Brazil 5G auction raises $8.5B with some lots unsold
Brazil’s authorities talked-up the success of its 5G spectrum auction, where big name operators and a handful of other parties pledged to spend a total of BRL47.2 billion ($8.5 billion)…
Brazil 5G auction raises over $1B on opening day
Bidders in Brazil’s 5G auction committed to spend more than BRL7.1 billion ($1.27 billion) on 5G licences during the first day of the sale, with the local units of Telefonica,…
TIM Brasil flags need for 5G collaboration
GSMA THRIVE LATIN AMERICA: Pietro Labriola, CEO of TIM Brasil (pictured), predicted network sharing would become increasingly important as operators in the country develop the foundations of 5G connectivity to…
Brazil backs US transparent 5G networks call
Brazil joined a US-led proposal for building transparent and reliable 5G networks, representing another blow to Chinese vendor Huawei which is regarded as the main target of the scheme. The…
US moves to cut Huawei out of Brazilian 5G
The US government offered to help Brazilian operators fund the purchase of 5G kit from Ericsson and Nokia, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported, stepping-up efforts to persuade allies not to…