Cloud

Consumer cloud services for accessing content will be integrated into 90% of all connected devices by the end of 2013, according to technology research and advisory firm Gartner. Personal cloud …

Although cloud computing is still in its infancy, the technology has already begun changing how IT departments deliver economic value to countries, cities, industries and small businesses. According to IDC, spending …

Spain’s Telefónica announced the launch of a regional cloud hosting service targeting the Latin American corporate segment, including large companies and government. Named “Virtual Hosting 2.0,” the offering is supported …

Latin America’s telecom sector is clearly in need of infrastructure investment. Gartner expects the Latam telecom sector to see double digit growth rates this year in traffic, demand and investments …

Brazil’s Embratel, which belongs to América Móvil, unveiled a new backbone network based on optical transport network technology and targeting its enterprise costumers. “The new network will serve large companies, …

The global cloud computing market has been strengthened by telecom competition, which has also placed those companies in a prime position to take advantage of that growing market, according to …

Information technology spending increased 5% in 2011, despite the worsening economic situation in Western Europe and volatility in other regions, according to a new study from the IDC Worldwide Black Book. …

The Brazilian telecommunications market will over the next two years will face its best time since its opening to private initiatives. Here are eight issues, facts or trends, that deserve attention.

Atos, EMC and VMware are combining their efforts toward cloud computing, announcing a strategic alliance for open cloud computing. As part of the initiative, Atos plans to create a new …

While worldwide mobile data traffic is expected to increase 18-fold over the next five years, reaching 10.8 exabytes per month by 2016, in Brazil the rate is slightly higher with …

Looking to extend its cloud computing platform, Oracle said it has entered into an agreement to acquire cloud-based talent management provider Taleo for $46 per share or approximately $1.9 billion, …

Following a decade of consolidating its portfolio to counter commoditization of its services and focus on more value-added solutions, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has an aggressive acquisition plan that includes investing $20 …

Companies are embracing the “consumerization” phenomenon and addressing “bring your own device” policies to accommodate younger employees and attract the best new recruits. However, although iPhones and iPads have been …

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A new study by market research firm Infonetics Research showed that carriers are embracing cloud computing as a key corporate strategy. On the same day that Brazilian operator Oi announced …

Looking to expand revenues, Brazilian carrier Oi announced its cloud strategy dubbed “Oi Smart Cloud.” The offering is designed to complement the carrier’s enterprise portfolio, which currently includes fixed and …

When it comes to investing in the cloud, European carriers are not keeping pace with operators in North America and Asia, according to new research from Informa’s Telecom Cloud Monitor. …

Lime, the Caribbean unit of Cable & Wireless Communications, is soliciting more business from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean by extending its suite of cloud-based services, the …

Microsoft has invested $10 million in a tech center located in São Paulo, its second and biggest center in Latin America joining a previously launched center in Mexico City. Microsoft …

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. The arrival …

IDC Latin America followed the company’s global predictions in forecasting that 2012 will be the year of mobile and cloud platform wars as IT vendors vie for leadership while the …

It has been more than a year since Orange Business Services decided on a new go-to market strategy. The company, which is a unit of France Telecom, is looking to …

Nearly 2.2 million patients worldwide were using a home monitoring service based on equipment with integrated connectivity at the end of 2011, according to a report by research firm Berg …

Global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from 130 exabytes to reach a total of 1.6 zettabytes annually by 2015, which means a 66% compound annual growth rate, according to …