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Latin America in expected to count 118 million HSPA subscriptions by the end of 2012, which is a little less than the 133 million HSPA and LTE subscriptions forecast for …

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. …

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 …

Mobile-health smartphone applications will take off in 2012, reaching $1.3 billion, according to a recent survey by market research and consultancy firm Research2guidance. The group estimates the current market size …

Telefónica Digital tapped Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase and a SAP company, to be its global, strategic partner on providing mobile wallet services, which will be the gateway for …

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 …

Brazilians like to communicate. Recently, RCR Wireless News reported that Brazil was the leading country in growth of Facebook users and during 2011 among the top 30 countries by number …

Colombia’s state-owned Emcali, which provides water, telecommunications and electricity services in Cali, plans to launch an IPTV service in the next couple of months. The company has been testing the …

NEC has acquired an 85% stake of Global View, an Argentinean company that provides video surveillance services. Following closing of the transaction, Global View will operate as a subsidiary of …

Brazilian telecom provider Telebras has informed the Securities and Exchange Commission it will sign a memorandum of understanding with Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia in order to create a company to …

The company Tuesday announced the launch of end-to-end managed video conferencing services for enterprises across the globe.

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 …

The increase in mobile data and voice over IP usage has contributed to the growth of Chile’s telecom services market, according to IDC Latin America. The research firm released a …

A recent report of security company  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), named The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security, showed 71% of businesses believe mobile devices have caused an …

Tata Consultancy Services announced the opening of its Silicon Valley customer collaboration center in Santa Clara, Calif. The center will serve as the worldwide headquarters of TCS’ mobility solutions, which …

Eugene Kaspersky seems to be a different CEO – at least less formal than top executives normally are. He graduated from the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science in …

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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The $39 billion US private line services market is expected to show modest 2.3% annual growth over the next five years, says a market analysis study from Insight Research.

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 …

Citing plans to expand its operations in mobile application development, integration, security and management, IBM (IBM) reported a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Israeli-based Worklight, a provider of mobile software …