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Nextel Mexico has signed an agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) to receive a US$ 375 million loan in order to acquire 3G network infrastructure from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., …

Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala plans to name Carlos Paredes Rodriguez as new Minister of Transportation and Communications (MTC). Paredes Rodriguez has been an advocate for decentralization, which will boost investment …

Online film-rental service Netflix and Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa have agreed to a partnership where Netflix will distribute Televisa soap operas and other programs. The TV broadcaster will provide about …

Brazilian carrier Vivo, which was bought by Spanish operator Telef

Telcordia has been chosen to administer number portability in Chile, which is set to go into effect July 29. Telcordia presented the best technical-economic setting a transaction value for each …

Brazilian airline TAM is preparing to offer Wi-Fi service to its customers, and allowing them to use their mobile devices to make phone calls during international flights. The initiative may …

Worldwide mobile payment users will surpass 141.1 million in 2011, a 38.2% increase from 2010, when mobile payment users reached 102.1 million, according to Gartner. Worldwide mobile payment volume is …

Expecting a transformation in Latin America’s telecommunications networks, Ciena Corp. said it believes region will grow at higher rates than other markets. “Latam is one area of great growth for …

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Ericsson has unveiled its financial results and, although the world’s largest network equipment maker had reported a decline in sales in North America, Latin America’s sales increased 17% year-over-year and …

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Research in Motion (RIM) Ltd. will start manufacturing BlackBerry smartphones in Argentina through a deal with Brightstar Corporation, which will invest US$ 23 million. The production begins on October in …

Brazilian carrier Vivo has launched its push-to-talk (PTT) service under the name “Vivo Direto.” The service started on July 18 in Rio de Janeiro and one month before in Porto …

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Intel Capital has announced that David Thomas will return to his position as director of strategic investments for Intel Latin America, after a hiatus of 18 months. During that time, …

Anatel announced that it will bid on four Brazilian satellite orbital positions in the bands C, Ku and Ka within 12 existing positions. The rules for the auction will be …

Mexican telecoms regulator Cofetel (Comisi

TIM Brazil had signed a contract with LT Amazon consortium to use their tower transmission lines and power substations to transport TIM cables across 27 cities in the states of …

Mobile broadband access is increasing in Brazil. At the end of first half of 2011, Brazil had counted 43.7 million broadband access connections, according to a just-released survey from the …

SAF Tehnika JSC, which manufactures wireless data transmission equipment, announced it has started producing full outdoor microwave radios in Curitiba, South of Brazil. The company’s called CFIP Lumina radios will …

Alfa and AT&T Inc. announced on July 12 that Alfa had finalized its purchase of AT&T’s 49% stake in Mexican telecom company Alestra. The transaction was originally announced in April …

Bichara Tecnologia, a technology provider supporting the Brazilian telecommunications market, and Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, device management and connectivity gateways, announced a partnership to …

A new telecommunication bill that would replace the existing one in Bolivia has been approved by Chamber of Deputies’s planning, economic policy and finance committee, but the proposed legislation is …