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News · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SkyTel Acquires Uruguayan Contact Center Firm MetroCallThe acquisition marks SkyTel’s second major investment in Uruguay, taking its workforce in the country to more than 700 employees.
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SkyTel Acquires Uruguayan Contact Center Firm MetroCallThe acquisition marks SkyTel’s second major investment in Uruguay, taking its workforce in the country to more than 700 employees.
SkyTel, an Argentina-based business process outsourcing (BPO) and technology services group, has acquired MetroCall, a Uruguayan contact center co-founded by entrepreneurs Sergio Fogel and Joseph Birnfeld.
Founded in 2009, MetroCall provides customer service, sales, collections, and other BPO services. It employs around 360 people across its delivery centers in Uruguay and Paraguay.
News Editor for Nearshore Americas, Narayan Ammachchi is a career journalist with a decade of experience in politics and international business. He works out of his base in the Indian Silicon City of Bangalore.
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