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Mexico’s Telecommunications Investment Promotion Agency (Promtel) and global communications company Viasat have agreed to establish a framework to foster the development of telecoms infrastructure, expand connectivity and strengthen coverage across the country. Promtel and Viasat formalized an alliance that will allow both parties, in line with their respective roles, to partner on initiatives to close the digital divide and strengthen Mexico’s connectivity ecosystem.  The vast majority of internet users in Mexico access the internet via their cell phones, according to a 2024 survey. (Cuartoscuro) This will include knowledge transfer, the exchange of technical expertise and resources, the development of specialized content and collaboration on training programs. The goal is to accelerate broadband deployment in underserved communities while supporting smaller telecommunications operators with infrastructure, technical expertise and digital inclusion initiatives. “This agreement r...

The week of July 27th in Mexico ended with a major security win as agents captured the alleged intellectual author of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo’s assassination, a case that rattled Michoacán, a state burdened by organized crime, in late 2025. President Claudia Sheinbaum, meanwhile, spent much of the week swatting away rhetorical grenades lobbed from abroad: she rejected Argentine President Javier Milei’s claim that Mexico was funding an “anti-Argentina campaign,” and brushed off White House adviser Stephen Miller’s assertion that cartels control Mexico’s political system , telling reporters the United States “must look at itself” on drug consumption. Closer to home, a cheating scandal consumed Mexico’s largest and most prestigious university, which confronted suspicions that AI and old-fashioned cheat sheets had corrupted its admissions exam. In a lighter moment, chefs in the capital’s Venustiano Carranza borough assembled ...

I am increasingly finding myself analyzing the Mexico narrative as it’s told by different media outlets. Just this past week brought us another ludicrous example with The Atlantic magazine publishing an article titled “A Planeload of Informants” with the subtitle: “The United States is intensifying its hunt for narcos within the Mexican government. Is this all prelude to an attack?” I guess The Atlantic was feeling left out of the party by other large media outlets writing breathtakingly sensationalist articles about Mexico. If you remember, leading up to the World Cup, The Economist magazine informed its readers that: “The World Cup will test Mexico’s control over its territory.” The Wall Street Journal told us that the “World Cup puts Mexico’s Cartel Crisis on the Global Stage.” And the New York Times has written at length of experts confidently predicting Mexico would enter a period of increasing violence after the...

Following the death of a female student, the Education Ministry (SEP) ordered all so-called “military schools” shuttered by Aug. 31. Furthermore, Education Minister Mario Delgado said such schools must immediately reimburse payments made for outstanding educational services, such as re-enrollment fees, school supplies and uniforms. President Claudia Sheinbaum praised Delgado’s decision, while lamenting the 13-year-old girl’s death. “What happened in Tamaulipas is very sad,” she said. “Abuses occurring under the pretext of discipline cannot be allowed.” The SEP resolution comes after the July 16 death of Dafne Zapata, who died during a summer camp at Marina Doenitz Military Academy in the state of Tamaulipas. Dafne’s death prompted immediate demands for justice from family and friends, eventually leading to the arrest of three alleged perpetrators.  That day, Dafne’s mother was informed that her daughter was suffering from a cough and dehydration only to be told m...

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, elected in 2024 with nearly 60% of the vote, has continued many of her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s policies while placing emphasis on clean energy, public-private investment, and aggressive mass digitalization. Her flagship Llave MX platform , run by the new Digital Transformation and Telecoms Agency , aims to unify citizen data for easier access to government services and health records. Central to this effort is República Sana (Healthy Nation) program, which seeks to integrate Mexico’s major public health institutions and advance toward universal healthcare. Enrollment will require a biometric digital identity card under the Unique Population Registry Code ( CURP ) system, including photos, fingerprints and possibly iris scans, with ambitious goals for broad coverage by 2030. The president argues that centralized biometrics will reduce bureaucracy and petty corruption. However, critics such as  R3D (Digital Rights Defense...

The Mexican economy grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the previous three-month period, according to preliminary data, recovering from a 0.6% contraction in the first quarter of the year . The quarter-over-quarter growth rate, reported by the national statistics agency INEGI on Thursday, was the best result for the Mexican economy since the final quarter of 2020. INEGI also reported that Mexico’s economy grew 2.1% annually in the second quarter of 2026, up from a 0.4% year-over-year expansion in the first quarter. Both the quarter-over-quarter and annual growth rates came in above the median forecasts of economists surveyed by Reuters. On social media , Banco Base’s director of economic analysis, Gabriela Siller, wrote that it is “estimated that approximately two-thirds of the quarter-over-quarter growth was due to the World Cup effect, with the remainder the result of a rebound effect following the contraction in the first quarter.” She sa...