Monthly Archives: December, 2010

YellowPepper, Latin America's Mobile Financial Solutions Leader joins Samsung Mobile Innovator Program

November 29th, 2010 – MIAMI, FLORIDA -- YellowPepper, Latin America's mobile financial services leader, announced today that it has joined the Samsung Mobile Innovator...

Lowest Latin American Yields Spurring Peru Corporate Sales, Benavides Says

Peruvian companies will step up bond sales in international markets after a record year in 2010, taking advantage of the government’s sale of $1...

Is Mexican Billionaire In Negotiation With Troubled Brazilian Group

Mexican billionaireRicardo Salinas, owner of one of Mexico’s largest electronics retailers, is reportedly negotiating buying a chain of stores belonging to the troubled Grupo...

Mobile shopping by smart phone users breaks the halfway mark

Almost half of all smart phone users in the United States have already made purchases or plan to do so soon, according to a...

Is flat still the new up for mobile TV?

Television is as American as apple pie. Translating that love for moving pictures to the mobile screen has been a prolonged challenge. Usage is...

Prepaid provider offers annual plan for $80

Prepaid provider Page Plus Cellular introduced a new annual cell-phone plan aimed at its low-volume, voice-only customers. The plan offers 2,000 airtime minutes for...

LightSquared rollout on schedule despite satellite glitch

LightSquared said its LTE network rollout is expected to proceed on schedule, despite a glitch with its recently deployed satellite.Boeing, which built and launched...

Smart phones' impact on networks continues to ramp

To the surprise of few mobile network managers, the recent proliferation of advanced mobile devices is putting an increased strain on carriers' networks, according...

Verizon Wireless slashes prepaid plan prices: New rates undercut postpaid plans

Verizon Wireless (VZ) made some recent price adjustments to its prepaid offerings that now allow some of those plans to undercut pricing on its...

C&W expands India operations

United Kingdom-based Cable&Wireless Worldwide plc announced plans to set up a global markets solution center in Bangalore, India, that will serve as a headquarters...

Partnerships: Argela chooses Picochip technology; AT&T, Elster team on Smart Grid; and more

Telecom solutions company Argela selected Picochip as the core technology supplier for its femtocell developments. Argela will use Picochip's femtocell technology in products including...

Contracts: America Movil chooses ALU for backhaul; and Huawei wins Aero2 contract

November 23 2010 - 6:00 am ET | RCR Wireless Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent Latin America: With America Movil to provide...

Jasper to power America Movil's M2M business

November 30 2010 - 10:54 am ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News Jasper Wireless scored a huge deal to power America Movil's machine-to-machine...

Slim's America Movil eyes Serbian telecom stake

By Aleksandar Vasovic and Cyntia Barrera Diaz BELGRADE/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's America Movil, the world's No. 3 cell phone company by number of wireless subscribers,...

Mercosur-EU trade talks marred by fear of the unknow

BRASILIA, Brazil, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Trade talks aimed at securing a free trade deal between the European Union and Latin America's Mercosur economic...

Three million in rural Chile get connected through public-private partnership

The Chilean government, Chile's telecommunications company Entel and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) are together implementing a project to provide 3 million people in remote rural...

Telecom Argentina "Overlooked And Undervalued" -Barclays

BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Shares of Telecom Argentina SA (TEO, TECO2.BA) have been "overlooked and undervalued," Barclay's Capital said in a market note Monday. Barclays...

Telecom Argentina "Overlooked And Undervalued" -Barclays

BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Shares of Telecom Argentina SA (TEO, TECO2.BA) have been "overlooked and undervalued," Barclay's Capital said in a market note Monday. Barclays...

Chile President Enacts Landline, Mobile Number Portability Law

SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera enacted a mobile and landline number portability law on Monday, which will allow users to change their operators...

INTERVIEW: Tech Mahindra Eyes Acquisitions In Latin America

BANGALORE (Dow Jones)--Indian technology outsourcing firm Tech Mahindra Ltd. (532755.BY) is looking for potential acquisitions in Latin America jointly with its software outsourcing unit...

Telefónica and Nokia to launch the first totally “green” mobile phone offer

Spain is the first country to run this initiative, which will gradually be introduced into the other markets in which Telefónica is present, such...

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Featured Video: Freescale doubles performance with new DSPs

AUSTIN, Texas--Freescale Semiconductor introduced two new products into its family of DSPs, one designed to support 3G and 4G wireless networks, while the other...

ZTE lands $85M contract for Aircel's 3G network in India

ZTE Corp. announced that it closed a deal worth $85 million to build and deploy a 3G network for pan-India operator Aircel. The win...
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