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WOM, GTD and Mundo Pacifico bid for Chile's national fibre projects
2020-01-27 14:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Chilean telecommunications regulator Subtel has received bids from the operators WOM, GTD and Mundo Pacifico for the six contracts to build the country's National Fibre Optic (FON) network. The initiative is designed to double the current capacity of the country's fibre-optic network by rolling out 10,000 kilometres of cables across 13 regions, with 202 access nodes spread across a total of 186 localities.
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Baron Philippe de Rothschild brings Chile's Mas Andes range to UK
2018-03-21 12:24:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Baron Philippe de Rothschild's Maipo Chile unit has released the Mas Andes range of wines in the UK market.
Wind power plant in Atacama Desert fills Chile's clean-energy sails
2016-07-05 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Deep in northern Chile's Atacama Desert, a remote community of 6,000 people is preparing to host the country's largest wind power plant. The residents of Freirina commune, on the coast of Huasco province, 700 km (435 miles) from the capital Santiago, have traditionally made a living from mining, olive farming, fishing and collecting seaweed. The new wind project marks a turning point for all Freirinas families, according to 35-year-old mayor Cesar Orellana, a clean-energy enthusiast. Having...
Gonzalez Byass takes over Chile's Veramonte winery
2016-06-24 17:06:32| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Gonzalez Byass has taken majority control of Chilean winery Veramonte as it continues to purchase assets outside of its Jerez heartland.
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Chile's red tide outbreak recedes, giving fishermen a break
2016-05-30 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An unusually widespread and deadly "red tide" outbreak in southern Chile's fishing-rich waters is abating, a top scientist said on Monday, giving some reprieve to communities that depend on the Pacific Ocean for their livelihoods. The red tide - an algal bloom that turns the sea water red and makes seafood toxic - is a common, naturally recurring phenomenon in southern Chile. But abnormally high water temperatures spurred by the El Nio weather system this year helped fuel the current outbreak...