Telefónica Group’s Brazilian operations announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs. The announcement followed a pair of government decisions ordering the group to pay fines for not meeting service quality agreements. …
Compared to the big four telecom operators competing in the Brazilian market, Algar Telecom, a division of the Algar Group that operates the CTBC brand, is a much smaller and …
Although cloud computing is still in its infancy, the technology has already begun changing how IT departments deliver economic value to countries, cities, industries and small businesses. According to IDC, spending …
Following the launch of point-of-presence services at the 2011 Futurecom event in São Paulo, NTT America, a subsidiary of Japanese-based NTT Communications, hinted it was looking to expand its presence …
Nicaragua will see Internet broadband revenue more than double over the next five years, going from $22 million in 2011 to $51 million in 2016, according to a new report …
Spain’s Telefónica announced the launch of a regional cloud hosting service targeting the Latin American corporate segment, including large companies and government. Named “Virtual Hosting 2.0,” the offering is supported …
The Brazilian telecommunications wholesale market could become more competitive as Colombian Internexa, which is affiliated with ISA, announced the launch of services in Brazil. Internexa said it has invested $30 …
Apple is about to launch its iPad 3. Will the new tablet have a greater impact in the corporate market, contributing even more to the consumerization and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) phenomenon? …
Latin America’s telecom sector is clearly in need of infrastructure investment. Gartner expects the Latam telecom sector to see double digit growth rates this year in traffic, demand and investments …
Brazil’s Embratel, which belongs to América Móvil, unveiled a new backbone network based on optical transport network technology and targeting its enterprise costumers. “The new network will serve large companies, …
Brazilian ICT company Dígitro Tecnologia expanded operations and launched a subsidiary in Peru focused on providing technical support for local customers. The company noted that the new Peru operations will …
As part of their “synergy” to integrate operations, Brazilian telecom operators Embratel, which belongs to América Móvil, and Telefónica’s Vivo announced changes to some of their brand names. Follow RCR …
The global cloud computing market has been strengthened by telecom competition, which has also placed those companies in a prime position to take advantage of that growing market, according to …
Deploying broadband services to rural and suburban areas across Brazil is a huge challenge that telecommunications research and development institution CPqD aims to tackle. On Feb. 24, the independent institution …
Due to the phenomenon of more and more data and video traveling over telecom networks, operators need to protect and optimize their data services, noted Radware’s (RDWR) David Aviv during …
Intel says it will invest $80 million in its manufacturing plant in Costa Rica, this year. The investment is both to modernize equipment in order to produce 22-nanometer processors and …
Nokia Siemens Networks says it will cut 3,500 jobs in Brazil after ending a big contract with Brazilian telecom operator Oi. During a press conference held at this week’s Mobile …
Looking to the corporate market, global mobile messaging provider Acision unveiled a stand-alone messaging network, the Acision enterprise network (AEN) at Mobile World Congress 2012. The solution will provide a …
Brightstar and Teleplan have formed a joint venture to provide an integrated aftermarket solution for OEMs in Brazil. Teleplan is a services and solutions provider which specializes in high-tech end-to-end …
At Mobile World Congress, Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) demonstrated the solutions it launched last week which enable telecom companies to provide customers with a personalized mobile experience as they move …
Brazil’s auction of radio frequency in the 451 MHz to 458 MHz band; 461 MHz to 468 MHz band and 2.5 GHz to 2690 MHz, that will allow LTE deployment …
Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel lacks green agenda in its investments in Africa, Greenpeace Tuesday stated in its briefing paper on International Green Telecom Leadership.
Shareholders of Brazilian carrier Oi have approved a plan to simplify the company’s holding structure and shares. Telemar Participacoes, which markets Oi-branded services in the country through Brasil Telecom, Tele …
Spain’s Telefónica announced LTE deployment atMobile World Congress, saying it will use Alcatel Lucent’s LightRadio technology in the 2.6Ghz frequency band. Deployment is expected to begin in Chile and Brazil. …
With mobile video projected to be 71% of all mobile data traffic by 2016, coverage is an ever-increasing challenge, said Cisco’s Murali Nemani in an interview with RCR Wireless News …
