The Geography of 5G: Lessons from Alaska
For three decades, I have sat at the table with regulators in capitals such as Bogotá, Basseterre, London, and Seoul, and the conversation about rural connectivity almost always begins in...
How Mexico Fell Out of AT&T’s Plans
In January 2015, AT&T made its comeback bid to Mexico by completing its acquisition of Iusacell, allowing the U.S. giant to return to a market it had left first in...
Sensing Without Surveillance in the Global South
Many countries in the so-called Global South continue to expand their 4G mobile networks while seeing little need to deploy non-standalone 5G networks across much of their territory. Africa, for...
No Electricity, No Digital Education, No AI
Greek mythology treats lightning and electricity as divine gifts that connect the mortal world with the divine. Watching lightning meant witnessing Zeus's direct intervention in mortal affairs. Norse mythology, a...
ISAC’s Opportunities and Strategic Challenges
A 6G network will be able to tell that you are there without your phone ever connecting to it. That is not distant speculation. It is one of the defining...
Argentina’s Digital Sovereignty: Rules, Not Decrees
Some would say that many Latin American public officials entertain a very seductive idea about digital sovereignty: that a law or decree is all it takes to impose it. Yet...
The FIFA World Cup as a Technological Showcase
Politics and sports do not mix. That is one of the most repeated and most false assertions in history. From regional games, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games,...
Dominican Republic: Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Development
When discussing the development of telecommunications in Latin America, the conversation typically centers on the region's largest markets: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. The remaining countries appear in...
Mexico According to the Global Knowledge Index
Last November 2025, the Global Knowledge Index (GKI) was published, of which I have been a part of the advisory committee since 2021. This publication seeks to establish a comprehensive...
Promised Technology, Postponed Development
As the end of 2025 approaches, the telecommunications industry in Latin America leaves us with a landscape in which several hopes remain alive, as they were not fulfilled in the...
