Business News Americas | January 19, 2011 | Phil Anderson
Netherlands-based SIM card manufacturer Gemalto believes at least 10 Latin American operators are planning to introduce Windows Live Messenger embedded on SIM cards this year, Gemalto's telecom sector marketing director in Latin America, Ignacio Tresca, told BNamericas.
At...
Dominican Today | January 19, 2011
Santo Domingo.- The telecom Claro Codetel, subsidiary of America Movil, plans to invest RD$12.6 billion (more than US$340 million) in Dominican Republic this year, revealed its president yesterday.
Oscar Peña, interviewed by listin.com.do, revealed that by April the company will...
Business News Americas | January 20, 2011 | Josh Miller
Brazil could see a rise in mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) throughout 2011, with airlines, supermarkets and sports associations potentially entering the mobile phone arena, formercommunications minister Juarez Quadros do Nascimento told BNamericas.
After a year...
Emii | January 18, 2011
Chilean telecoms operator, Movistar, is planning to launch a $100 million innovation investment fund, BNamericas reports, citing El Mercurio. The new vehicle will support technological innovation in the infrastructure network at the Telefonica division.
The fund will target new companies and new applications to...
Rapid TV News | January 19, 2011 |Iñaki Ferreras
The international version of Portugal's national private network SIC, SIC International, is to reinforce its distribution in the Brazil by being included within the OITV operator's offering.
The broadcaster is already present in this country through the...
Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Samantha Pearson
* Portugal Telecom to end up with 25.6 pct stake-newspaper
* Oi to take care of fixed-line and mobile services
* PT to be responsible for internet business
SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Portugal Telecom (PTC.LS) will sign a...
AT&T | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that the Mexican telecommunications service provider Telmex will offer its customers in Mexico improved, seamless telepresence services by providing them access to the AT&T Business Exchange, a feature...
Ecuador | January 19, 2011
In a press release yesterday Jaime Guerrero Ruiz, the head of Ecuador's telecommunication ministry, announced a multimillion investment to improve internet and communication services in Ecuador. The ministry (MINTEL) signed a $13.5M deal with Telconet which will provide broadband internet...
Wall Street Journal | January 19, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil mobile phone subscriptions rose to 202.94 million in 2010, up 16.66% from the previous year, according to figures released Wednesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel.
New subscriptions totaled 28.98 million in 2010, compared...
Blogging Stocks | January 17, 2011 | Steve Halpern
"Telefonica SA (TEF) is a member of our model portfolio; it meets 100% of the criteria we use in our James P. O'Shanghnessy growth and value model," notes John Reese.
The editor of Validea explains, "The company...
Geodesic | January 18, 2011 | Press Release
Content Partnership Brings Portuguese Music, News and More to Mundu Radio Listeners Worldwide
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geodesic Limited (BSE: 503699) (NSE: GEODESIC), a leading provider...
Xinhua Net News | January 13, 2011 | Xiong Tong
LA PAZ, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that a telecommunications satellite to be built and launched by China would greatly contribute to Bolivia's development.
The two countries signed contracts in mid-December...
Business Wire | January 14, 2011 | Press Release
MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions for Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V.'s (Alestra) Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and outstanding ...
Business News Americas | January 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
LTE is the fastest-developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications, with 180 operators around the world investing in the technology, but a lack of regulatory clarity is the main obstacle holding back Latin America,...
Bloomberg | January 17, 2011 | Francisco Marcelino
Positivo Informatica SA, Brazil’s biggest computer maker, rose the most in nine months on speculation Lenovo Group Ltd. may acquire the company.
Positivo jumped 6.4 percent, the most since April 7, to 10.50 reais at the close of...
Business Wire | January 17, 2011 | News Wire
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b7c4e6/cloud_computing_en) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Cloud Computing End-user Analysis - Mexico" to...
Business News Americas | January 17, 2011
Chilean telecoms operator Movistar, of the Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) group, is preparing to kick off a US$100mn investment fund to support technological innovation in the infrastructure network, newspaper El Mercurio quoted the company's executive president, Claudio Muñoz, as...
Inside Costa Rica | January 17, 2011
Before the end of this year Costa Ricans will have an opportunity, for the first time ever, to choose who their cellular...
December 2010
Mobile telecom Digicel is spending U.S. $65 million to build its Caribbean and Latin American headquarters in the heart of downtown Kingston, Jamaica.
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Business News Americas | January 13, 2011
Mexico's supreme court has delayed the application of mobile termination rates (MTRs) determined by telecoms regulator Cofetel, according to a BBVA Research report.
Mexican telecoms operators will not be able to immediately apply the MTR of 0.42 pesos (US$0.035)...
Bloomberg | January 13, 2011 | Alexander Cuadros
The following companies had unusual price changes in Sao Paulo trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 3:15 p.m. New York time. Preferred shares are usually the most-traded class of stock.
The Bovespa Index...
Wall Street Journal | January 7, 2011 | Gerald Jeffris
BRASILIA (Dow Jones)--Brazil's government will pay public and private energy companies for access to their fiber optics networks under its plans to expand broadband services to the public, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo was quoted Friday...
