TeleGeography | January 24, 2011
State-owned telecoms company Telebras has been given the green light by the telecoms regulator Anatel to operate broadband internet services in the last mile. The decision to issue a Multimedia Communication Service (SCM) licence, published on 20 January, allows Telebras...
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...
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...
Elephant Talk | January 12, 2011 | Press Release
LONDON-- Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (OTC.BB:ETAK) (www.elephanttalk.com), an
international provider of business software and services to the telecommunications and financial
services industries, today announced that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) agreement with Cleartech to become...
CDG | January 10, 2011 | Press Release
New regulations provide for more effective use of 450-470 MHz band for fixed and mobile broadband, telephony and multimedia services to bridge the digital divide
COSTA MESA, CA — January 10, 2011 — The CDMA Development Group (CDG)...
Marketwire | Elephant Talk  Press Release | Dec 20, 2010 10:15 ET
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - December 20, 2010) -  Elephant Talk Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: ETAK) (http://www.elephanttalk.com/) anticipates that new regulations from Brazil's telecom regulator, Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (Anatel), could create opportunities for Elephant Talk and a...
December 15, 2010 | Zacks
NII Holdings Inc. (NIHD -Â Analyst Report), a small-sized wireless services provider in several Latin American markets received yet another shot in its arm. Yesterday, the company announced that it has won wireless licenses in Brazil, which were recently auctioned by...
Bloomberg | By Carla Simoes and Crayton Harrison  | Dec 14, 2010 11:37 AM CT
NII Holdings Inc., operator of the Nextel brand in Latin America, paid 1.21 billion reais ($715 million) in a Brazilian government auction to gain airwaves to compete with Telefonica SA andAmerica Movil...
December 08 2010 International Law Office Newsletter
The National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) has approved the Regulation on the Exploitation of Personal Mobile Services via Virtual Networks, thus enabling the supply and resale of mobile telecommunications services through mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).
In accordance with the...
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. As operators continue to invest in 3G technologies and examine options available for 4G, three things...
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.There is much talk these days about the need for additional spectrum to facilitate the...
Brazil is expected to auction several spectrum licenses this year, which could lead to increased mobile broadband adoption, according to a new report from research firm Maravedis. Regulator Anatel could auction spectrum at 2.5 GHz, 3.5 GHz, 450 MHz as well as some available...
OSLO, Norway-CDMA 450 technology is making headway in various global markets, with Norway awarding a 450 MHz license in that country, and trials of the technology concluding in Brazil.The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority said it received a $161,000 bid from Nordisk Mobiltelefon AS,...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is working with Anatel to conduct a trial of commercial CDMA450 to bridge the "digital divide" in the country.The trial follows a series of CDMA450 voice and data calls and demonstrations Lucent has completed for Anatel, said...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is working with Anatel to conduct a trial of commercial CDMA450 to bridge the "digital divide" in the country.The trial follows a series of CDMA450 voice and data calls and demonstrations Lucent has completed for Anatel, said...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brazilian fixed-line operator Embratel plans to acquire Brazilian wireless local loop carrier Vesper from Qualcomm Inc. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, however, analysts said Vesper is worth about $70 million, much less than the amount of money Qualcomm has...
BRASILIA, Brazil-Brazilian regulator Anatel has thwarted the plans of wireless local loop provider Vesper to offer mobile services in Brazil's 1.9 GHz spectrum. Anatel this week formally refused a request by Vesper, which is backed by U.S.-based Qualcomm, to deploy PCS services in the...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Jarbas Valente, Anatel's superintendent of private services, said he was surprised by the auction results for the surplus licenses in bands D and E for personal communications services. Anatel collected $262.2 million in the auction, or 31.31 percent more than the established...
