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WSJ: Brazil Stocks Close Lower As Disappointing US Data Saps Risk Appetite

Wall Street Journal | April 14, 2011 | Diana Kinch Brazilian blue chips showed mixed performance. Telephone operator Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. (TMAR5.BR), or Oi, soared 5.30% to 59.80 Brazilian reais ($37.84),the highest gainer on the Bovespa exchange, after it announced that Luiz Eduardo Falco...

@LTE LatAm: Samsung compares region to Korea, offers data management solutions

Super developed and connected Korea is perhaps not a great model to compare to when discussing mobile broadband in Latin America, but that’s just what Samsung decided to do during its presentation at the Informa LTE Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week.

@LTE LatAm: Bolivia’s Entel pushes for broader broadband

Omar Perez of Entel used his keynote at LTE LatAm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss how mobile broadband could significantly improve the quality of people’s lives. Bolivia’s Entel runs the gamut in terms of telephony, providing everything from mobile, to fixed line, to...

@LTE LatAm: Bolivia's Entel pushes for broader broadband

Omar Perez of Entel used his keynote at LTE LatAm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss how mobile broadband could significantly improve the quality of people’s lives. Bolivia’s Entel runs the gamut in terms of telephony, providing everything from mobile, to fixed line, to...

@LTE LatAm: Forecasting tough for future of LTE and broadband’s relationship

It's too early to tell whether LTE in Latin America will become complimentary to fixed broadband, or if it can eventually be positioned as a substitute, according to major operators and vendors at the second day of Informa's LTE Latin America conference in Rio...

@LTE LatAm: Forecasting tough for future of LTE and broadband's relationship

It's too early to tell whether LTE in Latin America will become complimentary to fixed broadband, or if it can eventually be positioned as a substitute, according to major operators and vendors at the second day of Informa's LTE Latin America conference in Rio...

Nokia Siemens Networks appoints Eduardo Araujo to lead Latin America business

Nokia Siemens | April 12, 2011 | Press Release Espoo, Finland – April 12, 2011 Nokia Siemens Networks has appointed Eduardo Araujo to lead its business in Latin America. Araujo, a Brazilian national, joins the company from Ingram Micro Corporation where he was president of its...

@ LTE LatAm: Brazil aims for LTE readiness by 2014 World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO – More than 400 million tourists expected in Brazil for global sporting events in 2014 and 2016 will be carrying LTE-ready mobile devices, and the industry is optimistic that it'll have Brazil's major cities's networks ready by then, according to a senior adviser for the GSMA at Informa's LTE Latin America conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

KVH Expands its Reach in Brazil to Support New Business in Key Region

KVH | April 6, 2011 | Press Release A combination of the fully licensed mini-VSAT Broadband service, a new Brazilian subsidiary, and in-country partners position KVH to support mariners throughout the growing Brazilian maritime market MIDDLETOWN, RI – As part of an ongoing effort to offer...

Government key in boosting Intelig’s corporate market penetration – executive

Business News Americas | April 6, 2011 | Juan Pedro Tomás Brazilian telecoms operator Intelig is focusing on the government segment to acquire new customers for its corporate services, local mobile telephony operator TIM (NYSE: TSU) top clients director Leonardo Queiroz told BNamericas. "The Brazilian government segment is very...

Government key in boosting Intelig's corporate market penetration – executive

Business News Americas | April 6, 2011 | Juan Pedro Tomás Brazilian telecoms operator Intelig is focusing on the government segment to acquire new customers for its corporate services, local mobile telephony operator TIM (NYSE: TSU) top clients director Leonardo Queiroz told BNamericas. "The Brazilian government segment is very...

Mobile Broadband LatAm looks at expected market explosion

Mobile Broadband LatAm | April 5, 2011 | Press Release MTN to share its lessons from the World Cup The largest Latin American mobile network operators and global high-tech giants are meeting in Rio de Janeiro in April to strategize on how best to take advantage...

Spain’s Telefonica cancels Brazilian depositary receipts program

Capital.gr | March 31, 2011 | Diana Kinch RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Spanish telecoms company Telefonica SA (TEF, TEF.MC) said it has canceled its Brazilian Depositary Receipts, or BDRs, program. Telefonica has also canceled its registration with Brazil's securities commission CVM as a share-issuing foreign company...

Spain's Telefonica cancels Brazilian depositary receipts program

Capital.gr | March 31, 2011 | Diana Kinch RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Spanish telecoms company Telefonica SA (TEF, TEF.MC) said it has canceled its Brazilian Depositary Receipts, or BDRs, program. Telefonica has also canceled its registration with Brazil's securities commission CVM as a share-issuing foreign company...

ABRIL MÍDIA closes exclusive partnership with Dailymotion for the Brazilian market

DailyMotion | March 31, 2011 | Press Release Paris/Sao Paolo, March 31st – Dailymotion, one of the largest video site in the world, and Abril Midia, the leading media firm in Brazil announce an exclusive partnership in the brazilian market. Abril.com the internet division of the media group will...

Portugal Telecom Acquires Bigger-Than-Planned 25.3% Stake in Brazil’s Oi

Bloomberg | March 29, 2011 | Crayton Harrison and Anabela Reis Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PTC) bought 25.3 percent of Brazilian carrier Telemar Norte Leste SA (TMAR5) for 8.32 billion reais ($5 billion), getting a bigger stake than Portugal’s largest phone company had originally planned to buy. The stake...

Portugal Telecom Acquires Bigger-Than-Planned 25.3% Stake in Brazil's Oi

Bloomberg | March 29, 2011 | Crayton Harrison and Anabela Reis Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PTC) bought 25.3 percent of Brazilian carrier Telemar Norte Leste SA (TMAR5) for 8.32 billion reais ($5 billion), getting a bigger stake than Portugal’s largest phone company had originally planned to buy. The stake...

International growth, domestic strength fuels American Tower’s financials

February 23 2011 - 1:22 pm ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News American Tower Corp. (AMT) posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, noting double-digital growth in both Q4 and full-year revenue and income. Going forward the company expects to earn between...

International growth, domestic strength fuels American Tower's financials

February 23 2011 - 1:22 pm ET | Tracy Ford | RCR Wireless News American Tower Corp. (AMT) posted strong fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, noting double-digital growth in both Q4 and full-year revenue and income. Going forward the company expects to earn between...

Brazilian Mobile Operators Annual Revenues Reach 10 Billion Brazilian Real from Value Added Services

Acision | March 30, 2011 | Press Release Reading, United Kingdom, 03/30/2011 - Acision announced the launch of its seventh edition of MAVAM – The Acision Mobile VAS Monitor – which reveals a significant increase in Brazilian wireless operator revenues driven by messaging and other mobile...

GlobeNet’s submarine fiber optic cable system upgrade is now complete

GlobeNet | March 24, 2011 | Press Release Delivering the Lowest Latency International Capacity Between the Americas BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - March 24, 2011) -  GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (BOVESPA: TNLP3) (BOVESPA: TNLP4) (BOVESPA: TMAR3)...

GlobeNet's submarine fiber optic cable system upgrade is now complete

GlobeNet | March 24, 2011 | Press Release Delivering the Lowest Latency International Capacity Between the Americas BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - March 24, 2011) -  GlobeNet, an international wholesale provider of submarine capacity, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Oi (BOVESPA: TNLP3) (BOVESPA: TNLP4) (BOVESPA: TMAR3)...

ComunIP is now part of Takenet!

ComunIP | March 25, 2011 | Press Blog After almost three months of negotiations, Takenet announced the acquisition of ComunIP. Takenet is a pioneer in Value Added Services market in Brazil, which provides integration services, content delivery, creation and management of mobile portals and mobile...

Telefonica’s Brazilian units swap shares as part of restructure

Bloomberg | March 26, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri Telefonica SA (TEF) said the boards of Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (TLPP3), its fixed-line unit in Brazil known as Telesp, and Vivo Participacoes SA (VIVO4), the country’s biggest wireless company, agreed that all of Vivo shares will be...