Tag Archives: Latin America

Hughes Network Systems has partnered with Facebook Connectivity to integrate Express Wi-Fi hotspots in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The company has announced today that it has implemented 1,000 Express Wi-Fi hotspots, providing affordable internet access to rural communities. 

The hacker group called “Shadow Brokers” has released documents that it says describe National Security Agency techniques to exploit commercially available software in order to access the SWIFT money-transfer system, Reuters reported Sunday. Clare Baldwin and Joseph Menn write that Comae Technologies Founder Matt Suiche indicated in the company’s analysis of the documents that NSA …

Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd, chief of the U.S. Southern Command, has said that transregional and transnational threat networks across Latin America pose a challenge to U.S. national security and affect stability in the region, DoD News reported Tuesday. Lisa Ferdinando writes Tidd told a maritime security forum hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies …

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will meet with other senior defense officials from South and Central America in Trinidad and Tobago to discuss the development of a regional policy that seeks to facilitate humanitarian and disaster relief efforts during natural disasters, The Washington Times reported Monday. Carlo Muñoz writes a senior U.S. …

U.S. Southern Command leader and U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt Tidd has outlined the security challenges posed by illicit networks in Latin America and the Caribbean, DoD News reported Thursday. Cheryl Pellerin writes criminals and terrorists use illicit networks for smuggling drugs, wildlife, bulk cash, weapons, people, illegal logging and mining activities to raise money. The report said the U.S. …

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is in Latin America this week to continue his bid to strengthen U.S. military ties with neighbors and persuade allies to upgrade their readiness, Reuters reported Wednesday. David Alexander writes that Hagel is spending two days in Mexico City to meet with Canadian Defense Minister Rob …

A new report from Airbus foresees air traffic in Brazil to grow 6.8 percent annually by 2032, which is well over the 4.7 percent global average. The Airbus Global Market Forecast examines air transport trends, developments and year-by-year fleet changes of over 200 freight operators and 800 passenger airlines for …