Telecoms news from Honduras

Honduran Networks to Offer Mobile Number Portability

The Honduran government has approved a law that will require the mobile networks to support Mobile Number Portability (MNP) requests from the end of this September. ...more.

Former CEO of Telecommunications Company Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy

The former CEO of Miami-based VoIP service provider, Latin Node (LatiNode) has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras to secure interconnection rights for phone calls between the USA and Honduras. ...more.

Operators Get Smart About Mobile Data in Honduras

Despite a highly penetrated mobile market, operators in Honduras will see opportunities in increasing data usage along with the expected migration from basic handsets to text-friendly devices and smartphones, ...more.

Digicel Buys Rival Network in Jamaica - to Sell Digicel Honduras and El Salvador

Pan-Caribbean operator, Digicel has announced that it has signed an agreement with America Movil to acquire its Claro business in Jamaica, and to sell to America Movil its businesses in El Salvador and Honduras. ...more.

Alcatel-Lucent Pays $137 Million to Settle Bribery Lawsuits

Alcatel-Lucent has settled a long-running bribery case with the USA's Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. ...more.

Huawei Wins Latin American Contract from Millicom

Huawei has been selected by Millicom, a mobile phone network provider in Latin America and Africa, to deploy an international long-distance network in Central America. ...more.

Millicom Granted Option to Buy Out Honduran Shareholder

Millicom International Cellular says that its local partner in Honduras has reached an agreement that gives Millicom full control of Celtel, its Honduran subsidiary. ...more.

Ousted Honduran leader addresses UN via cell phone

Honduras' ousted president addressed the United Nations General Assembly by cellular phone late Monday from the Brazilian embassy in his country where he is holed up, ...more.

Tigo and MoreMagic Solutions Offer International PrePay Recharge

International PrePay top-up reseller, MoreMagic Solutions has inked a deal to sell PrePay top-ups for Honduran mobile operator, Tigo. ...more.

3G Subscriptions in the Honduras Market to Surge by 30% by 2014

3G subscriptions in the Honduras telecommunications market will surge to 30 percent by 2014, up from 2 percent today, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. ...more.

Millicom Buys Out Shareholdings in Central America and Chad

Millicom International says that it has purchased the remaining shares in two joint ventures, Navega in Central America and its business in Chad, for a proportional total of US$60 million. ...more.

Digicel Launches in Honduras With US$450 Million Investment

Digicel has commercially launched its GSM network in Honduras following an investment of US$450 million, leading to a national network of more than 500 retail distributors and 40,000 recharge outlets nationwide. ...more.

Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Pakistani Earthquake Victims

Reacting to the 6.5 earthquake in Pakistan Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) deployed a team of emergency telecommunications specialist on Friday. ...more.

Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Honduras

Following heavy floods provoked by several days of torrential rain in Honduras, UNDAC (the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination) requested Telecoms Sans Frontieres' (TSF) support ...more.

Millicom Launches 3G Services in Three Countries

Millicom International Cellular has launched 3G services in Guatemala, Honduras and as previously reported, Bolivia. ...more.

Digicel Wins WiMAX License in Honduras

Pan-Caribbean operator Digicel has won a license in the 2.5 GHz spectrum to deliver broadband internet services using WiMAX technology in Honduras. ...more.

Ericsson Wins GSM Contract in Honduras

Ericsson has been awarded a GSM/EDGE contract by Digicel Group in Honduras, making Ericsson the preferred supplier for Digicel's operations in the Caribbean, El Salvador and now in Honduras. ...more.

Digicel Wins GSM License in Honduras

The auction took place yesterday, with Digicel bidding US$80.1 million. It is expected that the decision to grant the fourth operator license to Digicel Honduras will be approved by Congress in the coming weeks. ...more.

Govt: Chimirri won't return to Hondutel

The scandal-ridden head of Honduran state-owned telco Hondutel Marcelo Chimirri will not return to his position, the government declared on Wednesday, as reported by local newspaper La Prensa. ...more.

Zelaya names minister as interim Hondutel head

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has temporarily placed his economy minister Jorge Rosa at the helm of state telco Hondutel , while former head Marcelo Chimirri faces charges of espionage, local paper El Financiero reported. ...more.