July 2011

More than 1.36 million Brazilians switched telephone operators but kept their original phone numbersin the second quarter. According to ABR Telecom, the association that manages number portability operations in Brazil, …

Chile’s Secretary of Telecommunications (Subtel) said that four companies – Telcordia, Indra,Informática El Corte Inglés and Neustar – presented technical and economic offers to manage Chile’s number portabilitydatabase. The winner will …

Mexico’s telecommunications sector grew 12.7% in the first quarter of the year, compared with the same period in 2010. During the first three months of 2011, satellite television continued as …

Tellabs France: With French broadband Internet service provider CELESTE to exclusively provide the nationwide optical transport network in order to expand its high performance and high bandwidth fiber optic network …

Following rumors that implied HTC Corp.’s June sales would be down or flat, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has released record monthly sales a few days earlier than planned.Consolidated sales in …

Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom Co. SKM) launched the country’s first LTE service on July 1, providing initial service to the Seoul market. The carrier said it expects to attract …

KDDI Corp. (KDDIY) said it plans to use Ruckus Wireless’s equipment to offload cellular traffic to Wi-Fi network in a deal that starts with 10,000 wireless hotspots with plans to …

Considering how frequent new projections come out for the mobile payments space, at least one conclusion can be drawn: expectations for mobile finance is high. The latest study from Juniper …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Hello from the …

LightSquared managed to rustle up $265 million in new capital, pushing its total funds raised to more than $2.3 billion, or around one-third the $7 billion it had originally announced …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Mobile 2D …

Brazilian mobile operators have seen revenues from value-added services (VAS) grow to 31% in the first quarter of 2011, announced Acision, specialist  in mobile data, in its 8th edition of …

Of all Latin America countries, Chile is in the top position of Global Innovation Index ranking 2011, just released by Insead. Chile holds the 38th place, followed by Costa Rica …

Ecuadorian mobile operator Alegro PCS, controlled by the national state carrier CNT, may migrate from CDMA to HSPA+ to improve and expand its services. According to the local newspaper El Universo, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

As part of the country’s National Broadband Plan, four Brazilian carriers said that within 90 days they would start providing 1 megabit per second fixed or mobile Internet access for …

Chilean Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Pedro Pablo Errazuriz, confirmed the decision of the administration of President Piñera to speed up the processing and approval of a bill designed to …

Hexus | July 1, 2011 | Press Release AirLive, one of the most advanced worldwide brands for networking and communication equipment, has unveiled the most powerful Wireless-b/g/n routers which provide …

T3 | June 20, 2011 | Luke Johnson Orange has revealed its ‘Sound Charge’ t-shirts that will keep mobile handsets powered at this year’s Glastonbury Festival Ahead of this year’s Glastonbury …

The Brazilian government approved the request for PIS/Cofins and IPI tax breaks by six tablet manufacturers: MXT, Positivo, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Motorola Inc., Envision and Aiox. The companies were …

Cisco Systems Inc. may have set July 31 as the day it plans to launch its Android-based Cius tablet, but for customers in Brazil, that wait will be a bit longer. …