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Volkswagen Is Putting Its Future Plan Into Action With a New Pick-up Truck for South America

South America gets its own Amarok: a new generation – from South America, for South America – will launch in 2027 Investment of 580 million USD: funding development, production technology and site structure Production at the Pacheco plant: building on 15 years of local pick-up truck expertise The Volkswagen brand is putting its global future plan into action. With an investment of 580 million USD in Argentina, the brand is paving the way for the next generation of mid-size pick-up truck as a successor to the Amarok. The new model will be produced at the Pacheco plant in Argentina from 2027. It is being developed specifically for the South American market and will strengthen the strategically important pick-up segment in this region. The brand’s goal is to be the global technology leader among volume manufacturers by 2030. A key component of this will be expanding the brand’s position in regional markets and developing market-specific product solutions. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and Head of the Brand Group Core: “Regional growth and localisation are important elements of our global plan for the future. “This investment strengthens our position in a region that is strategically important for the Volkswagen brand. The new Amarok will be developed, designed and produced in South America, for South America. This means that it will be perfectly aligned with the specific needs of our customers in this market.” While the new Amarok will be developed in South America and produced for the local markets, the existing partnerships for the production of the Amarok in South Africa will remain in place. In this way, Volkswagen will continue to ensure a reliable supply of vehicles to international markets – while simultaneously pursuing a locally based product strategy tailored to the needs of the Latin American market. Alexander Seitz, CEO of Volkswagen Latin America: “Argentina is a key component of our South American strategy. This investment …


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Nokia selected by Telecentro Argentina for network transformation

Nokia will play a key role in modernizing Telecentro’s network, which includes supplying a new IP network for core, edge and peering along with its DDoS protection and analytics for the entire network. The capacity upgrade will make Telecentro’s network future-ready for ultrabroadband services such as video streaming, online gaming and metaverse technologies. 25 April 2023: Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it has been selected by Telecentro Argentina for the operator’s network transformation, providing the traffic capacity growth needed for future services and subscriber base growth along with network protection capabilities against DDoS threats and attacks. Telecentro will deploy Nokia’s IP solutions, enabling a network that combines highly scalable capacity with unmatched performance, security, and lower energy consumption. This includes Nokia’s 7750 Service Router (SR) platform, which is powered by its ground-breaking FP5 routing silicon, and its 7250 interconnect routers (IXR) for broadband aggregation. The FP5, a key part of Telecentro’s selection of Nokia, is a significant enabler for building higher-capacity IP networks that are more energy efficient. The FP5’s future-ready 800GE capability will also accelerate Telecentro’s ability to meet future traffic growth sustainably and at lower cost. Telecentro will also deploy Deepfield Defender, Nokia’s DDoS security solution. Using big data analytics along with Deepfield Secure Genome,™ its proprietary security intelligence feed, Deepfield Defender provides a holistic perspective on DDoS attacks across the entire network, accurately detecting them as they happen for the highest levels of protection and mitigation. The Deepfield Cloud Intelligence solution will also be deployed, which will give Telecentro cost-effective, real-time and actionable insight into all its network flows by optimizing Telecentro’s network infrastructure and resources. Juan Luna, CTIO, Telecentro Argentina said: “We …


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Kali Uchis Unveils New Song “Moonlight”

Red Moon In Venus Out March 3   Grammy-winning artist Kali Uchis unveils a new track today, “Moonlight”—listen here. The song is taken from her forthcoming English language album, Red Moon In Venus, out March 3 via Geffen Records—pre-order/pre-save it here. “Love is the message,” Uchis explains about the new album. “Red Moon In Venus is a timeless, burning expression of desire, heartbreak, faith, and honesty, reflecting the divine femininity of the moon and Venus. The moon and Venus work together to make key aspects of love and domestic life work well. This body of work represents all levels of love—releasing people with love, drawing love into your life and self-love. It’s believed by many astrologers that the blood moon can send your emotions into a spin, and that’s what I felt represented this body of work best.” The new track follows previous Red Moon In Venus offering, “I Wish You Roses,” which arrived alongside a video directed by Cho Gi-Seok and was praised by PAPER as “luxurious” and “immaculately produced.” Additionally, Uchis will embark on a headline North American tour this spring, with most dates already sold out and stops at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, Washington D.C.’s Anthem and more—see full routing below and get tickets here. Uchis is also among the top-billed performers at this year’s Coachella, Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina and Brazil and Estéreo Picnic in Colombia. Uchis went into the recording process intending to create an album that felt timeless, one that can be enjoyed any time and any place and will remain meaningful throughout the years to her and her fans. Red Moon In Venus floats between soul, R&B, pop, música urbana and more experimental textures. The result is an album that, as Uchis has come to perfect throughout her catalog, transcends genre or classification, a pure reflection of her soul. Last year, Uchis won three Billboard Latin Awards, two Billboard Music Awards …


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Nokia and American Tower introduce SDN virtualization to redefine fiber broadband deployment

American Tower deploys Altiplano Open Access solution in its Argentinian fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. Solution enables American Tower to offer vastly enhanced operational autonomy to virtual network operators. ‘Network-as-a Service’ business model opens up new opportunities for wholesalers to enter markets as neutral hosts. October 19 2022: Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced it has deployed its Altiplano Open Access solution for American Tower’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure in Argentina. The network controller solution uses virtualization to share network resources as slices of a physical network, enabling the wholesaling of fiber access on a Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) basis.American Tower has already onboarded three virtual network operator tenants in the country.   As one of the world’s largest real estate investment trusts and one of the first movers investing in neutral host network infrastructure for operators, American Tower‘s approximately 220,000 communications site portfolio includes fiber networks in select geographies. The new FTTH network in Argentina, with Nokia as the sole supplier, reaches close to a million homes passed.   The neutral host model, where investors build networks and wholesale capacity to tenant operators, is well established in mobile networks and is now a growing proportion of the fiber market.   In a study for Nokia, Arthur D. Little found almost one third of telecom sector deals in the Americas and Europe during the past decade were with fiber investment companies, with up to 3x higher profit for neutral host deals vs traditional telcos.   With traditional fiber wholesale solutions, service innovation and market differentiation is difficult for tenant operators due to the rigid design, lack of network visibility and limited control in service delivery. Nokia’s Altiplano Open Access solution, an add-on to its Altiplano software suite, enables a more flexible service design …


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FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023: Venues and timings confirmed!

Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the FIH Hockey Pro League participating nations are glad to confirm as below the venues that will be used for the fourth season of FIH’s global league for national teams - ‘Hockey at its Best’ – which will run from 28 October 2022 to 5 July 2023: Australia: Newcastle, Hobart Argentina: Mendoza, Santiago del Estero Belgium: Antwerp England: London India: Bhubaneswar, Rourkela Netherlands: Eindhoven, Amsterdam New Zealand: Christchurch, Wellington As already announced in March, a new schedule - based on a series of “mini-tournaments” where several teams will gather in one venue to play two matches against each other - will come into force for this new Pro League season. This format will have a major positive impact on players’ welfare and the environment, thanks to a substantial reduction in the amount of travel needed for each team and the officials. Another great advantage of this revised format is that it increases the number of dates available for athletes to compete in their domestic leagues and club competitions. Furthermore, this season will see the implementation of a promotion-relegation principle for the very first time, with the team finishing last being relegated, while the team winning the 2022 FIH Hockey Nations Cup – a new event – being promoted for the 2023-2024 Pro League season. FIH CEO Thierry Weil said: “The integration of the promotion-relegation principle will substantially add to the excitement around Pro League. Also, the new format is beneficial to everyone, athletes, National Associations, clubs and fans in particular. We’re glad to welcome some new venues for this season; this is great for the growth of our sport! We’re very much looking forward to the fourth edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League!” CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za International/. FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023: Venues and timings …


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Hamish Watson to make 50th appearance for Scotland

Edinburgh Rugby and British & Irish Lion Hamish Watson will make his 50th appearance for Scotland this Saturday when they face Argentina in the second Test of the tour series in Salta, kick-off 8.10pm, live on Sky Sports. Watson made his debut for Scotland in 2015 against Italy and has since gone on to start 43 times, scoring six tries. He has recovered from injury which ruled him out of last week’s first Test. Rory Darge made his return from injury in the first test and will make his fourth start for his country on Saturday. The 22-year-old made his debut for Scotland earlier this year against Wales. Fellow Glasgow Warriors back-rower Matt Fagerson starts at number eight for the second time this test series. Edinburgh Rugby’s new addition Sam Skinner replaces Jonny Gray in the starting line-up and will partner captain Grant Gilchrist in the second-row. Edinburgh and Glasgow props Pierre Schoeman and Zander Fagerson retain their places and are joined in the front row by Dave Cherry at hooker. The Edinburgh player’s last appearances for Scotland came in 2021 when he played in all five of the Guinness Six Nations matches, making his debut against England in the victory at Twickenham. London Irish's Ben White comes into the starting XV at number 9 and will make his first start for his country. White’s first appearance for Scotland came earlier this year when he scored a try against England in the win at BT Murrayfield. He will earn his sixth cap this weekend. The rest of the backline is unchanged from last week with Blair Kinghorn starting at 10. Edinburgh’s Darcy Graham and Worcester Warriors’ Duhan van der Merwe are employed on the wings with Northampton Saints’ Rory Hutchinson keeping his place at full-back following his try in the opening test. Fellow try-scorer Mark Bennett also retains his place alongside Sam Johnson in the centre. On the bench, London Irish back Kyle Rowe could make his first appearance for Scotland. The former Scotland 7s player was previously …


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Gilchrist to lead Scotland in first Test against Argentina

Grant Gilchrist will captain Scotland for the first time since 2018 this Saturday when he leads Scotland out in Jujuy for the first match of the Test series against Argentina. The game will be live on Sky Sports, kick-off 8.10pm. The occasion will mark an already memorable year in the dark blue jersey for Gilchrist having made his 50th Scotland appearance in February against Wales. He will start the match alongside Jonny Gray in the second row. In the back row, Luke Crosbie is named following his stint as captain of Scotland A against Chile last weekend. It will be Crosbie’s first international start having already made his debut off the bench against Tonga last year. He will start alongside fellow Edinburgh Rugby flanker Magnus Bradbury. Glasgow Warriors’ back-rower Matt Fagerson will once again start at number eight. Pierre Schoeman was named on the bench against Chile and he has been promoted to the starting line-up alongside Warriors’ prop Zander Fagerson. George Turner will also start the game having arrived in South America a little later than the full squad, having recovered from illness. Ali Price and Blair Kinghorn will start as the 9 and 10 pairing for the second consecutive occasion having played together against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in March. Ali Price will assist Grant Gilchrist as Vice-Captain. Duhan van der Merwe missed the last two games of the Guinness Six Nations through a suspension and he makes his return to the starting line-up. In his last Scotland appearance he scored a try against France at BT Murrayfield. Darcy Graham will occupy the other flank. Mark Bennett will start his first Scotland game since 2016 when he played against Georgia at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock. His inclusion tops off an impressive last month where he was named as Edinburgh Rugby’s Player of the Season. He will partner Glasgow Warriors centre Sam Johnson. At full-back Rory Hutchison will start the game with his last appearance coming in 2020 when he came off the …


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Scotland set for historic tour to Argentina

This summer Scotland will embark on a South American summer tour playing three-tests against Argentina, taking on Los Pumas in three different regions this July. The tour will make history, becoming the first time Scotland will play a three-Test tour against any Tier 1 Nation and will start off in Juyjuy on Saturday 2 July where Scotland take on Argentina at the Estadio 23 de Agosto. Gregor Townsend’s squad will then travel to Salta to play Los Pumas on Saturday 9 July in Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena. The final test will take place on Saturday 16 July in Santiago Del Estero at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades. All matches will kick-off at 8.10pm (UK time) and shown live on Sky Sports. The last time Scotland played in Argentina was in 2018, following a tour of North America, in a six-try 15-44 win in Resistencia, with George Horne scoring a brace. Discussions with Rugby Chile are ongoing regarding a potential match prior to the three-Test series against Argentina. No formal agreement has been reached at this stage. 2022 Argentina Tour Fixtures Argentina v Scotland | Saturday 2 July 2022, kick-off 8.10pm (UK time) - Estadio 23 de Agosto, Juyjuy, live on Sky Sports Argentina v Scotland | Saturday 9 July 2022, kick-off 8.10pm (UK time) - Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, live on Sky Sports Argentina v Scotland | Saturday 16 July 2022, kick-off 8.10pm (UK time) - The Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago Del Estero, live on Sky Sports Following confirmation of the fixtures Gregor Townsend said: “Having not been able to tour for the past two years, the summer tour to Argentina represents a great opportunity for our players to improve, build togetherness and represent their country once again. With the World Cup now less than 16 months away, it will help our players gain more game time and experience ahead of next season. Speaking about the benefits of playing Argentina, he said: “The Test Series in Argentina will be a tough challenge as Argentina are a …


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