Wireless

After Spain-based Telefónica released its financial results and canceled dividends, its biggest competitor in the Latin American market, América Móvil, (AMX) reported a 45.5% drop in second-quarter net income compared to 1Q211. América …

Although mobile virtual network operators were launched in Latin America about four years ago, they have become hot topics again since Brazil released new regulations, and Virgin Mobile announced—and actually …

MIAMI — “After the classical network and the Internet, we need a third network that combines the best of both PSTN and the Internet,” said Nan Chen, the president of …

Virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware (NYSE: VMW), announced this week that it will pay $1.05 billion in cash plus approximately $210 million in assumed unvested equity awards to acquire Nicira, …

One day ahead of schedule, Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2012. The company also announced that it will cancel …

Peru’s ProInversión, which is an agency tasked with the promotion of private investments in the country, has again postponed the spectrum auction for the provision of public telecommunication services. The …

After a Brazilian court denied TIM Brasil’s request to overturn telecom regulator Anatel’s suspension of its mobile service sales, the local unit of mobile phone carrier Telecom Italia presented its 800-page action …

Peru’s telecommunications investment agency, Osiptel, has proposed a measure to promote broadband development and the construction of a national fiber optic backbone. It aims to provide high-speed Internet access to …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Brazilian …

Americans are very comfortable using smartphones to track the whereabouts of family members, and some are willing to track family members who don’t know they are being monitored.

The three Brazilian telecom operators suspended from selling new mobile services by telecom regulator Anatel have to present action plans within 30 days detailing future investments to improve their services. …

We’re all facing an industry crisis with backhaul capacity.  In this webinar you’ll learn about the entire backhaul solution, including antennas, mounts, installation, braided cable, monitoring systems and fiber to …

More than two months after TIM Brasil CEO Luca Luciani resigned his position in the wake of allegations that parent company Telecom Italia exaggerated its customer base through irregular SIM card …

Industry observers are questioning whether Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel was too severe when it prohibited three of the nation’s largest wireless carriers from selling new lines. Starting today, July 23, Telecom Italia’s …

It was rumored on Friday that the French group Vivendi is considering selling its Brazilian telecom unit, GVT. The news service Reuters cited  sources familiar with the issue, and noted that the sale …

At the Connect Americas Summit held by The International Telecomunication Union this week in Panama, leaders from Latin America and the Carribean called for a $53 billion commitment to increase …

Back in 2009, Sunbelt Rentals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ashtead Group and one of the largest equipment rental companies in the United States, decided to introduce iPhones to its sales …