Japan’s NEC agreed to acquire Convergys’ information management business for $499 million. NEC said the purchase complements its NetCracker Technology acquisition and solidifies its focus on expanding its reach into …
Despite a lack of commercial launches, Brazil’s mobile virtual network operator space seems to be cooking. At this point security insurance company Porto Seguro and Virgin Mobile Latin America, are both …
While mobile broadband connections increased 26.2% worldwide in 2011 compared to the previous year, Brazil grew 99.3%. The country ended 2011 with 41.1 million mobile broadband connections, hitting 47.2 million …
HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced the merger of its imaging and printing group (IPG) with its personal systems group (PSG) to create the printing and personal systems group. The company said …
The Copenhagen Metrosubway changed its distributed antenna system (DAS) to better meet the need for wireless coverage in stations and trains with an investment of U.S. $2 million, according to …
Cisco is using its expertise in networks and the software that runs them to help companies manage and unify their bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies. The holistic approach is based on Cisco …
Brazil’s recently passed Conditioned Access Service law, which was passed last September, or the new Brazilian pay-TV law seemed to diminish market rumors that femtocell adoption would be encouraged by Brazilian Regulation in 2011, due to a regulatory change on femtocell-related taxes.
Brazil ended February with nearly 247.6 million active mobile lines, which represents a mobile teledensity of 126.45 lines per 100 inhabitants, according to a new report from Brazilian telecom agency …
IBM Brazil said it has invested $22.85 million (R$40 million) to launch its first corporate public cloud in the country. According to José Luis Spagnuolo, cloud computing director at IBM …
When mature markets are saturated, emerging regions become great opportunities. In general, emerging countries tend to grow at higher rates due to lower market penetration. German software company SAP has …
A recent report for 4G Americas showed Latin America has 72 commercial deployments of HSPA technology in 31 countries, and of those, 32 have been upgraded to HSPA+ in 20 …
Cisco Systems announced its intent to acquire NDS Group for approximately $5 billion. NDS provides video software and content security solutions designed to enable service providers and media companies to …
Brazil’s plans to auction radio frequencies in the 450 MHz and 2.5 GHz band has again been pushed back from the end of April until at least June. Brazil’s telecom …
Avaya announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Radvision, a provider of videoconferencing and telepresence technologies over IP and wireless networks for approximately $230 million. The proposed deal calls …
YouTube owner Google launched a local version of the video site in Chile, the fifth on the list of Latin American countries that now have a local YouTube address and No. …
Mexico’s telecommunications sector grew 11.3%, surpassing the 10.6% growth posted for the segment in 2010, according to data from the Telecommunications Sector Production Index (ITEL) (see full report). The country’s …
Aruba Networks’ CEO has visited Brazil on a couple of occasions, though the frequency of those visits are expected to increase. Speaking with reporters this week, Dominic Orr said that …
The recent consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device phenomenon, which clearly has been boosted by Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad, have been big drivers for (CIOs) to start …
SAP’s recent launch of its Business One OnDemand solution, which moves to software as a service (SaaS) and a cloud-based model for its Business One application, looks to be a …
Billionaire Carlos Slim Helú is set to launch an Internet TV network that will feature American television host Larry King, who has joined Helú as a co-founder of the network. …
Lenovo’s cloud storage unit and SugarSync unveiled a cloud storage service that will be integrated into Lenovo’s personal computers and tablet devices. The solution is focused on consumers looking to …
Technology innovation has driven the growth of full service providers in Latin America and the Caribbean in a period characterized by the continuous decrease in the number of facilities-based telecom operators.
Alcatel-Lucent signed an agreement with Ecuadorian Corporacion Nacional de Telecomunicaciones to extend the telecom providers network nationwide. Alcatel-Lucent said it will provide a range of applications focused on the deployment …
Consumer cloud services for accessing content will be integrated into 90% of all connected devices by the end of 2013, according to technology research and advisory firm Gartner. Personal cloud …
Over its 40 years, German enterprise software giant SAP (SAP) has signed up 35 million end users to its traditional enterprise solutions. In the last 15 months, SAP said it …
