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5 Firms To Begin 5G Network Trials In Colombia While 4G Deployment Continues

In July, 5 companies will begin 5G network trials in the Colombian cities of Medellín, Bogotá, Tolú, Barrancabermeja, and Cali. Meanwhile the country announced a strategy to move consumers at least to 4G and dismantle the aged 2G mobile telecommunications network.

Posted On June 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia UK Bilateral Trade Agreement Passes Out Of Colombian Senate

A bilateral trade agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom has passed in Colombia’s plenary senate session and now passes to the Andean nation’s lower house for approval.

Posted On June 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Bilateral Colombia UK Trade Bill Passes Out Of Colombia’s Senate Committee

A post-Brexit trade deal between Colombia and the United Kingdom was approved by Colombia’s congress in its first debate. The bill seeks to maintain trade integration, market access and commercial relationship between the two Atlantic countries.

Posted On June 16, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Coordinating Humanitarian Repatriation Flights For Citizens Stranded Abroad

The Colombian government continues to arrange humanitarian flights to repatriate its citizens stranded abroad. To participate, Colombians must have previously registered with their respective Colombian Consulates to qualify for these flights, and must pay the ticket cost.

Posted On June 1, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Colombia Is Now The 37th Full Member Of The OECD

Colombia has completed the 8-year accession process, now making it a full member of the OECD: The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development based in Paris.

Posted On April 29, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Overwhelming Response To Viva Air Labs Innovation Challenge

Proposals came from countries such as Colombia, Germany, the United States, Sweden, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Chile, Brazil, Spain, Peru, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Ireland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and China.

Posted On April 18, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia Captures American Narco-Fugitive Attempting To Travel From México To UK

Colombia’s CTI (analogous to the US FBI) Captured fugitive American narco-trafficker Daron Odell Jones during a layover at the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá as he attempted to travel from Mexico to the UK on a fake British passport.

Posted On March 19, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Extreme Turbulence: Avianca Caught Up In Mammoth Airbus Bribery Scandal

Already entangled in multiple scandals involving illegal wiretapping of its pilots' union and improper favors to government officials, Colombian air carrier Avianca has now found itself involved in the massive multi-billion dollar global bribery scheme by Airbus uncovered by...

Posted On February 3, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Telefónica Sells 2,029 Mobile Towers In Ecuador & Colombia To Phoenix Tower International

After announcing a plan to move away from Latin American markets, Madrid based Telefónica (BME: TEF) has sold 621 Colombian mobile telephony towers to Florida-based Phoenix Tower International, and agreed to sell 521 more Colombian towers and 1,408 towers in Ecuador. In Colombia,...

Posted On December 24, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Telefonica Seeking To Spin Off Non-Brazil Latin America Operations

Spanish telephone company Telefónica (BME: TEF) announced this week in a letter to from the CEO that it intends to spin off its Spanish-language Latin America operations in order to focus on business in Spain, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom. According to the company in a...

Posted On November 29, 2019

, By Loren Moss