Brazil and India followed telecom regulatory policies with an objective to bring in privatization and competition, but the variations in models followed by the two has led to different sectoral outcomes.
Brazilian carrier Oi recently announced the start of a shared broadband Wi-Fi project in Rio de Janeiro. The Wi-Fi project will begin with about 150 hot spots in the Ipanema …
Latin America’s share of worldwide information technology spending is on the rise, according to research firm Gartner Inc. By the end of this year, IT spending in Latin America will …
Contrary to what we might have once believed, the mobile phone is the vehicle that will become the basis of all convergent channels. Before, it was thought that this main vehicle would be the TV or even the computer, but the mobile phone has won this battle — not only with its incredible growth in units but also because these small devices incorporate more tech features every day.
The controversial 2G note, dated March 25, 2011, sent by India’s Finance Ministry to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is again in news with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday clarifying that the note was prepared at the behest of the PMO.
After almost a month of disrupting its connectivity to private operators Airtel, Vodafone, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular in the state of Punjab, the state-owned operator BSNL today …
Lava Mobiles launched S12 – their very first Android-driven smartphone. Power by Android 2.2 – Froyo, it is priced at an affordable INR 9,999 (approx. USD 200). “At Lava Mobiles …
The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit on equity for the telecom services sector will remain at 74% according to India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s (DIPP) recently released consolidated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy.
Costa Rica’s telecom monopoly is coming to an end. The nation’s telecommunications regulator Sutel has granted mobile operators Claro (Carlos Slim’s América Móvil) and Telefónica’s Movistar the mobile numbers they …
Brazilian carrier Oi posted a 21% decrease in third quarter net profits from a year ago to $249 million. Net revenues dropped 1.9% over the same time frame to $4 …
India has around 618.28 million GSM subscribers as of September 2011 and around 6.5 million new subscribers were added in September.
The Nigerian Communications Commission has threatened to sanction the three major telecom operators — MTN Nigeria, Globacom, and Airtel Nigeria – if the quality of their services don’t improve by November 30.
América Móvil (AMX) saw its net profits drop 21% during the third quarter compared to the same period in 2010, which the carrier attributed to the exchange rate and lower …
NII Holdings (NIHD) said it’s planned 3G launches were on track. Nextel’s owner unveiled push-to-talk service on a W-CDMA platform in Peru last month. The 3G launch in Mexico and …
Cloud, social, mobility and an explosion in information were pointed by Gartner as the new nexus of forces that are creating a necessity to look different to the business. The …
Indian operator Uninor reported a 22% sequential increase in Q3 revenues and showed consistent earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization improvement. The company, which is owned by Norwegian-based Telenor …
The Indian Cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Manufacturing Policy, which has identified telecommunications as one of the “industries with strategic significance”.
Indian telecom sector still has some bottlenecks which is preventing it from growing to its full potential, according to a special report by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Ernst & Young.
Latin Americans like to communicate, especially Brazilians. That’s why social networks such as Facebook or Orkut have so many Brazilian subscribers. Another aspect – as well as consequence – is …
Sony announced that it would acquire Ericsson’s 50% stake in their handset joint venture for $1.46 billion, ending a roller-coaster ride of a partnership that failed to make significant inroads …
Gartner’s David Cearley started his press conference at this week’s Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in São Paulo with the phrase: “The days of Windows domination are pretty much over.” The consulting firm …
RCR Wireless News is on hand to cover Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Brazil at this week in São Paulo. Be sure not to miss our stories. The future of mobile computing is context aware …
Media tablets ranked No. 1 in Gartner’s top 10 strategic technologies for 2012. The ranking was announced by the consulting firm in Brazil at this week’s Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in São …
Virginia Rometty was elected the new president and CEO of IBM where she will succeed Samuel Palmisano on Jan. 1, 2012. Palmisano has been CEO since 2002, and will remain …
Carlos Slim’s America Movil is set to invest $10 billion in the Latin America region over coming years. During the ITU World Telecommunication in Genebra, Slim told Reuters that his …
