Tag Archives: broadband

Another 15 Uruguayan operators could claim compensations as Multiseñal

After the contract in which the Uruguayan Government agreed to pay USD 2.5 million to Multiseñal for it to abandon the 2.5 Ghz frequency, the other 15 operators in the country that operate in the same band could file a lawsuit or demand payment of the corresponding millions, as announced by Gustavo Gómez, executive director [...]

FTTH represents 60% of ETB’s fixed services customers base in Colombia

As part of its Q2 2021 results report presentation, the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) reported that its FTTH customer base achieved a 11% growth during the first half of the year, and ended June with 374 thousand subscribers, which represents around 37 thousand new subscribers in relation to December 2020. Likewise, the company [...]

Telecom continues to increase its pay TV subscribers base and strengthens gaming and esports content on Flow

As part of Q2 2021 results presentation, the telecommunications company Telecom Argentina reported a total of 3,545 million subscribers to its pay TV offer. The figure shows a 1.3% annual growth on the base (45 thousand net additions), which it has managed to  keep during 2021, since, in relation to Q1 2021, Telecom added 25 [...]

Telefonica completes the 60% sale of its FTTH subsidiary in Chile to KKR

Telecommunications company Telefonica and US multinational company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) have officially announced this last Friday, July 2nd, the closing of the transaction for 100% of InfraCO, a standalone company that will be in charge of operating the first free FTTH network access in Chile. The transaction is valued at about USD 1 billion. [...]

ETB strengthens its FTTH growth, which already represents 58% of its fixed customers base

As part of its Q1 2021 financial results presentation, the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) reported that its FTTH customer base increased by 5.6% so far this year, and ended Q1 2021 with 520 thousand subscribers, adding 27 thousand new customers compared to the 493 thousand reported at the end of 2020. In addition, [...]

Telecom features more pay TV subscribers and strengthens its gaming offer in Flow during Q1 2021

As part of its Q1 2021 financial results report presentation, Telecom Argentina reported a total of 3.5 million customers on its pay TV offer. According to the information reported by the company, the figure shows a drop of 23.6 thousand customers in relation to Q4 2020, although, in relation to Q1 2020 there is evidence [...]

ETB’s FTTH client base features almost 500 thousand clients and triples the number of new subscribers reported in 2019

As part of its Q4 2020 results presentation, the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) reported that its fixed customer base added 24 thousand new users during 2020, totaling 901 thousand customers as of December 31st last year. The Colombian telecommunications company also highlighted the growth shown by its FTTH customer base, which added 127 [...]

ETB offers new 500 MB internet plan with FTTH

Colombian telecommunications company ETB (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota) has officially announced this Thursday, February 4th, that it has launched a new 500 MB internet plan with FTTH, which will provide higher connection speeds to develop several activities, such as working, studying and entertainment. ETB gives answers to the needs of citizens, thanks to the [...]

Uruguayan pay TV operators to be able to offer broadband using private networks

The Uruguayan Government has recently announced that changes in the Media Law available in the country (Law N° 19,307; 2014) will be implemented. The most relevant ones are focused on the possibility that pay TV operators can offer services using private networks, and not only those provided by the Uruguayan telco Antel, as currently established [...]

FTTH represents 52% of ETB’s total clients

As part of its Q3 2020 quarterly results report presentation,  the Colombian Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) reported that its fixed customer base added 23 thousand new users in relation to Q3 2019, and now features 900 thousand customers. The Colombian company has also highlighted the good performance that its FTTH customer base has [...]