Chinese manufacturer ZTE Corp. said it will produce tablets in Brazil. The annoucement was given just after a July 27 meeting that ZTE’s CEO, Hou Weigui, had with the president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, in Brasília.
During this meeting, Weigui guaranteed that ZTE...
Wall Street Journal | June 22, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil mobile phone subscriptions increased to 215 million in May, up 1.16% from April, according to figures released late Tuesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel.
New subscriptions totaled 2.5 million in May, Anatel...
Cellular service throughout Latin America is about to get a jolt as wireless operators deploy advanced-generation networks capable of carrying all kinds of content across the airwaves. From Brazil to Mexico, governments are auctioning off new 3G and 4G spectrum bands to try to...
Wall Street Journal | May 24, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)-Brazil's largest telecommunications company, Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. (TNE), or Oi, on Tuesday unveiled a plan to simplify its ownership structure to make its shares more attractive and reduce operating costs.
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Wall Street Journal | May 24, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)-Brazil's largest telecommunications company, Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. (TNE), or Oi, on Tuesday unveiled a plan to simplify its ownership structure to make its shares more attractive and reduce operating costs.
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Financial Times | May 26, 2011 | Peter Wise
Portugal Telecom lifted first-quarter net profit by 29.3 per cent to €129.7m ($182m), higher than market forecasts, as the country’s dominant telecoms provider continued to benefit from its large-scale disposals in Brazil.
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Reuters | May 25, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings
(Reuters) - The prospect of a mammoth $12 billion investment by iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group has sent Brazilian government officials scrambling to rethink the country's industrial policy.
The aim is to nurture a high-tech industry that will slash...
TeleGeography | May 9, 2011
Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel last Thursday approved plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5GHz band using WiMAX technology. The watchdog has revealed details of a public consultation which will run from 12 May until 27 June,...
Bloomberg | May 10, 2011 | Iuri Dantas
Brazil’s government is lobbying the telecommunications regulatory agency to speed up approval of more than 1,000 permits for individual companies to offer cable TV, Internet and telephone services, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said, according to Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.
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UOL | May 10, 2011 | Press Release
Universo Online S.A. informs its shareholders and the market that on the present date Mr. Eduardo Alcaro took office as M&A Executive Officer for UOL and will take office as Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer on May...
UOL | May 10, 2011 | Press Release
Universo Online S.A. informs its shareholders and the market that on the present date Mr. Eduardo Alcaro took office as M&A Executive Officer for UOL and will take office as Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer on May...
Financial Times | May 8, 2011 | Matthew Garrahan, Adam Thomson, Joe Leahy
Netflix, the film and television subscription service, is working on a push into Latin America and is close to announcing deals with three of the continent’s biggest broadcasters to begin streaming programming online...
Wall Street Journal | May 6, 2011 | Giada Zampano
ROME (Dow Jones)--Telecom Italia SpA (TI) Friday confirmed its full-year targets despite a sharp fall in first-quarter net profit, as a strong performance in Brazil and Argentina failed to offset continued weakness in its domestic...
Ericsson | April 28, 2011 | Press Release
Porto Seguro and Datora choose Ericsson as their partner for its quality, flexibility and innovation track record
Ericsson will provide Managed Services, alongside with all software, hardware, implementation and systems integration services involved in the first Mobile Virtual...
RCR Wireless News | April 16, 2011 | Matt Kapko
An RCR Wireless interview at Oppenheimer Offices in NYC with Ron Vidal, Hal Hess (EVP International Operations and President Latin America and EMEA, American Tower) and Tim Horan (Telecom Services Equity Analyst, Oppenheimer & Co). This...
Accenture | April 27, 2011 | Press Release
RIO DE JANEIRO; April 27, 2011– According to Accenture (NYSE: ACN) research across eight countries, Brazilians have the highest consumer electronics ownership and spending in 15 product categories. More than half (55 percent) of Brazilian consumers have...
NII Holdings | April 28, 2011 | Press Release
Company achieves record level of Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization
- Net subscriber additions of 403,000
- Consolidated operating revenues of $1.62 billion
- Consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) of $431 million
- Consolidated operating income...
Unisys | April 26, 2011 | Press Release
Innovative solution uses Unisys ClearPath ePortal technology to let CEDAE customers pay bills anywhere using their smartphones
Sao Paulo, April 26, 2011 – Customers of Rio de Janeiro water utility company CEDAE can pay their water bills using...
Equinix | April 26, 2011 | Press Release
Investing with Riverwood Capital, Equinix Acquires Controlling Interest in ALOG Data Centers of Brazil
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 26, 2011 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and Riverwood Capital, a technology-focused...
America Movil | April 19, 2011 | Press Release
Mexico City, México, April 19, 2011. América Móvil, S.A.B. DE C.V. (“AMX”) (BMV: AMX; NYSE: AMX; Nasdaq: AMOV; LATIBEX: XAMXL), announced today that it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with GE Satellite Holdings LLC and its affiliates...
Motorola | April 12, 2011 | Press Release
Coming first to Claro´s users, the Lapdock™ accessory for Motorola ATRIX provides an enhanced and more interactive computer-like experience
SÃO PAULO – April 12, 2011 – Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Claro announce the arrival of two highly anticipated products: Motorola XOOM™, the world’s first tablet with the...
