PR Newswire | February 3, 2011
-- Telecommunications companies in the United States, represented by COMPTEL, express concern about the independence of COFETEL and hope it will achieve the autonomy to resolve the conflict of telecommunications in Mexico.
-- COMPTEL demonstrates that despite years of complaints...
Wall Street Journal | January 31, 2011 | Taos Turner
BUENOS AIRES—The presidents of Argentina and Brazil signed a broad range of agreements Monday to cooperate on everything from nuclear power development to broadband expansion and regional pharmaceutical standards.
In her first state visit abroad, Brazilian...
Bangkok Post | January 28, 2011
Samart Corporation won today's TOT Plc auction for a 20-billion-baht 3G (third generation) wireless broadband network expansion.
The e-auction was held on Friday morning after the Administrative Court last night rejected Ericsson's petition to halt the bidding.
The reserve bid price...
TeleGeography | January 31, 2011
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vietnamese military-run mobile network operator Viettel has won Peru's fourth mobile operator licence, citing an announcement from the investment agency ProInversion. The company reportedly plans to invest around USD27 million in the new...
Maravedis | January 26, 2011 | Cintia Garza
Latin America is the quietest region in terms of LTE deployments and operator commitments. Other regions such as Europe and Asia Pacific have shown much more LTE activity, accounting for 35% and 26% of the 145 LTE...
The head of the National Cable Telecommunications Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to prevent technology mandates, arguing they prevent innovation and could hinder the development of smart video devices. Kyle McSlarrow, NCTA President and CEO, asserted that the many recent business arrangements from...
Inquirer | January 29, 2011 | Carla Gomez
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Senator Vicente Sotto III will push anew for the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards following the bombing of a passenger bus in Makati City last Tuesday that killed five passengers...
The National Association of Broadcasters accused Time Warner Cable Co. of hoarding spectrum in a letter sent to several members of Congress Friday. The broadcaster lobbying group said that if a spectrum crisis truly exists, companies like TWC should not be allowed to hoard...
This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave nine firms, including Google, backing to manage databases which will coordinate the usage of "white spaces" for high-speed wireless broadband networking.
TeleGeography | January 26, 2011
Argentina’s telecommunications ministry, Secretaria de Comunicaciones (SeCom), has granted a mobile network operator licence to triple-play provider Telecentro. According to a report by local daily La Nacion, the cable company will be able to bid for frequencies to provide wireless...
Bangkok Post | January 24, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana
TOT Plc may have to postpone its planned auction for its nationwide third-generation (3G) wireless broadband expansion in the wake of allegations by some bidders of unfair treatment and poor transparency.
Chuti Krairiksh, the Information and Communications...
Reuters | January 24, 2011 | Khettiya Jittapong
* Most of budget is to expand 2G network capacity
* To expand 3G services on existing networks by Q3
* 2011 revenue seen in line with industry's 3-5 pct growth
* Shares down almost 5 pct on worries about...
Business News Americas | January 21, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski
As Latin America's LTE market takes shape this year, media companies will join mobile service providers in the rush to meet client demand, the VP for research and consulting at IDC, Ricardo Villate, told an...
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...
Bangkok Post | January 20, 2011 | Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk and Komsan Tortermvasana
Ericsson of Sweden has accused TOT Plc of being unfair and non-transparent in the bidding process for its nationwide third-generation (3G) wireless broadband expansion worth nearly 20 billion baht.
The company's Stockholm headquarters warned...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) is looking to put its recent tumultuous past behind it and move aggressively forward with ambitious plans to jump past current rival Sprint Nextel Corp. as the nation’s third largest operator. During an investor conference today in New York City,...
AUSTIN, Texas--A new wireless tracking trend may soon become a large part of mobile broadband applications. Locally, investment in the industry is starting to heat up. As the brainchild of RFMicron, Shariar Rokshaz graduated from the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) in July 2010 with...
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,...
The Star Online | January 15, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DiGi.Com Bhd, has submitted its application to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission for spectrum in the 2600MHz band.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, DiGi said it...
Canadian telecommunications provider Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) is delaying the launch of its wireless service until early 2012, pushing off its entrance into the increasingly competitive market by about three months.The company noted during its first fiscal quarter release that its previous plans to...
Huawei | January 11, 2011 | Press Release
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has been selected by TeliaSonera to expand and upgrade its GSM/HSPA+/LTE network throughout southern Norway. The enhanced network coverage will embrace Norway's...
Huawei | January 11, 2011 | Press Release
Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has been selected by TeliaSonera to expand and upgrade its GSM/HSPA+/LTE network throughout southern Norway. The enhanced network coverage will embrace Norway's...
Business News Americas | January 10, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
Mexico's newly appointed communications and transport minister, Dionisio Perez-Jacome, will face the task of strengthening policy in the highly politicized telecoms sector, while outgoing Juan Molinar Horcasitas can look back on achievements that include a...
