 2.5GHz auction; Claro also snags spectrum
24 May 2023
Starlink launches in Panama; receives Guatemalan licence
17 May 2023
Microsoft Airband unveils partnerships across nine countries
10 May 2023
Guatemala to auction 2.5GHz-2.6GHz band on 2 June
20 Jan 2023
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
8 Sep 2022
SIT poised to auction 2.5GHz band in Guatemala
10 Aug 2022
America Movil completes LatAm tower spin-off
22 Jul 2022
Claro Guatemala launches 5G in all 22 departments
18 Jul 2022
Tigo Guatemala using 3.5GHz for 5G; 100 cell sites live in Guatemala City
12 Jul 2022
Tigo Guatemala unveils country’s first 5G service
9 Jun 2022
Millicom to invest USD700m in Central America after White House call to action
5 May 2022
COMNET to use SES Ka-band capacity to boost Central American coverage
3 May 2022
Millicom Q1 revenue surges to USD1.4bn after Guatemala buyout
16 Nov 2021
Viasat, Intercorp team up to extend satellite broadband to Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica
12 Nov 2021
Millicom pays USD2.2bn to buy out partner’s 45% stake in Tigo Guatemala
30 Sep 2021
America Movil shareholders approve LatAm tower spin-off
13 Aug 2021
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
5 Mar 2021
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
8 Jan 2021
New SIT head paves the way for 700MHz auction
10 Mar 2020
New Guatemalan govt pledges to auction 600MHz, 700MHz bands this year
13 Feb 2020
Millicom selects Affirmed Networks to deploy cloud-based, 5G-ready core network
28 Oct 2019
MVNO Monday: a guide to the week’s virtual operator developments
28 Jun 2019
Cable Compendium: a guide to the week’s submarine and terrestrial developments
3 May 2019
Guatemalan election will delay spectrum auction, official admits
30 Apr 2019
America Movil 1Q19 revenues up 3.1%; Guatemala takeover adds 1.45m mobile subs
25 Jan 2019
America Movil acquires Telefonica assets in Guatemala, El Salvador for USD648m
25 Jan 2019
Liberty-Millicom talks failed over cash component, debt concerns, sources say
23 Jan 2019
Telefonica to break up Central American operations for quick sale
23 Jan 2019
Liberty Latin America terminates Millicom takeover talks
17 Jan 2019
Telefonica receives EUR530m offer for Guatemala, El Salvador units, report says
15 Jan 2019
Liberty Latin America targets Millicom mega-merger
28 Nov 2018
AT&T, Millicom, LLA, Entel interested in Telefonica assets
1 Nov 2018
IoT Time: M2M/Internet of Things weekly digest
26 Oct 2018
Movistar Guatemala launches LTE-A
25 Sep 2018
Telefonica mulling sale of Mexican, Central American units
16 Aug 2018
SIT targets June 2019 AWS auction
23 Jul 2018
Millicom acquires Cable DX in Guatemala
18 Jul 2017
AM tangled up in Guatemalan minister corruption probe, report says
26 Jun 2017
MVNO Monday: a guide to the week’s virtual operator developments
10 Jan 2017
Telefonica Guatemala taps Ericsson, Cisco for IP backbone
20 Dec 2016
Telefonica, ZTE deploy vIMS in LatAm ahead of VoLTE rollout
13 Oct 2016
2.2m mobile users fail to register ahead of SIM deadline
28 Sep 2016
Guatemala offers two 900MHz concessions
15 Sep 2016
M2M Monthly: a guide to recent machine-to-machine and IoT developments
6 Sep 2016
Millicom taps Safran as M2M, IoT supplier in Central America
23 Aug 2016
Guatemalan MNP system close to approval
26 Apr 2016
Regulatory reshuffle likely to prompt spectrum auction, official says
14 Dec 2015
Telefonica to expand LatAm pay-TV presence; AT&T considers DirecTV options
6 May 2015
Tigo Guatemala launches LTE in the capital and seven municipalities
20 Mar 2015
Columbus Business Solutions to invest USD400m in Central America during 2015
16 Dec 2014
Trio hand back six million numbers to minimise impact of new tax
30 Oct 2014
Movistar launches LTE in Guatemala following USD100m investment
30 Oct 2014
Tigo to launch 4G in Guatemala City in 2Q15
13 Oct 2014
CableColor earmarks El Salvador for further expansion
9 Sep 2014
Central America catch-up: Xinwei receives new concessions; Cablefusion confusion in Guatemala; Honduras plots IXP
2 Sep 2014
Central America catch-up: Sutel to auction 70MHz of spectrum in CR; Yota licence terms refreshed; Telcor installs rural infrastructure; Tigo Star goes live in Guatemala; Honduran MNP stats revealed
13 Jun 2014
Movistar targets Guatemala City LTE launch in 3Q14
16 Apr 2014
Movistar spends GTQ42.4m to improve coverage in tourist areas
21 Mar 2014
MIC reveals new broadband brand
13 Mar 2014
Telefonica pinpoints Guatemalan LTE launch date
4 Feb 2014
MIC borrows USD800m for Guatemalan unit
16 Jan 2014
MIC reaches agreement with Tigo Guatemala co-owner
23 Oct 2013
Claro selects AVSystem to monitor broadband CPE
28 May 2013
Guat stats reveal Tigo to be mobile market leader at end-2012
1 Feb 2013
AM signs deal with Alca-Lu for AMX-1 cable
30 Nov 2012
Congress agrees to extend telecoms licences from 15 to 20 years
25 Oct 2012
AMX-1 cable given green light
11 Jul 2012
IFC contributes USD120m financing for Continental Towers
15 Jun 2012
Fortumo favours the brave; mobile payment solutions now available in Guatemala, Costa Rica
2 May 2012
IBW taps PeerApp to accelerate content delivery, reduce network congestion
28 Mar 2012
Tigo targets corporate clients with new business unit
2 Mar 2012
SIT confirms Guatemalan mobile market passed 20m mark in 2011
2 Feb 2012
IBW stages MVNO negotiations across Central America
22 Jul 2011
Tigo teams up with iSend for international top-up partnership
15 Jul 2011
Regulator paves way for 4G
23 Jun 2011
Claro introduces ‘Mobile TV’ in Guatemala, Nicaragua
7 Dec 2010
Millicom selects Huawei for Central American IP-based ILD network
7 Apr 2010
Proposal for Guatemalan number portability filed
17 Mar 2009
Millicom ups stakes in joint ventures
23 Sep 2008
Guatel struggling?
8 Sep 2008
Intelfon outlines future plans
13 Feb 2008
Claro selects Nortel for IP network
15 Jan 2008
Mobile subs pass ten million
2 Oct 2007
Telefonica plans additional investment
30 Aug 2007
America Movil to spend USD250m to expand Claro in Guatemala
9 Aug 2007
SIT reports 59% growth in mobile lines in 2006
2 Aug 2007
LatiNode expands VoIP coverage to Guatemala, Honduras
28 Jun 2007
Digicel receives green light
25 Apr 2007
Telgua connects rural schools
12 Apr 2007
US Starcom inks telecom agreement with AT&T (Guatemala)
23 Nov 2006
Digicel: go in Guatemala
6 Sep 2006
New legislation under scrutiny
1 Sep 2005
Telefonica Moviles launches 3G
20 Sep 2004
Internet start-up HBC predicts strong subscriber growth
8 Jun 2004
BellSouth holding out for USD425 million
8 Jun 2004
BellSouth holding out for USD425 million
22 Dec 2003
MIC signs GSM overlay deal
22 Dec 2003
MIC signs GSM overlay deal
2 Oct 2003
Sercom opts for GSM overlay
31 Mar 2003
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