ICA, CDPQ to launch Mexican road-infrastructure joint venture

Empresas ICA, the largest infrastructure and construction company in Mexico, said on Friday that it is planning a massive Mexican toll road and highway concessions project with CDPQ, one of Canada’s leading fund managers,  covering 269 miles of highway across the country. CDPQ said the final plan calls for creating an operations platform that would own concessions for four of ICA’s operational toll roads and highways. Read More »

DIAGNOS gets regional diabetic-retinopathy screening contract in Mexico

DIAGNOS said on Monday that it has been awarded a contract to provide diabetic-retinopathy screening with a global pharmaceutical company and its subsidiary in Mexico Under the contract, DIAGNOS will provide turnkey screening services for thousands of diabetic patients in Mexico City and the Mexican states of Toluca, Chiapas and San Luis Potosi. Screening will be offered to diabetics affiliated with different Mexican Public Health institutions. Read More »

Ceragon to upgrade wireless network in S. America's Southern Cone

Wireless-backhaul company Ceragon Networks, Ltd, said on Monday that a tier-1 mobile operator in the Southern Cone of South America is implementing Ceragon’s solutions in preparation for a nationwide 4G-service launch. For this project, valued at over $13 million, Ceragon is upgrading and expanding the operator's 3G backhaul networks to 4G/LTE via the IP-20 platform. Read More »