Cellular service throughout Latin America is about to get a jolt as wireless operators deploy advanced-generation networks capable of carrying all kinds of content across the airwaves. From Brazil to Mexico, governments are auctioning off new 3G and 4G spectrum bands to try to...
HotHardware | June 10, 2011 |Â Ray Willington
What's needed to really get people hooked on contactless payments? Lots and lots of industry support. Google Wallet has set the bar for what's possible with NFC in thesmartphone, and now Visa is making a play to expand...
Telefonica | June 3, 2011 | Press Release
Madrid, 3 June 2011.- Telefónica has just joined the 'World IPv6 Day' initiative, sponsored by the ISOC (Internet Society), aimed at encouraging the various sector players (Operators, Internet providers, hardware and software manufacturers and web companies) to...
Bloomberg | June 7, 2011 |Â Manuel Baigorri
Telefonica SA (TEF) is close to buying Acens, a Spanish company that specializes in cloud computing, for about 75 million euros ($110 million), El Economista reported, citing unidentified people close to the negotiations.
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WSJ | June 7, 2011 |Â Anthony Harrup
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Citigroup unit Banamex said the selloff this year in shares of Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX), which faces increasing regulatory pressure and stepped up competition, has been overdone and represents a good...
Allot Communications has a platform inspection data (Deep Packet Inspection) to monitor the quality of data services and offer the best user experience when accessing their favorite services.
Wall Street Journal | May 24, 2011 |Â Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)-Brazil's largest telecommunications company, Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. (TNE), or Oi, on Tuesday unveiled a plan to simplify its ownership structure to make its shares more attractive and reduce operating costs.
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Shopfloor | May 26, 2011
This morning the United States signed an agreement with Mexico that should significantly improve the competitiveness of U.S. telecommunications equipment in the important and growing Mexican market. In 2010, bilateral trade in these products totaled about $25 billion.
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Technicolor | May 26, 2011 | Press Release
Paris (France), 26 May 2011 - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) has won a contract to supply a Cirpack softswitch to Cablemás, one of the leading providers of cable television in Mexico for almost 40 years, and now...
Financial Times | May 26, 2011 |Â Peter Wise
Portugal Telecom lifted first-quarter net profit by 29.3 per cent to €129.7m ($182m), higher than market forecasts, as the country’s dominant telecoms provider continued to benefit from its large-scale disposals in Brazil.
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Reuters | May 25, 2011 |Â Stuart Grudgings
(Reuters) - The prospect of a mammoth $12 billion investment by iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group has sent Brazilian government officials scrambling to rethink the country's industrial policy.
The aim is to nurture a high-tech industry that will slash...
Bloomberg | May 24, 2011 | Crayton Harrison
An escalating confrontation between Carlos Slim and two fellow billionaires is driving prices lower for phone, Internet and TV services inMexico, a boon for consumers that could boost the nation’s economy.
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Cisco | May 25, 2011 | Press Release
Peru Reaches a Penetration Rate of 3.47 Percent as Mobile Broadband Connections Continue to Rise
LIMA, Peru, May 25, 2011 – Cisco announced today the results of a new edition of the Cisco Broadband Barometer in Peru, reporting...
Cable & Wireless | May 24, 2011 | Press Release
New York, May 24 2011: Cable&Wireless Worldwide announced its full year results for fiscal year 2010-11 (ended 31 March 2011) today. A key highlight for the C&W Worldwide Americas business during the year was the...
InfoSonics | May 25, 2011 | Press Release
SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON) today announced the launch of its newverykool® i277 handset and first customer shipment to Latin America.
"The i277 is a feature phone with a full touch screen, user interface and feature set...
Reuters | May 16, 2011
TDP's ratings are supported by its strong consolidated financial profile, low leverage, healthy cash flow generation and manageable debt maturity. TDP and its subsidiaries occupy a solid business position as the largest Peruvian telecommunications group and a diversified revenue stream...
Inside Costa Rica | May 16, 2011
The contracts are now signed and by the end of the year and for the first time in Costa Rica there will be a choice of cellular carrier. In December, Costa Ricans will be able to choose their...
IT Decisions | May 16, 2011 |Â Hadley Richardson
Brazilian oil giant Petrobrás signed an agreement whereby its fiber optic network will be used to meet part of the requirements set out by the country’s national broadband plan.
The deal with state-owned telco Telebrás – the public...
TeleGeography | May 9, 2011
Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel last Thursday approved plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5GHz band using WiMAX technology. The watchdog has revealed details of a public consultation which will run from 12 May until 27 June,...
Living In Peru | May 13, 2011
The anticipated white iPhone 4 is now available through Movistar in Peru, the first operator in the country to commercialize Apple's smartphone, reports Peru.com.
Peru is one of the first countries in Latin America to have the equipment. The phone...
Telefonica | May 13, 2011 | Press Release
The Company’s commercial focus on higher-value customers led to an 6% increase in the customer base to 290 million accesses,  with significant improvements in the contract mobile segment and growth businesses
TELEFÓNICA’S REVENUES ROSE 10.8% IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2011...
