Chile

Chile’s secretary of telecommunications (Subtel) is set to schedule an auction of 4G spectrum, which will enable LTE deployment in the country. Subtel has yet to spell out its requirements …

Virgin Group is planning to begin a mobile virtual network operator service in Chile during the first quarter of next year. “We already have an agreement with one operator,” said …

Orange Business Services announced that it plans to increase the capacity of its Latin American network by 10 times due to growing demand from its multinational enterprise customers. Implementation is …

In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it’s …

Telcordia has been chosen to administer number portability in Chile.  Telcordia presented the best technical-economic setting a transaction value for each switch in exchange for 377 pesos (US$ 0.82). According …

NEC Corp., Japan’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker, is very optimist about Latin America. Its operations in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile is addressing  important growth, and the …

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 …

As Latin America begins to forge plans for next generation LTE technology, two countries in particular are blazing a path for others to follow. Alfonso Ehijo, CTO of Reference Center …

VTR | April 5, 2011 | Press Release [Rough Translation from Spanish release] April 5, 2011 .- The telecommunications company VTR joined the Association of Mobile Telephony, ATELMO, composed of …

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 …

Business News Americas | March 9, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Broadband data management company Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) expects to deploy its policy and charging rules function (PCRF) for an additional six …

Business News Americas | March 2, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Chilean telco Movistar expects to launch in the next year a series of new applications around the areas of education, e-health …

Rapid TV News | February 23, 2011 | Iñaki Ferreras Spain’s leading telco Telefónica and one of Mexico’s main broadcasters TV Azteca have renewed their deal to operate in Peru. …

Bloomberg | February 24, 2011  | Crayton Harrison NII Holdings Inc., the wireless carrier that uses the Nextel brand in Latin America, gained the most in 10 months in Nasdaq …

Business News Americas | February 21, 2011 | Juan Pedro Tomás Latin America is expected to reach some 910,000 IPTV connections by year-end compared with 400,000 at end-2010, consultancy firm …

Global Crossing | February 8, 2011 | Press Release FLORHAM PARK, N.J., /PRNewswire/ –Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a leading IP solutions provider with the world’s first integrated global IP-based network, …

Cisco | February 8, 2011 | Press Release Mobile Connectivity Instead Shows Accelerated Adoption, Growing Nearly 40 Percent SANTIAGO, Chile – Feb 8, 2011 – Cisco Chile issued today the …

Global Crossing | February 2, 2011 | Press Release Santiago, Chile — Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP and Ethernet solutions provider, today announced the completion of a …