españolAmérica Móvil poised for regional launch of iPhoneThursday, May 8, 2008 Mexico-based América Móvil, Latin America's leading provider of wireless telephony, will begin to sell Apple's iPhone in the region this year. The iPhone will be made available in 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries, said América Móvil spokeswoman Luisa Fernanda White. AT&T Comes to Latin AmericaWednesday, September 18, 2013 In agreement with America Movil, AT&T will operate in 15 countries including all of Central America. Expectations are that AT&T will today announce that it will "... extend its reach in Latin America for business customers through a cooperation with the firm America Movil, belonging to the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim". Panama sells Carlos Slim, Digicel mobile licensesWednesday, May 7, 2008 Panama awarded Irish-backed Digicel Panama and Claro Panama, a unit of billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil, concessions to run new mobile phone networks on Wednesday. Digicel, owned by Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien, bid $86 million for one license, beating a $73 million offer from Claro Panama. Panama sells Carlos Slim, Digicel mobile licensesThursday, May 8, 2008 Panama awarded Irish-backed Digicel Panama and Claro Panama, a unit of billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil, concessions to run new mobile phone networks on Wednesday. Digicel, owned by Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien, bid $86 million for one license, beating a $73 million offer from Claro Panama. Decrease in Telephone Revenues in Central AmericaThursday, March 5, 2009 Mobile phones, the strongest sector for the regional economy, registered a decline in earnings in 2008. El Periódico reported on its website: "While América Móvil added 1 million new customers in Central America in 2008, revenues from its subsidiaries in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua fell by 3.4 % and its profits were reduced by 26.6%. El Salvador: Telefonica's Sale CancelledFriday, September 4, 2020 As a result of the conditions imposed by the Superintendence of Competition to carry out the operation, América Movil and Telefónica decided to cancel the agreement to purchase 99.3% of Telefonica Moviles El Salvador. According to the technical, legal and economic analysis carried out by the Superintendence of Competition SC, it was warned that the acquisition would produce limitations to competition in the markets of mobile and fixed telephony and business connectivity services. Claro Opens 40 Stores in Costa RicaFriday, November 11, 2011 The phone company America Movil has launched operations in Costa Rica, with the opening of 40 outlets. Claro has begun selling its products and services in Costa Rica, with an extensive network of branches in various parts of the greater metropolitan area. More International Connectivity for Central AmericaThursday, January 31, 2013 A system of 17,500 km of submarine cable, designed for 100 gigabits per second, will connect the U.S. to South America through Central America. Alcatel Lucent and America Movil plan to put into operation, in late 2013, the system known as AMX-1, connecting seven countries with eleven landing points: Miami and Jacksonville (USA), Barranquilla and Cartagena (Colombia), Fortaleza Salvador and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), Cancun (Mexico), San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Puerto Barrios (Guatemala). The 200 biggest companies in Central AmericaMonday, November 3, 2008 They produce 28 percent of the GDP in the area. Their performance sets the pace for economic activity and industry trends. Mexican America Movil and Arkansas giant Wal-Mart are, without a doubt, the two biggest stars in the ranking, evidencing the significant activity in telecommunications and retail sales in the region. Claro Acquires Digicel Operations in Honduras and El SalvadorMonday, March 14, 2011 América Móvil announced the acquisition of 100% of Digicel's operations in El Salvador and Honduras. America Movil announced that it has agreed to acquire 100% of Digicel Group Limited and its affiliates in Honduras and El Salvador. Technology and 4G mobile Data ConsumptionTuesday, December 17, 2013 Costa Rica is the regional leader in 4G data consumption through mobile devices and 4G networks. America Movil (Claro) and Telefonica (Movistar) agree that Costa Rica is the country with the highest data traffic in Central America, this is because it is the only country that does not charge for downloading data, but rather by the speed offered by providers. Competition in the Mobile Phone MarketTuesday, February 13, 2018 Since rules came into effect on number portability, Costa Rica's state telephone company has lost 559 thousand lines, which have swelled the client lists of the two foreign competitors that operate in the mobile telephony market. The possibility of keeping the same cell phone number and changing operator has existed since November 2013, and since then, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has lost almost 560 thousand lines, which passed into the hands of Telefónica, which operates the brand Movistar, and Claro, a brand of the Mexican company América Móvil. América Móvil Merges Brands in NicaraguaTuesday, May 19, 2009 Nicaraguan Companies belonging to Grupo América Móvil will offer their services under one brand: Claro. This was announced at the Crowne Plaza Convention Center by Robert Samson, who will be responsible for the overall direction of the consortium, as part of the re-launch of the now unified service under the Claro brand, which now includes no-cost installations and optimization in malfunction repair. Mexico's Slim to acquire Nicaraguan pay TV company EstesaMonday, June 2, 2008 Mexico's América Movíl, flagship of Carlos Slim's business empire, is going to acquire Nicaragua's leading pay TV provider, Estesa, said Augusto Vargas, Estesa's general manager said. The announcement follows the breakdown of talks with two other potential bidders, Benetton and Spain's La Caixa, Vargas said. El Salvador: Claro Requests Purchase of Digicel Be UnconditionalTuesday, September 13, 2011 Claro has asked the Superintendency to revoke its prior decision and "to consent without conditions to its consolidation operations." The condition that Claro opposes, is the renouncement before the Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET), of its right to operate 20 MHz of the total Salvadoran radio electric spectrum it has. |
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