Abexus Analytics unveils Google-based mobility tool that could shape COVID-19 strategies
August 27, 2020
Puerto Rico-based business intelligence firm Abexus Analytics has developed and made freely available the Abexus Mobility Insights tool, which tracks cellphone data using Google Mobility’s database and could help the government establish public policy related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tool follows how island residents move across all 78 towns and has already produced multiple […]
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FCC opens $504M funding window for telecom upgrades in Puerto Rico
August 10, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission announced it will accept proposals from telecommunications companies in Puerto Rico to receive funding from the “Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund.” The fund has $504.7 million available during a 10-year period to support fixed broadband projects by companies in the Puerto Rico market. Another $186.5 million is available under the Connect […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico reports $109M in 2Q20 revenue, up 5.1% Y-O-Y
August 7, 2020
Lifted by efforts to help residential and business customers navigate the COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown, Liberty Puerto Rico reported $109 million for the second quarter, a 5.1% increase compared to the same period in 2019, and a 4.3% jump over the first quarter in 2020. The financial results showed that Liberty added 33,500 revenue generating […]
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Colecturía Digital Móvil app launched to sell Treasury Dept. vouchers
August 7, 2020
A new application called the Colecturía Digital Móvil was recently launched to ease the purchase of Treasury Department payment vouchers required for dozens of government transactions, particularly at the Department of Transportation and Public Works’ Drivers Services Office (CESCO). Once the mobile app is downloaded, the user registers, selects the agency that requires the voucher, […]
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AeroNet partners with Facebook Connectivity to launch Wi-Fi service in Old San Juan
August 6, 2020
Puerto Rico-based business internet service provider AeroNet this week launched a new, advanced Wi-Fi service in Old San Juan, in partnership with Facebook Connectivity. The new service is powered by Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi-Fi platform, which will enable AeroNet to provide its Wi-Fi service in a sustainable and scalable way, and Terragraph, a gigabit wireless […]
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Evertec 4% revenue drops to $117.9M in 2Q20
August 5, 2020
Evertec Inc. today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, which reflected a revenue decrease of 4% to $117.9 million, compared with $122.5 million in the prior year. The revenue decline in the quarter reflected a slowdown in transactions resulting from COVID-19 with sequential monthly recovery as businesses reopened in Puerto Rico […]
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T-Mobile, Sprint merge under one brand across Puerto Rico
August 4, 2020
Four months after closing its merger with Sprint, wireless carrier T-Mobile announced it has wrapped up unifying the brands as one across the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico. T-Mobile rebranded 20 Sprint stores across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, pushing its new number of stores, kiosks, mobile units and trailers to 70, company […]
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AT&T launches nationwide 5G network, adding 18 Puerto Rico towns
August 4, 2020
Wireless carrier AT&T announced that its 5G network is now live for consumers and businesses across the country, including 18 additional towns in Puerto Rico. The carrier’s 5G coverage now includes: Adjuntas; Ceiba; Ciales; Guánica; Guayanilla; Jayuya; Lajas; Lares; Las Marías; Maricao; Morovis; Naguabo; Orocovis; Peñuelas; Sabana Grande; San Sebastián; Utuado; and Yauco. “5G is […]
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Microsoft: Working remotely and returning to in-person work can be just as difficult
July 13, 2020
In the last four months, work has changed drastically, but will these changes persist into the future? To answer those questions, Microsoft developed the second Work Trend Index, combining insights from three sources: trends behind how customers use its tools; findings from a Harris Poll survey of more than 2,000 remote workers in six countries; […]
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Evertec launches new ATH Movil contactless payment solution
July 3, 2020
Evertec Inc. announced the launch of its new ATH Movil solution that allows consumers to make payments by scanning QR codes at participating Evertec retailers, without having the card on hand. This new feature will allow the more than 1.5 million ATH Movil users to make payments at participating locations, in “an easy, secure, and […]
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AT&T launches 5G on its wireless network across 58 Puerto Rico towns
June 29, 2020
Wireless carrier AT&T confirmed the launch of 5G technology on its network in Puerto Rico, where it is already covering 58 towns, company executives said. Customers will have access to the faster service in San Juan, Aguadilla, Aibonito, Arecibo, Mayagüez, Ponce and Rincón. Another 18 towns will go live this week, while Vieques and Culebra […]
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Ticketera integrates physical distancing in its event ticket sales platform
June 24, 2020
Event ticket sales platform, Ticketera, announced it has updated its service to comply with the physical distance regulations that will be required for the restart of mass events in Puerto Rico. In doing so, it becomes the first Puerto Rican company offering the technology that will place seats with the predetermined distance to address the […]
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FCC OK’s $237.9M to upgrade mobile broadband networks in Puerto Rico, USVI
June 15, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission today approved $237.9 million in funding over three years to “expand, improve, and harden” mobile broadband networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifically, in Stage 2 of the “Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund” and “Connect USVI Fund,” the FCC authorized $233.9 million to three carriers serving Puerto Rico […]
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Puerto Rican Telecom Alliance asks FCC to evaluate bill to tax internet service
June 12, 2020
The Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai asking him to take notice of the local legislature’s “attempt to tax the internet and broadband internet access services.” The Alliance — which groups internet, television and telephony services providers Aeronet, Claro, Data Access, Liberty Puerto Rico, Neptuno, Optivon, VPNet, […]
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Puerto Rico Telecom Alliance pushes for public hearings for Senate Bill 1333
June 9, 2020
The head of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Alliance, Felipe Hernández, called on lawmakers to hold public hearings on House Bill 1333, which the group claims would increase the internet and cellular service bills for local consumers and could bankrupt nearly 100 Puerto Rican small businesses that serve more than 300,000 subscribers. Hernández demanded that House […]
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