Appia | February 24, 2011 | Press Release
New execs will focus on delivering white-label app stores around the world
Durham, NC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 24, 2011
Appia, the world’s largest open app marketplace, today announces that it has launched its global expansion plans with the hiring of...
Wall Street Journal | February 24, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's leading cellular operator, Vivo Participacoes (VIV, VIVO4.BR), on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net profit more than quadrupled due to improved operational performance and the reduction of its costs with depreciation.
Net profit...
Rapid TV News | February 23, 2011 | Iñaki Ferreras
Spain's leading telco Telefónica and one of Mexico’s main broadcasters TV Azteca have renewed their deal to operate in Peru.
Movistar TV, Telefónica's brand in this and other Latin American territories, renewed the contract with the...
Telefonica | February 25, 2011 | Press Release
At its General Shareholders’ Meeting, Telefónica will propose a 14.3% dividend increase for 2011, to €1.60/share, in line with the policy of increasing shareholder remuneration. The Group has set targets for 2011 with the aim of capturing growth in...
Business News Americas | February 24, 2011 | Juan Pedro Tomás
DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) saw strong subscriber growth in Brazil during 2010, DirecTV Group president and CEO Michael White said in a conference call with investors.
"Brazil is experiencing tremendous growth. ... Brazil's fourth quarter was,...
Maxcom | February 23, 2011 | Press Release
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: MXT, BMV: MAXCOM.CPO) -- Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V.("Maxcom" or the "Company") today announced that Mr. Salvador Alvarez has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Mr. William Nazaret who has been with the...
Andina | February 24, 2011
Lima, Feb. 24 (ANDINA). America Movil has signed the contract for provision of telecoms services in Central and North Peru. America Movil won the tender for this project at the beginning of January.
The contract was awarded by the Peruvian Ministry...
Bloomberg | February 24, 2011 | Crayton Harrison
NII Holdings Inc., the wireless carrier that uses the Nextel brand in Latin America, gained the most in 10 months in Nasdaq Stock Market trading after reporting record subscriber additions in the fourth quarter.
The mobile-phone company rose...
Reuters | February 24, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings & Maureen Bavdek
* Profits surge on lower depreciation, customer increase
* Net sales up 10.1 percent, subscribers up 16.5 percent
* EBITDA rises 20.9 percent from year ago (Adds analysts' expectations, investment plans)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 24 (Reuters) -...
TeleGeography | February 23, 2011
Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, in partnership with Riverwood Capital, a technology-focused private equity firm, has agreed to acquire 90% of ALOG Data Centers of Brazil for around USD127 million, with a call option to take 100%...
New York Times | February 22, 2011 | Miguel Helft
The fight for talent between Google and Facebook — or more precisely, the flow of Google employees to Facebook — is not just a Silicon Valley affair.
Facebook has hired Alexandre Hohagen, the top Google executive in Latin America,...
RADCOM | February 22, 2011 | Press Release
RADCOM Continues Success in Brazil
TEL AVIV, Israel - RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM) a leading Service Assurance provider, today announced that a Tier-1 operator in Brazil has selected RADCOM’s Service Assurance Solution to monitor their NGN network (Next Generation Network). This deal...
PR Newswire | February 2011 | Press Release
Selected to develop and provide W-CDMA-based networks and related services in Mexico and Brazil positioning NII to offer next-generation wireless services
BARCELONA, Spain, PRNewswire -- GLOBAL MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Huawei, a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network...
Reuters | February 23, 2011 | Adveith Nair & Paul Hoskins
* Canada's Bragg Group to fund deal with cash
* Deal expected to close by end-March
* C&W announces share buyback of up to $100 mln
LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC.L) said it would...
Wall Street Journal | February 22, 2011 | Shane Romig
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BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Telecom Argentina SA (TEO, TECO2.BA), one of the country's largest phone companies, saw its fourth-quarter net profit rise sharply on the back of higher broadband internet and wireless sales.
Telecom...
Bloomberg | February 20, 2011 | Felipe Frisch and Fabiola Moura
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, the holding company that controls Brazil’s largest fixed-line telephone service provider and the most-indebted telecommunications operator in Latin America, says it will cut obligations relative to earnings by 50 percent...
PR Newswire | February 21, 2011 | Press Release
BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Understanding the critical need for Haiti to conduct a successful presidential run-off election on March 20th, Haitian wireless provider Voila announced today it will provide Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) with enhanced text messaging capabilities...
Telefonica | February 17, 2011 | Press Release
This new mobile messaging system is easy to use, useful and a lot of fun. Tokes can be used to send frequent messages such as “I’ve arrived”, “I'm busy” or “OK” in a new and different way. When a...
Reuters | February 21, 2011 | Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Raymond Colitt
Feb 21 (Reuters) - TIM Participacoes (TCSL3.SA)(TCSL4.SA), Brazil's third-largest wireless phone company on Monday reported net income was a higher than forecast 1.9 billion reais ($1.14 billion) in the fourth quarter, compared with 416...
Wall Street Journal | February 17, 2011 | Mercedes Alvaro
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QUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's largest cellphone company, Porta Celular, the local unit of Mexican communications giant America Movil SAB, (AMX, AMX.MX) plans to invest about $180 million during 2011 in the Andean country,...
Reuters | February 21, 2011 | Cyntia Barrera Diaz
(Reuters) - Billionaire Carlos Slim pulled advertising from Mexico's top broadcaster after ad rates spiked by 20 percent, a Slim spokesman said on Sunday, in a deepening rivalry between two of the country's top tycoons.
But while Slim's...
Business News Americas | February 21, 2011 | Juan Pedro Tomás
Latin America is expected to reach some 910,000 IPTV connections by year-end compared with 400,000 at end-2010, consultancy firm Dataxis NexTV research director Carlos Blanco told BNamericas
"The market will experience a significant expansion this...
Crossgate | February 2011 | Press Release
Fully Integrated Solution Will Help SAP Customers Meet Upcoming New Regulatory Requirements for Real-Time Import and Export e-Invoicing
ATLANTA--Crossgate Inc., the global expert in business-to-business integration (B2B), is offering a new e-invoicing solution that provides real-time integration with Argentina’s...
RAD | February 16, 2011 | Press Release
Oscar Tenorio Calleja Appointed Country Manager
RAD Data Communications, the international manufacturer of telecommunications access solutions, has announced the establishment of an office in Mexico City. RAD Mexico will focus on the continued development of the company’s relationships...
