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1 PERU
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NICARAGUA
The National Telecommunications Program ( Pronatel ) has supervised the progress of the implementation of the Broadband Project for the La Libertad region in Peru . The broadband project will benefit more than 730 rural locations equating to more than 285,000 citizens . During a visit , the technical team of the Project Supervision Directorate of Pronatel inspected the current state of 18 optical nodes and 16 fiber optic links of the project ’ s transport network . This infrastructure will make it possible to provide access and distribution of the Internet service , so that 959 beneficiary public institutions , including schools , health centers and police stations , belonging to 730 beneficiary localities in this region , can be digitally connected .
Millicom , a leading provider of fixed , mobile and digital services in Latin America through its Tigo brand , is launching a region-wide web-based app for its Conectadas program , offering women and girls learning modules on digital literacy and entrepreneurship , creating a springboard for social and economic opportunities as well as inclusion . Millicom / Tigo first launched Conectadas in 2017 and since then , more than 560,000 women and girls have been trained through the program . The new platform represents the evolution of the program , as its benefits will now reach women from the entire region . In 2019 , Conectadas expanded to Panama , Paraguay , Honduras and Costa Rica , and most recently to Nicaragua in 2020 .
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BRAZIL
TelevisaUnivision , the Mexican media conglomerate with the largest Hispanic audience in the world , faced a 150 % increase in the volume of travel expenses after its merger . To face this new challenge , the company is utilizing SAP Concur to unify its business travel management and offer its employees a ‘ selfservice ’ model to report general expenses and travel expenses quickly and efficiently . It is among the Mexican organizations that are reinforcing their corporate expense management strategy through SAP ISM Cloud solutions to meet their specific needs .
Scale Computing , a market leader in edge computing , virtualization and hyperconverged solutions , has announced its partnership with Servix , one of the largest technology integrators in Latin America . Servix will now deliver simple , reliable , affordable , and easy-to-deploy infrastructure solutions to the IT market in Brazil via Scale Computing ’ s award-winning HC3 virtualization platform , while simultaneously expanding its partner community in the region . Cleber Calejon , CEO , Servix , said : “ To navigate today ’ s complex infrastructure environments , businesses need flexibility , scalability and resiliency . Scale Computing has a strong reputation for delivering results to IT operation leaders around the world , and we ’ re thrilled to be offering the HC3 solutions to Brazil .”
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