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Colombia's broadband market grows 23.6% to 5.5 million lines
2013-12-01 23:21:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Colombia had 5.5 million broadband connections at the end of June, up 10 percent from December 2012 and 23.6 percent higher than a year earlier, reports Portafolio. The national business daily cites data from Cisco Barometer, which found that 53.7 percent of Colombia's fixed broadband connections offered peak download speeds of over 2 Mbps. Projections indicate that broadband connections will reach 10.3 million by 2017, 15.3 percent of which will be mobile and 68.7 percent fixed. Colombia has five broadband operators, namely Avantel, Claro, DirecTV, ETB-Tigo and Movistar.
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Will Colombia's Gamble On Medical Tourism Pay Off?
2013-11-12 13:16:37| Energy - Topix.net
A billboard announces discounts on cosmetic treatments in a street of Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
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Will Colombia's Gamble On Medical Tourism Pay Off?
2013-11-12 10:35:18| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A billboard announces discounts on cosmetic treatments in a street of Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia.
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Metro de Medellín selects Alstom to power Colombias Ayacucho Tram
2013-11-12 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Metro de Medellín has awarded a contract to Alstom to supply its power system for Columbias new Ayacucho Green Corridor Tram, which is currently under construction.
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Colombia's Cartagena Oil Refinery Workers Go On Strike
2013-09-22 11:12:13| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Construction workers expanding Colombia's biggest oil refinery went on strike on Friday in a dispute over a pay, halting the US$6.47 billion project but leaving refining operations unaffected.
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