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Tigo Business teams up with AWS to offer cloud services across Central and Latin America
Millicom ’ s Tigo Business has teamed up with Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) to expand and integrate its managed and professional services into its cloud solutions portfolio in Guatemala , El Salvador , Honduras , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama and Colombia .
This collaboration allows Tigo Business to offer Amazon cloud services as part of its Tigo Multi-Cloud Managed Services portfolio , facilitating cloud consulting , design , migration , implementation and management for businesses by expert engineers across the region .
“ We ’ ve made significant investments in the construction , certification and development of new capabilities in our data centers , as well as in our fiber optic network to benefit our Tigo Business customers across Latin America ,” said Santiago Londoño , Vice President B2B at Millicom .
“ Advancing upon our vision to promote the Digital Transformation of companies to be better equipped for the world of tomorrow , we are proud to have partnered with Amazon , a world-class company , to contribute to the technological advancement of the region .”
Marcos Grilanda , Regional Director at AWS , said : “ The pandemic has accelerated the use of new technologies and the cloud , allowing companies to innovate and transform as they look for new lines of businesses , more efficiency and solutions to new market risks .
“ We see a lot of potential in the markets of Central America , Panama and Colombia , that ’ s the reason why we ’ re teaming up with Tigo Business , a technology company with solid presence in this region and with expert engineers in Amazon ’ s Cloud .”
Regional City Networks launch in Latin America and South Asia
“ Latin America is home to some of the most exciting initiatives in Smart Cities today , but that success is not evenly spread ,” said José Manuel Restrepo , Minister of Trade , Industry and Tourism of Colombia . “ Colombia is honored to take on the task of co-ordinating the regional activities of the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance in Latin America , so that cities across the region can benefit from both global and regional knowledge exchange .”
The World Economic Forum is launching two regional networks of cities in Latin America and South Asia to share knowledge on Smart City development while protecting public interests related to privacy , security and sustainability .
Under the umbrella of the Forum ’ s G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance the two city networks will connect leading pioneer cities from the Global Alliance with smaller cities in the region .
Cities in Latin America and India will be invited to meet regularly to analyze Smart City policies and will receive technical support from the Forum ’ s network of global experts .
“ India already has one of the world ’ s most ambitious Smart City programs , driven by the Government of India ’ s Smart Cities Mission ,” said Purushottam Kaushik , Head of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India . “ Now with input from the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance , Indian cities will have access to the world ’ s foremost expertise in Smart City policy-making .”
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