Internet service provided RACSA, subsidiary of ICE, informed that they will be performing maintenance work of the fiber optic submarine telecommunications cable system Maya-1 this weekend, March 1st through March 3, these works will take Maya-1 submarine cable out of operation. Previsions are being taken by using outbound Internet capacity through other Submarine Cable options so that affectati...

The Costa Rica Electricity Institute (ICE) through its commercial brand Kolbi, will begin offering this January mobile telephone networ service of 4.5G, with capacity of up to 200Mbps as part of its strategy to stay up to date with the latest technology and compete with companies like Claro and Movistar. In areas were 4G network is available right now, the upload and download speeds in theory ...

According to a report by ReportLinker Costa Rica's liberalised telecom sector has seen substantial growth in all sectors in recent years. Although competition was slow to develop there is now effective competition in all sectors. The state owned operator ICE remains the dominant provider of fixed-line services, while the regional operators Claro and Movistar are significant players in the importan...

The new iPhone 8 will go on sale in Costa Rica at select Gollo stores Monday, September 25. Five Gollo stores - their large ones - will offer the new iPhones which come with 5.45 inch screens and 64 GB of memory. The plus size - with a larger 6.25 inch screen - will not be available for sale in Costa Rica until a later date, said the company. Purchases can also be made through Gollo's online...

Costa Rica's Ombudsman's Office (Defensoria de los Habitantes) conducted a technical study on the country's mobile phone and internet market and in a public address today expressed serious concerns over a plan to open the market, saying the market has not evolved into a competitive market. The Telecommunications Superintendency (Sutel) in an August 31, 2016 report determined that the Costa Rica...