Gilat Provides Broadband To Honduran CustomsWednesday, September 10, 2008 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has deployed a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for Aduanett, a private company owned by Honduras' leading customs brokers. Aduanett will use the VSAT network to provide customs offices and other Honduran businesses with private networking services including interactive data, broadband Internet access and Voice Over Internet Protocol. Costa Rica Also Lags Behind on InternetFriday, September 30, 2016 A report by Akamai highlights an 8.4% drop in the average connection speed in Costa Rica in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. Between late 2014 and June this year, Costa Rica fell 20 positions in the ranking of broadband Internet, surpassing only Paraguay, Bolivia and Venezuela. Panama recorded a slight growth of 1% in the period in question, while Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, did not even figure in the report. From Nicaragua, Yota Expands to the RegionMonday, December 21, 2009 Telecommunications company Yota will invest $500 million to expand to Latin America from 2010 onwards. Yegor Ivanov, Yota's vice president, commented they have been approached by over 30 companies interested in their telephony and Internet services, even though they have not yet started operating in the country. Panama, Costa Rica and Access to InternetThursday, March 16, 2017 The Akamai report for the fourth quarter of 2016, notes that compared to the previous quarter, there was an increase of 10% on the average internet connection speed in Panama and a reduction of 1.2% in Costa Rica. Although average internet access speed (IPv4) remains very low compared to other Latin American countries and other regions, the "Akamai State of the Internet IVQ 2016" report, states that both countries saw increases compared to the same quarter of 2015. Costa Rica registered an interannual increase of 15%, while in Panama the interannual increase was 47%. 497 Companies Sign Up in SutelWednesday, July 15, 2009 The Costa Rican Telecommunications Superintendent is processing applications for companies willing to provide telecom services. Companies that fail to do the necessary paperwork risk being shut down and having their equipment removed by the Superintendence. Costa Rica: Racsa To Offer "Triple Play" ServicesMonday, August 3, 2009 In the short term, the company will offer data, TV and phone services through Internet, for home and office. The announcement is made amidst a clash between RACSA and AMNET. RACSA provides Internet transport for AMNET cable customers. ICE Opens Up Its Telecommunications NetworkFriday, July 16, 2010 Costa Rica’s state-owned electricity and telecommunications provider has interfaced its network with Ticom and CallMyWay, two telecom companies offering VOIP services. The two companies are the first to be interfaced after presenting their requests to the Costa Rica's Telecommunications Regulator (SUTEL). Metrowireless Arrives in Costa RicaThursday, June 23, 2011 The Venezuelan funded cable and internet company will invest one million dollars. The Venezuelan company will establish itself in the country offering IP telephony services and broadband internet to residential and corporate clients. Company Profile Organization that operates in Nicaragua.
There is Competition in IP Telephony and InternetTuesday, June 23, 2009 The first six companies to compete with state-run ICE in the telecommunications market have been authorized in Costa Rica. The Superintendency of Telecommunications (Sutel) gave the green light to allow the companies to offer telephone over IP and Internet services. New Company offers IP Telephone in Costa RicaTuesday, March 22, 2011 CallMyWay, a Costa Rican company, lanched an Internet Telephony Service (IP). Local calls to landlines or cell phones will keep the same rate as the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, but international calls will have lower rates and calls between the company's customers are free. The Time Has Come for IP TechnologyWednesday, March 25, 2009 More mobility and lower operating costs: The interaction between computers and telephone services has matured and the entry costs are accessible. The important thing is that when the return on investment is taken into account, opting for IP technology for communications is a decision increasingly favored in companies. That return on investment is not only in lower operating costs than those of telephone exchange services, but also in higher productivity. Yota to Continue WiMax in NicaraguaTuesday, March 1, 2011 The company announced it will continue with the WiMax technology in Nicaragua despite changes in other countries. The new manager in Nicaragua, Oleg Arsenyev, added: "... it is true that in other countries we are changing and experimenting with new protocols, new technology, but in Nicaragua it is not necessary. We will continue to use WiMax as long as customers consider it good speed ..." Broadband Tender for Southern Costa RicaMonday, October 13, 2014 The Superintendency of Telecommunications in Costa Rica is putting out to tender the service to provide access to Fixed Voice and Broadband Internet Services in the south of the country. SUTEL-BNCR Competition No. 010-2014 Information Society Statistical Profiles 2009: AmericasThursday, September 10, 2009 Market Overview. Internet access and applications. Benchmarking ICT developments in the Americas. Information Society Statistical Profiles 2009: Americas, by International Telecommunication Union. |
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