NII Holdings | April 28, 2011 | Press Release
Company achieves record level of Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization
- Net subscriber additions of 403,000
- Consolidated operating revenues of $1.62 billion
- Consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) of $431 million
- Consolidated operating income...
Telefonica | April 28, 2011 | Press Release
London – Thursday, 28 April 2011 The operating businesses of Telefónica Europe have undergone a name change in line with the company’s global strategy of ‘One Team One Telef ónica’. The company’s European operating businesses will now be named Telefónica...
LIMA (Dow Jones)--Peru's largest telecommunications company, Telefonica del Peru SAA (TELEFBC1.VL), reported first-quarter net profit of 201.1 million soles ($70 million) compared with PEN154.7 million in the same period of the previous year.
The increase was due to reduced costs.
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Bloomberg | April 26, 2011 | Crayton Harrison
America Movil SAB, the largest mobile-phone carrier in the Americas, said the record $1 billion fine assessed by Mexico’s antitrust agency this month is based on erroneous conclusions about the industry.
The company will appeal the ruling by...
Myriad Group | April 27, 2011 | Press Release
Movistar launch marks first phase of Myriad-Telefónica 5-year strategic partnership to deliver social networking to over 140 million customers in 13 countries across the Latin America region
DUBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland – April 27, 2011 – Myriad Group AG...
Cable & Wireless Panama | April 26, 2011 | Press Release
US$14m contract for national police ‘911’ platformCable & Wireless Panama (CWP), the Panama operation of Cable & Wireless Communications(CWC), has been chosen to supply and manage an emergency services call system for the national police...
Unisys | April 26, 2011 | Press Release
Innovative solution uses Unisys ClearPath ePortal technology to let CEDAE customers pay bills anywhere using their smartphones
Sao Paulo, April 26, 2011 – Customers of Rio de Janeiro water utility company CEDAE can pay their water bills using...
SES World Skies | April 26, 2011 | Press Release
Corporate connectivity demand in Latin America drives agreements on three satellites
Washington, DC - April 26th, 2011 - Well positioned to serve emerging markets, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg...
Equinix | April 26, 2011 | Press Release
Investing with Riverwood Capital, Equinix Acquires Controlling Interest in ALOG Data Centers of Brazil
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 26, 2011 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and Riverwood Capital, a technology-focused...
Business News Americas | April 21, 2011
Peruvian telecoms watchdog Osiptel has issued two resolutions to regulate the rate of fixed-to-mobile telephony calls, Osiptel said in a release.
The regulator decided to implement this new regulation as it considers the current rates too high. According to the...
Wall Street Journal | April 13, 2011 | Taos Turner
BUENOS AIRES --Argentina's government increased its sway over dozens of companies through a presidential decree on Wednesday, a move that will grant the administration a larger influence in some of the key sectors of the...
Telefonica | April 18, 2011 | Press Release (Translated)
Telefónica today announced the signing of an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment that will add Fox's movie catalogue into Movistar's videoclub Imagenio. Customers of Telefónica TV services each month may now view such films...
Bloomberg | April 8, 2011 | Video
April 12 (Bloomberg) -- Emilio Azcarraga, chairman and chief executive officer of Grupo Televisa SA, talks about the company's purchase of a 50 percent stake in Grupo Iusacell SA and its ability to compete against billionaire Carlos Slim's...
Brightpoint | April 20, 2011 | Press Release
INDIANAPOLIS, April 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL), a global leader in providing supply chain solutions to the wireless industry, today announced the successful completion of its strategic investment in Intcomex, Inc. by its wholly-owned Miami-based subsidiary, Brightpoint Latin America, Inc. ("Brightpoint Latin America")....
America Movil | April 19, 2011 | Press Release
Mexico City, México, April 19, 2011. América Móvil, S.A.B. DE C.V. (“AMX”) (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL), announced today that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with GE Satellite Holdings LLC and its affiliates...
America Movil | April 15, 2011 | Press Release
Mexico City, Mexico, April 15, 2011 -- América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (“AMX”) (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL), announced today that its subsidiary Radiomóvil Dipsa, S.A. de C.V. (“Telcel”), was notified of a resolution issued by...
Bloomberg | April 14, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri
Telefonica SA (TEF) may cut its workforce in Spain by about 20 percent within the next three years as the country’s former phone monopoly targets growth in Latin America to make up for declining sales in its home market.
Telefonica,...
Motorola | April 12, 2011 | Press Release
Coming first to Claro´s users, the Lapdock™ accessory for Motorola ATRIX provides an enhanced and more interactive computer-like experience
SÃO PAULO – April 12, 2011 – Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Claro announce the arrival of two highly anticipated products: Motorola XOOM™, the world’s first tablet with the...
Motorola Mobility | April 14, 2011 | Press Release
The pre-sale of the world’s first device running Android™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) that delivers a powerful tablet experience on a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display starts tomorrow through Personal’s website
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Motorola Mobility, Inc. today announced...
ChinaTel | April 4, 2011 | Press Release
Frost & Sullivan’s Next Generation Mobile and Wireless Team uncovers key success drivers that further demonstrate ChinaTel’s ability to deliver in emerging markets across the globe.
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frost & Sullivan, a leading research and growth strategies firm,...
Telefonica | April 13, 2011 | Press Release
The company reiterates its commitment to pay a dividend of €1.75 per share in 2012 and announces a minimum annual shareholder remuneration target of €1.75 per share from 2012.
Madrid-London, 13 April 2011.- Telefónica today announced its shareholder...
Wall Street Journal | April 14, 2011 | Diana Kinch
Brazilian blue chips showed mixed performance. Telephone operator Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. (TMAR5.BR), or Oi, soared 5.30% to 59.80 Brazilian reais ($37.84),the highest gainer on the Bovespa exchange, after it announced that Luiz Eduardo Falco...
Bloomberg | April 13, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri
Telefonica SA (TEF), Spain’s former phone monopoly, forecast revenue growth of at least 1 percent annually through 2013 and budgeted as much as 27 billion euros ($39 billion) in spending as part of its Latin American push.
Group sales...
Super developed and connected Korea is perhaps not a great model to compare to when discussing mobile broadband in Latin America, but that’s just what Samsung decided to do during its presentation at the Informa LTE Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week.
