Information & Communication Technologies
in Central America
Monday, February 6, 2012
Growth rates are lower, and statistics show that there are 132 cell lines per 100 inhabitants, a fact that is leading phone companies to adopt new strategies for growth.
The growth rate of mobile telephony in Guatemala decreased from 2.5 million lines per year in 2005 to only about 460 thousand in 2010, a sign of market maturity. Today, Guatemala has 132 mobile phone lines per 100 inhabitants, in other words there are more phones than the entire population.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The firm Ingesis of Guatemalan origin, specialist in IT solutions for large enterprises in the region, has opened operations in Costa Rica, reported ElNuevoDiario.com.ni.
According to Marketwire Hispanic Newsline, "Ingesis is represented in Central America by SAP software and business applications for smartphones and tablets. It has 100 employees."
Monday, January 30, 2012
On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) will design, develop and install a comprehensive system to monitor immigration flows to Panama
Panama awarded On Track Innovations Ltd.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Along with two other private sector competitors, the state run Costa Rican Institute of Electricity intends to buy Cable Vision.
The state-owned Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) aims to break into the business of cable television and is bidding for the company Cablevision.
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Superintendency for Competition in El Salvador has sanctioned four telephone companies for agreeing jointly to a single fee for the provision of one of their services.
The Board (CD) of the Superintendencia de Competencia (SC) fined Telemóvil, Telefonica, Digicel and Intelfon a total of $1,215,497.94 for agreeing to jointly fix the rate of $ 0.21 plus VAT per minute for calls from the traditional local phone network to a mobile phone.
Friday, January 20, 2012
The rapid development of mobile telephony continues in Panama, where 7.2 million active mobile lines are registered.
The Public Service Authority (ASEP) reports that there were 7.2 million active cell phones lines in December 2011, an increase of 634,742 lines compared to December 2010, when 6.6 million active mobile phones were recorded.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
In the next few weeks, more than one hundred public procedures, will be available online.
Some of the procedures that will be available are: the acquisition of Paz and Salvo at the Social Security Fund, request for criminal records, quering IDAAN balances, the Digital Passport System, the program ‘100 a los 70’, and consultation and payment of traffic tickets.
Friday, January 6, 2012
The companies have announced the development of fourth generation (4G) telephone networks for this year.
The customers manager at the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) said that the project to develop 4G technology is a priority for the state run company and they expect it to be in operation during the course of the year 2012.
Friday, January 6, 2012
A study by Pyramid Research says that the telecommunications market in 2011 generated revenues of $2,400 million.
Of the total, 69% ($1,600 million) corresponds to the mobile phone business and the rest is divided between internet, cable television and fixed telephony services.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
The Municipality of San Salvador has put out to tender advisory services for tax management, consulting and provision of a technology platform.
According to the tender specifications:
The Municipality of San Salvador through the UACI is promoting this Public Tender No.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
In the short term, the Costa Rican Oil Refinery will put out to tender the construction works, valued at $1.8 million.
A press release by RECOPE reads:
RECOPE plans to build modern data center campus in El Alto
The Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE SA) plans to build a data center on the campus of El Alto de Ochomogo, with the latest technology and under strict international standards, which will be used as an alternative central data processing company, and will ensure the operations of the Sales and Distribution Management (GDV), while serving as an implementer and promoter of technology for process automation projects.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The National Bank has put out to tender the purchase, installation and configuration of communications equipment for a data center network.
According to the tender specifications:
The National Bank of Costa Rica requires contracts for the purchase, installation and configuration of communications equipment for the Data Center Network, which provides all the institutional network services required by its staff.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The BCR, the Multisectoral Investment Bank and the Superintendency of the Financial System have signed an agreement of understanding for developing mobile banking in the country.
A press release from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador (BCR) reads:
Friday, December 16, 2011
The president of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla is meeting with representatives from the Swedish company that designed an open network that would bring high-speed connections to Costa Rican homes.
After the state run company Radiographic Costarricense (RACSA), a subsidiary of Grupo Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), rejected the project, despite recognizing the benefits it would bring to the general population, arguing that "it was not good business for the group ", the theme is being taken up by the aforementioned president, who has apparently questioned the decision to abandon the project.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The company, which won the contract to upgrade the 911 service in El Salvador, is starting operations in the country.
With an investment of nearly one million dollars, the company opened its offices in the Torre Futura in San Salvador, where it employs 15 executives.
The project to modernize the 911 service, at a cost of $ 14 million," is the first step for Cable & Wireless to reach its goal of providing other services in El Salvador and at the same time transform it into its platform for expansion to other markets", reported Elmundo.com.sv
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