According to Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB)’s Company President, Saul Cohen Kattan the New MVNO Company which began its MVNO operations dubbed ‘Voz Movil ETB’ on 18 April using Tigo network has invested COP 5 billion/ +/- $2,824,858.76 to get the service off the ground
Latin American telecommunications heavyweight America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX) likely kept up a steady pace of revenue and subscriber growth in the fourth quarter of 2011, although profit is expected to have slipped from a year earlier, affected by higher financial costs.
Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) has signed a partnership agreement with Cine Colombia (Cineco), a Valorem subsidiary, part of the Santo Domingo Group, to launch mobile operations in Colombia.
Retail chains Grupo Exito and Falabella plan to launch mobile virtual network operations in Colombia, La Republica reports, citing unnamed Grupo Exito sources.
Virgin Mobile Latin America has received authorisation from the Colombian government to operate as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), according to local media reports.
Colombian operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) has pre-launched MVNO services on the local market.
Virgin has received the authorization for the MVNO launch months ago, Phil Wallace, president of Virgin Mobile Latin America, told El Tiempo.
Colombian telecoms operator UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. is studying the feasibility of launching an MVNO operation in the US, international market VP and 4G project leader Juan Ignacio Palacio told BNamericas
Colombian state-owned telco (ETB) has announced plans to roll out wireless services in partnership with mobile network operator Colombia Movil.
Richard Branson is taking a leaf out of Carlos Slim’s book and seeking a foothold in Colombia.
In the framework of the “Support Program to the Process of Private Participation and Concession in Infrastructure”, its third phase (PPCI-3) – Loan contract IADB/CO, The Department of National Planning (DNP)1 of Colombia has initiated a contract to develop the project “Analysis of the technical, economical, market conditions and impact of the implementation of the Mobile Virtual Operators in Colombia”, aimed at improving the level of competitiveness of the Colombian mobile market, the increase of the telecommunications services offering, the well-being of the telecommunications users and the sector development in the country.
DirectTV Colombia wants to be an MVNO Provider to offer Internet Services to its customers in Colombia after losing the auction for the spectrum allocation for mobile telephony in Colombia.
This is an updated and fairly comprehensive listing of Colombian MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators), MVNE’s and mobile SPs in Colombia today.
Colombia retains its position in the group of 25 resource and efficiency-driven economies on the Connectivity Scorecard 2010. It is a moderate performer hampered by a poor business infrastructure.
Under the concept of mobile virtual network operator, from this Thursday begins operations in Colombia, the company Uff! Mobile, owned by the Organización Ardila Lülle, which will captivate bet those users unhappy with the three current operators.
Today a new MVNO was unveiled to the public, and will be launched very soon in Colombia. The new MVNO will utilise Tigo’s mobile network reports local newspaper; The Portfolio.
Difficult conditions force ETB to cancel its strategic partner process.