The Inter-American Development Bank approved a line of credit, whose funds will be used to finance a program that seeks to increase the country's digital connectivity levels by strengthening institutional and operational capacity.
With a $70 million investment, of which $45 million will be financed by the ordinary capital of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and $25 million by the Korean Fund for the Co-financing of Infrastructure Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (KIF), the program will increase the institutional and operational capacity that will allow the development of a digital agenda and improve connectivity, through investment and improvements in the conditions for the adoption of digital infrastructure solutions, according to an official statement.
In the first nine months of 2020, the countries of the region imported communication radios for $39 million, and Central American purchases from Mexican companies increased by 36% compared to what was reported in the same period of 2019.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graph"]
After a resolution was issued for the reorganization of the 700 MHz band, Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala S.A. and the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office submitted appeals for revocation to the Superintendence of Telecommunications.
The controversy originated after Comunicaciones Celulares S.A.
The National Registry of Persons of Guatemala tenders the services of installation of point to point links, redundant systems, dark fiber and Internet.
The new commercial reality in which online shopping and changes in consumer habits have forced companies to rethink their sales strategies, so it is essential to understand how people behave in the digital environment.
The report "Internet in Central America", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, provides the most updated data on the presence of Internet users in the region, users by gender, educational level and other details. In addition to the behavior of the uses in each country and the channel where they connect.
In the department of Escuintla, Guatemala, an underwater fiber optic cable is planned to be installed, which will be used for telecommunications services such as Internet, data and communication.
According to the interactive platform "Construction in Central America" of the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Telecomunicaciones de Guatemala, S.A. submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to develop the project called, "SPSC-Southern Pacific Submarine Cable System."
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute tenders the maintenance service and installations in the telecommunications network, for the western metropolitan region.
In the first six months of 2019, the countries of the region imported communication radios for $42 million, with companies in Costa Rica and El Salvador being the main buyers.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphics"]
The initiatives of Competition, Leasing and the reforms to the General Law of Telecoms are some of the projects that the new administration of Giammattei plans to present to the Congress of Guatemala.
During his inaugural speech, the new president of Guatemala gave the first guidelines in the economic field, highlighting which projects should be streamlined in the Legislative.
In Guatemala, the telephone company Tuenti reported that it will now be part of América Móvil, owner of the Claro brand, following the sale of Telefonica's shares in early 2019.
In Honduras, the communication equipment and computer applications for the reception, storage and automatic presentation of data collected by the network of hydro climatological monitoring stations are tendered.
In Guatemala, Empresa Portuaria Quetzal is tendering the equipment, interconnection works and improvements to the conditions of the primary and secondary data center.
The Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador tenders the supply of equipment, accessories and services of preventive and corrective maintenance of the Communications System of the Armed Force, including the equipment of cybersecurity devices.
The lack of proper infrastructure and the lack of allocation of radio spectrum are some of the reasons why it is difficult for telecommunications companies to improve Internet connection or lower prices for services.
Internet operators in Costa Rica face adversities to improve service and provide better prices to consumers, including the deficit of appropriate infrastructure.
After the number of users in operation in Guatemala grew 9% between 2016 and 2017, during the period between 2017 and 2018, the increase was only 2%.
According to the statistical bulletin of the Second Semester - 2018, prepared by the Telephony Regulation Management of the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SIT), between 2017 and 2018 the number of users in the country increased by 481,038, going from 19.9 million to 20.4 million.
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