Wally Swain

I comment on Latin American Telecom

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Free symposium Tuesday and Thursday on 5G in Latin America. https://t.co/1Bij6UqKef

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Worth checking out tomorrow and Thursday. Free sign up. https://t.co/RImzQQwjo4 https://t.co/uEn9eOtoSg

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Tomorrow I am moderating an operator panel in Conecta LatAm on the Future Telco. See more here. https://t.co/MUX8agb8bC

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Here is my commentary on Colombia's fintech in a Covid-19 world for the Inter-American Dialogue’s biweekly Financial Services Advisor. https://t.co/NLx3VTCBhs

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A conversation with Michael Hainsworth about 5G and Latin America in Futurithmic. https://t.co/PWCNb4i0Ea

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With Twitter threatening to take down inactive accounts thought I better start posting again. They have suspended the program but only until they fix some details. Don't worry. I plan for future tweets to be more interesting.

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I will be judging the 2020 GLOMOs, looking for the best-in-class mobile technology that underpins the everyday lives of more than 5 billion people. Full details of the awards and how to enter: https://t.co/xF8pwTGkhh

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Ovum colleague Vipul Babbar publishes his persepectives on 5G in Central America, says Fixed Wireless Access is the best use case in the short term. https://t.co/TxOihIUfDz

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Ovum LatAm team publishes major report on DIgital Infrastructure and Socio Economic Development especially Why governments should do more to facilitate investment. https://t.co/AUhI3KouM3

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Ovum colleague Cindy Whelan says US regulatory trends threaten cables linking China to the Americas. https://t.co/4r02xYUX58

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Ovum colleague Sonia Agnese tells Colombia's 14th CRC International Regulation Workshop that Latin America is growing more slowly than rest of the world in broadband technologies. Regulators must assure the right conditions for 5G. https://t.co/y9TqjVXmYg

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Yet another story about an underutilized national backbone network, this time in Peru. Prices unchanged since 2012 is one of the reasons. Operators preferring to 'go-it-alone' is another (maybe because of rates?). https://t.co/EJru7qxtxr

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Colombian mobile industry says "Curb your enthusiasm" over 5G, pointing out that 4G penetration is only 35%. https://t.co/GS9NfPaGCI

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So was it all just brinksmanship? https://t.co/jM66sYYrX3

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5G America launches new study of Colombian telecom regulation. Concludes that more spectrum is needed for efficient use of 5G in the country. https://t.co/yt1AWgTSIi

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Peruvian Congress debating a bill to revive State-owned carrier. You go back Jack and do it again. https://t.co/sNy6y0jnXd And bring up the same old fears https://t.co/z04HGPEzCm

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@enriquecarrier celebrating 17 years of Comentarios. Old enough to drive to the party but not to have a glass of champagne! Congratulations! https://t.co/GnOt0pEVKG

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GSMA reports Executive President of Movistar Mexico, Carlos Alberto Morales Paulin, saying 5G will be hard to justify in the region considering the "perfect storm" of high spectrum costs and low service profitability. https://t.co/rhJ0A3n6ox

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Colombia's competition regulator disagrees with Colombia's telecom regulator and concludes Claro does not dominate mobile telephony market. Says there is no problem with competition. https://t.co/9x4wSvKB2Z

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Not the kind of contest you want to win: Brazil and Argentina take two of the top three spots in the list of most expensive countries to buy an iPhone XS. https://t.co/H2JFhpI5OJ