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Claro Brazil Becomes Fourth América Móvil Subsidiary to Launch Synchronica's Churn-Busting Mobile IM Solution

Highlights: Claro Brazil is offering the churn-reducing Claro Messenger IM Service to their more than 48 million-strong customer base. The launch in Brazil is the fourth successful roll-out of Synchronica's IM solution, which will ultimately be deployed across all 17 América Móvil subsidiaries. The agreement with América Móvil provides Synchronica with...

America Movil upgraded

Zacks Investment Research late last week upgraded its long-term recommendation on Latin American mobile operator America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (AMX) from “underperform” to “neutral” citing the “growing Brazilian economy and improving macro conditions in Mexico and Argentina.”America Movil operates in 18 countries and...

Equity Research on America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. and NII Holdings Inc. — Wireless Surging in Latin and South America

Wednesday December 01, 2010 - 08:30 AM EST Marketwire News Release JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/10 --www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the wireless communications industry and has completed analytical research onAmerica Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: AMX) and NII Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD). Register with us...

Slim's America Movil gets into TV programming

(Reuters) - Leading Latin American wireless operator America Movil has begun producing programing for Colombian television, appearing to signal a first step into regional media from its owner, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim. The company is a telecommunications giant in Latin America, but was not known...

America Movil's Claro Launches Synchronica Mobile IM Service

Highlights: Claro Argentina's launch represents the third deployment of Synchronica's Mobile IM service by the América Móvil Group to date Synchronica has a group-wide framework agreement - emanating from its acquisition of Colibria's IMPS IM business - to deploy the service across all 17 América Móvil...

America Movil Raises Capital Expenditure Plans;Gets Mixed Reviews

By Amy Guthrie, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Reactions to America Movil's (AMX, AMX.MX) annual investor day ranged from delight to disappointment as Latin America's largest communications company reaffirmed expectations of strong cash flow growth, while increasing its capital expenditure plans and dashing...

Contracts: America Movil chooses ALU for backhaul; and Huawei wins Aero2 contract

November 23 2010 - 6:00 am ET | RCR Wireless Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent Latin America: With America Movil to provide an IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul solution to support next-generation mobile broadband services in 11 countries. Value: Undisclosed Huawei Poland: With Aero2 to supply an...

Jasper to power America Movil's M2M business

November 30 2010 - 10:54 am ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News Jasper Wireless scored a huge deal to power America Movil's machine-to-machine communications initiatives across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Under terms of the deal, Jasper will provide its...

Slim's America Movil eyes Serbian telecom stake

By Aleksandar Vasovic and Cyntia Barrera Diaz BELGRADE/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's America Movil, the world's No. 3 cell phone company by number of wireless subscribers, is eyeing an upcoming stake sale in Serbia's state phone giant Telekom Srbija. Serbian Telecommunications Minister Jasna Matic said America Movil,...

Jasper to power America Movil’s M2M business

Jasper Wireless scored a huge deal to power America Movil's machine-to-machine communications initiatives across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Under terms of the deal, Jasper will provide its single platform solution to the world's fourth-largest global operator. Financial details of the...

Jasper to power America Movil's M2M business

Jasper Wireless scored a huge deal to power America Movil's machine-to-machine communications initiatives across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Under terms of the deal, Jasper will provide its single platform solution to the world's fourth-largest global operator. Financial details of the...

Health institutes, Qualcomm use 3G to monitor high-risk pregnancies in Mexico

Carlos Slim Health Institute, West Wireless Health Institute and Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) have introduced a Wireless Pregnancy Remote Monitoring Kit designed to help health professionals monitor women with high-risk pregnancies in Mexico. The kit uses 3G technology to transfer vital health information from...

Bits and Bytes: Linux groups merge; TAM Airlines offers in-flight mobile; and more

The Linux Foundation and the CE Linux Forum announced they will merge, resulting in the CE Linux Forum becoming a technical workgroup at The Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation will expand its technical programs in the embedded computing space as well.Brazil's TAM Airlines started...

Wal-Mart to add AT&T network to prepaid offerings

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) will soon add AT&T Mobility (T) as a network option for its Straight Talk prepaid wireless service, giving the nation's largest retailer a GSM option alongside its Verizon Wireless (VZ) CDMA network plan. The move is notable in...

@ Uplinq: Qualcomm entices developers with augmented reality SDK, peer-to-peer support

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. has paid $3 billion to developers using its BREW platform, CEO Paul Jacobs told a crowd of about 3,000 during yesterday's keynote speech at the company's first Uplinq conference. That $3 billion amounts to an average selling price of...

America Movil 4Q net profit declines on increased tax costs

Mexican mobile giant America Movil (AM) has released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2009, revealing a 17.2% quarter-on-quarter drop in net income in the last three months of the year to MXN12.95 billion (USD989 million). The drop was attributed to...

America Movil posts 51% rise in quarterly net

MEXICO CITY - America Movil, the largest cellphone operator in Latin America, posted a 51 percent rise in third-quarter net profit on Monday due to a pickup in new subscribers and lower financing costs.Reuters

Latin America: The next big thing or already here?!

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Mobile penetration in Latin America was around 66% in early 2008, well above the world average of...

Apple’s New Deal?: Vodafone, America Movil take a bite

Apple Inc.'s foray into the global handset industry is a work-in-progress, judging by last week's events, just as its initial, domestic rollout was marked by adroit tactical shifts.A sudden avalanche of international market rollouts for the iPhone announced last week appeared to reflect that...

Is Apple changing its iPhone business model?: Latest carrier deal pushes iPhone into Latin America

America Movil said yesterday it cut a deal with Apple Inc. to sell the iPhone throughout Latin America, including enormous markets such as Brazil and Mexico. The carrier has an aggregate subscriber base of nearly 160 million customers in the region.The news came on...

Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel Networks and more

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. CellularNigeria: Alcatel-Lucent said it signed a contract with Globacom...

Verizon to sell Caribbean, Latin American assets

NEW YORK-Verizon Communications Inc. agreed to sell its Caribbean and Latin American telecom operations to America Movil and a company jointly owned by America Movil and Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex). Verizon is selling Verizon Dominica in the Dominican Republic, and also is selling its...

Tracfone high on 4Q growth, ends 2005 with 6.1 million

MEXICO CITY-Leading wireless prepaid provider Tracfone Wireless Inc., which is a subsidiary of America Movil, said it gained 1 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2005, bringing its net additions for the year to 1.7 million customers The new Tracfone subscribers accounted...

Tracfone high on 4Q growth, ends 2005 with 6.1 million customers

MEXICO CITY-Leading wireless prepaid provider Tracfone Wireless Inc., which is a subsidiary of America Movil, said it gained 1 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2005, bringing its net additions for the year to 1.7 million customers The new Tracfone subscribers accounted...