SÃO PAULO--America Movil’s Claro launched LTE Advanced Pro in Brazil as a strategy to get fast speeds and meet customer demand for more data traffic. The carrier is tapping three-channel carrier aggregation using the frequency 2.5 GHz, 1.8 GHz and 700 MHz bands where...
The new agreement will cover initiatives in Mexico as well as other Latin American markets
Korean company Samsung Electronics and Latin American mobile telephony giant America Movil have signed a letter of intent to develop a series of projects across Latin America including initiatives in...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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SÃO PAULO – America Movil's wireless unit in Brazil, Claro, held a "5G" technology demonstration at Futurecom 2016 with vendor partner Ericsson and using the 15 GHz frequency band. In a video interview with RCR Wireless News, Claro's engineering director André Sarcinelli explained the...
SÃO PAULO – Oi is not selling assets in Brazil as it continues to work on a restructuring plan, CEO Marco Norci Schroeder told journalists at the Futurecom event, held last week in São Paulo. “We don’t intend to sell assets in Brazil, but we...
Security is one of the major concerns surrounding the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and not only physical security. Information and communications technology providers interviewed by RCR Wireless News for a special Olympics series (check all stories here) put cybersecurity at the top of their list...
RIO DE JANEIRO--Two years after Brazil hosted the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to take place in South America. The Olympic Village will house around 17,000 participating athletes, and the Brazilian federal government...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Two years after Brazil hosted the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to take place in South America. The Olympic Village will house around 17,000 participating athletes, and the Brazilian...
América Móvil agreed to pay the fine connected with stock purchases of Puerto Rico Telephone by CEO Carlos Slim and family
Mexico-based telecom giant América Móvil agreed to pay a $1.1 million fine to resolve an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission into violations of...
The French telco acquired a controlling stake in Groupama Banque
French telecom group Orange announced an agreement to acquire a 65% stake in compatriot financial institution Groupama Banque and launch a mobile-only banking service.
Under the terms of the agreement, the new legal entity should become...
Operators will have 30 days to pay for the spectrum
Mexico telecoms regulator IFT confirmed that as part of a recently completed spectrum auction, local mobile operator Telcel, owned by America Movil, will pay 2.1 billion pesos ($118 million) for mobile spectrum in the AWS-1...
The tender for 4G LTE spectrum is set to begin on February 15
Mexican telecommunications regulator Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) confirmed that mobile operators America Movil and AT&T will be allowed to participate in a 4G LTE mobile spectrum auction scheduled to begin Feb. 15.
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5 things to know today ...
1. AT&T's plan to swap spectrum with Telefónica in Mexico has been approved by the Mexican government. The Federal Telecommunications Institute authorized AT&T to use the 1.7/2.1 GHz band in certain areas of Mexico, according to Reuters. Telefónica will...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro is set to host its first Olympic Games next year. From an information technology and telecommunications perspective, sponsors are responsible for implementing the infrastructure needed for the games, as well as provide connectivity at all 38 competition venues across...
Targeting 2016 test, Ericsson partners with América Móvil and Brazilian government
In coordination with the Brazilian government and carrier América Móvil, Swedish ICT and telecom vendor Ericsson plans to test "5G" mobile networks in Brazil in 2016, and also will test an "Internet of Things"...
1. Nokia appears to have cleared the last major hurdle in its $17.6 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. Today, China's Ministry of Commerce gave conditional approval to the merger, which has already been approved in the U.S. and Europe. China gave Nokia a to-do list...
TBR report predicts U.S. and European operators to lead way in NFV and SDN investments
Spending on network virtualization technology including software-defined networking and network functions virtualization is expected to hit $157 billion by 2020, driven by telecom operators based in the U.S. and Europe.
In...
América Móvil posted 219.999 billion pesos ($13.7 billion) in second quarter revenue, almost flat (-0.1%) compared to the same quarter in 2014. However, the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization decreased 5% year-over-year and net income dropped 16% year-over-year. Looking at the first half...
FCC found TracFone violated device-unlocking rules for Lifeline customers
TracFone Wireless ran afoul of the Federal Communications Commission’s device unlocking requirements tied to its Lifeline service offerings that could cost the prepaid provider more than $83 million.
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau found that TracFone violated FCC...
The world's five largest wireless carriers account for roughly 2 billion mobile connections, according to the latest data from the World Cellular Information Service. China Mobile leads with 816 million customers, making it the world's largest wireless carrier by far.
The World Cellular Information Service said...
America Movil’s Brazilian mobile unit, Claro, announced a strategy focused on including zero-rating access to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp in its prepaid and postpaid packages.
The announcement was made less than two months after Claro’s president, Carlos Zenteno, said that zero-rating plans were no longer...
AT&T is reportedly talking with Telesites to lease Mexico towers
AT&T’s push into Mexico is reportedly set to include a tower agreement with rival America Móvil’s recently spun off Telesites business.
Bloomberg recently reported that the two companies were in talks over a leasing agreement that...
América Móvil plans include expansion of fiber optic network in Mexico
América Móvil, Latin America's largest communication service provider, is about to conclude its investment plan totaling $50 billion.
The amount will be allocated in all markets where the company has operations. The announcement, reported by the Mexican newspaper...
Latin America's largest telecom group América Móvil ended the first quarter with revenue up 3.1% over the year before in Mexican peso terms, while operating profits declined 6.6% and net profit fell 42.1%.
In a statement, América Móvil explained that depreciation and amortization charges rose...
