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Some announcements sound like they belong to the distant future, yet end up hitting where it hurts most: the day-to-day operations of anyone exchanging USDT for bolívares. The forecast by Javier Hernández, the new director of the Telecommunications Engineering School at Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB), of an “imminent boom” in the sector by 2027 is more than just tech news. In practice, it is a warning about the infrastructure underpinning Venezuela’s P2P market and, at the same time, a clue to where digital banking may be headed over the next two years.

Javier Hernández, the new director of the School of Telecommunications Engineering at Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB), emphasized the importance of restoring the National Electric Service (SEN).
The new director of the School of Telecommunications Engineering at Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB), Javier Hernández, believes that telecommunications in Venezuela will experience an “imminent boom” in 2027, including sectors such as fixed-line and mobile telephony, data and Internet networks, and optical and satellite communications.

In Venezuela, hardly anyone debates anymore whether internet is a basic service or a luxury. It’s both. And while public debate focuses on the price of a home internet plan, a bigger problem is brewing beneath the surface: who pays for the infrastructure that underpins the country’s digital economy.
The Telecommunications Services Companies Chamber (CASETEL) has once again hit the nail on the head: the rigid way sector tariffs are set is squeezing investment capacity and delaying the rollout of fiber-optic networks and 5G. In plain language: fewer new networks, more areas with spotty service, and more years of waiting for anything decent to arrive.

Millicom, Tigo’s parent company, has put Venezuela back on its radar. Its CEO, Marcelo Benítez, said the company is keeping a close eye on the country, but that any significant investment depends on a series of conditions being met—conditions that are still not entirely clear. It’s not a firm no: it’s more of a “we’ll see,” with no set timeline.
The executive’s key point was that Venezuela appears to him to be a country beginning a transformation, and that the company is closely monitoring how its institutional framework evolves and how long-term foreign capital is treated. In plain English: there’s interest, but the company is also doing the math.