Mexico’s Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT), through its Integrated Public Train and Transport Agency (ATTRAPI), has launched an international public tender to provide 5G telecommunications to two of the country’s rail corridors.

Google has announcing a major expansion of its global network infrastructure in the Americas with three new subsea cable systems: Alisios, Canoa and OlaLuz.

Global smartphone shipments fell 7% year-on-year in 2Q26 as the ongoing memory shortage pushed up device prices and weakened consumer demand.

Ericsson confirmed on Friday it has won a contract from the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) – the Costa Rican government’s electricity and telecoms service provider – to deploy a 5G Standalone (SA) network for ICE’s telecom division, Kölbi.

Amdocs, a provider of software and services for communications and media companies, has had a busy few days with announcements of two Brazil-focused deals and one relevant to a large part of Latin America.

Sabesp, the water and sanitation company of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, has announced the deployment, with operator Vivo, of what is described as the world's largest Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity project for smart water management.

A Japanese company has announced plans for a major investment in optical fibre and cable capacity that could benefit facilities in India and Brazil.

Space solutions company SES has been selected by LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity service to its growing fleet of Airbus and Embraer aircraft.

Liberty Networks announced on Friday it is teaming with state-owned Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela (CANTV) to launch a new subsea cable linking Venezuela to the island nation of Curaçao.

Payments technology company ACI Worldwide and dLocal, a payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, have announced a strategic partnership that gives global merchants immediate and seamless access to leading local payment methods in parts of Latin America.

A private network deal involving Brazilian operator TIM, described as marking a new level in the digitisation and modernisation of energy distribution in Brazil, has just been announced.

Digicel has announced a major expansion of its fibre network in St. Lucia, with the operator aiming to extend coverage to more than 99% of homes across the Caribbean island.

Global connectivity provider Telxius announced on Wednesday it has launched a new point of presence (PoP) in the Dominican Republic at the NAP Caribe data centre in Santo Domingo.

America Movil has agreed to acquire Peruvian fixed broadband provider Wow from Liberty Latin America and its partners, strengthening the operator's position in Peru's growing fibre broadband market.

Terra Innovatum Global, a developer of micro-modular nuclear reactors, has announced that Latin American media group Waiken ILW has chosen its SOLO micro-modular reactor platform for an initial deployment supporting the data centre infrastructure of two broadcasting and streaming services providers.

Alipay+, a global digital payment gateway under fintech provider Ant International, has announced that it will enable global travellers to make QR code payments at millions of merchants across Argentina.

The province of Chubut in southern Argentina is reported to be seeking to attract investment in data centres and develop a second submarine fibre optic landing point in the country, citing significant competitive advantages compared to other provinces.

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it has signed MoUs with US companies Ernst & Young and Hummingbird AI Holdings to develop AI-ready data centres and infrastructure in the country with at least 450MW of load capacity.

Multilateral development bank IDB Invest says it has led a US$140 million financing package for Torrecom Partners, a US-based leading independent telecom tower operator in Latin America, to support the expansion of digital infrastructure, connectivity and competitiveness across the region.

Bankrupt Brazilian operator Oi announced on Saturday it has signed a contract to sell its fixed line services unit to Método Telecomunicações for BRL60.1 million (US$11.6 million) in cash as part of a judicial auction held in April.

Agribusiness seems to have become a very attractive proposition for IoT equipment and services providers, as a recent announcement from the LoRa Alliance, the organisation defining, evolving and promoting the LoRaWAN standard, indicates.

Agentic AI and automation solutions provider Flytxt announced on Tuesday it is partnering with Digicel Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to optimize its customer value management (CVM) platform with AI.

Latin American digital infrastructure provider Cirion Technologies confirmed that it has restored 62% of the services knocked out by the two recent earthquakes in Venezuela.

Tech giant Huawei and the Argentinian Agricultores Federados Argentinos (AFA) association have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the digital transformation of Argentina’s agricultural sector.

Chile telecoms regulator Subtel has this week announced plans to expand competition in satellite services in Chile and to incorporate new bands to improve connectivity.

Elea Data Centres says it is partnering with renewable energy company AXIA Energia to launch what they say is the first neutral AI data centre in the Amazon region in the second quarter of 2027.

The approval, early last week, of the installation of Google’s underwater cable linking Chile to Asia-Pacific means the Humboldt Cable, as it is known, is on track to be installed in the last quarter of 2026 and become operational in 2028.

Starlink will provide one month of free satellite internet service to users in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country this week, helping restore communications in affected areas.

Colombia's Ministry of ICT (MinTIC) has fined operator Telecall Colombia COP7.42 billion (US$1.8 million) for failing to meet obligations attached to its 5G spectrum licence.

KKR, Nvidia, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and power company Vistra have launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new company backed by more than US$10 billion in capital to build AI infrastructure for hyperscalers.

Voltalia, an international renewable energy company headquartered in France, has announced a deal that could play an important part in Brazil's efforts to sustainably power its data centres.

Telefónica announced it reused or recycled 95% of the waste generated across its operations in 2025, marking progress towards its goal of achieving zero waste by 2030.