Yearly Archives: 2012

Google Brazil’s president detained for failing to remove YouTube videos

The president of Google Brazil, Fabio Coelho, was arrested and later released on September 26, for not removing two videos from YouTube that allegedly...

Nextel launches 3G network in Mexico, covering 34 cities

The Nextel's 3G network has come to Mexico. Nextel, which is the NII Holdings brand in Latin America, announced the launch of its new 3G network...

Embratel invests $50 million in new data center to offer cloud services

Offering cloud computing services is a logical step for telecom operators, since they own network connections, which is the most crucial part of the cloud...

CCA 2012: ESPN offers insight into mobile behavior

ESPN's Michael Bayle spends as much time looking at Nielsen ratings as some of his customers spend looking at sports scores. Bayle is the...

RIM shows off BlackBerry 10

Troubled Research in Motion (RIMM) is playing to its strengths with the launch of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphone and operating system. The company...

Analyst Angle: Excluding Claro from Colombia’s LTE auction is counterproductive

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot...

What to expect from Futurecom 2012

Held for the first time in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the largest Latin American telecom event, Futurecom, aims to promote the discussion of...

Smartphones sales up in emerging countries; China alone accounts for 66%

Smartphones shipped globally will hit 1.7 billion in 2017 with emerging markets seeing particularly strong growth, Ovum has predicted. According to the independent telecom analysis...

CCA 2012: Competitive carriers show teeth

LAS VEGAS – The hotly competitive nature of the mobile space was clearly evident at this week’s Competitive Carrier Association Annual Convention in Las...

CCA 2012: Boingo partners with CCA to offer white label Wi-Fi

The Competitive Carriers Association kicked off its annual convention in Las Vegas by announcing a partnership with Boingo Wireless to offer Wi-Fi offload services...

LTE networks fall back to 3G for voice

Those lucky enough to be carrying the iPhone 5 this week may not be able to resist the urge to call friends to share...

Reality Check: Certified programs – Speeding product development and instilling consumer confidence

For companies deploying wireless communications technology, there are many decisions they are faced with when determining the type of products to purchase and deploy. The same is also true for consumers.

Reality Check: Faster phones, faster networks – Who wins and loses this holiday season?

This week, we focus on our twice-yearly handset lineup graph. In previous assessments, we had focused on the stock keeping unit (SKU) imbalance between Apple and Android, which led to what we called the “Android World.”

ETB to issue $600 million in bonds abroad for fiber optic network expansion

ETB (Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota), a Colombian state-owned telecommunication company,  plans to issue U.S.$600 million in bonds in international capital markets to fund the expansion...

Movistar obtains 20MHz in Venezuela; increases investments to $535 million

The Venezuelan wireless company Movistar, a unit of the Spanish group Telefónica, announced it is increasing its infrastructure investment in 2012 to U.S.$535 million...

Reality Check: The end of traffic shaping in Brazil?

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...

Worker riot in China could impact iPhone 5

A Foxconn plant that reportedly makes components for the iPhone 5 is idle today after a worker riot that involved two thousand people and...

Apple sells 5 million 5’s; T-Mobile grabs a piece of the action

5 million people in at least 9 countries took home a new iPhone 5 this weekend, breaking the weekend launch record set last year...

Q&A with PCIA CEO Jonathan Adelstein

Wireless infrastructure trade association PCIA recently named Jonathan Adelstein CEO and president, replacing outgoing CEO and President Michael Fitch who announced plans to step...

Reader Forum: Enabling the new global mobile ecosystem

In the face of unprecedented worldwide growth in the use of mobile devices, mobile network operators are severely challenged to deliver the applications and performance users are demanding.

Reader Forum: New business models to maximize M2M revenues for carriers

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...

Feature Report: Time to improve, expand wireless infrastructure in LatAm

Even as LTE deployments begin in earnest, Latin American and Caribbean wireless carriers continue to focus investments on the expansion and improvement of 3G...

Employee demand for connectivity boosts WLAN market

New employees’ need for connectivity has increased demand for wireless Internet infrastructure, and it is a global phenomenon. According to Infonetics Research, wireless local...

Apple iPhone 5 hits the streets; new orders delayed weeks

The unofficial national holiday that is the launch of a new Apple iPhone is upon us, and as can be seen via most news...

China’s Foxconn dominates tablet manufacturing

IHS iSuppli says Foxconn made 62% of the tablets shipped last year.
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