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Brazil’s Dígitro opens office in Peru; eyes region support

Brazilian ICT company Dígitro Tecnologia expanded operations and launched a subsidiary in Peru focused on providing technical support for local customers. The company noted that the new Peru operations will be based in Lima and that its the company's first development center outside of...

Zynga looking to cut the Facebook cord

Social game maker Zynga, whose titles include the hugely popular FarmVille, CityVille and FrontierVille Facebook games, is looking to take its first big step outside the giant social network's walls in a deal with Chinese social site Tencent.

Martin on Time Warner’s Expansion in Latin America

Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company's expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward." (Source: Bloomberg)

Martin on Time Warner's Expansion in Latin America

Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company's expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward." (Source: Bloomberg)

Johnson Exit Leaves Apple Without Retail Head Amid Expansion

Bloomberg | June 15, 2011 | Adam Satariano Ron Johnson’s departure from Apple Inc. (AAPL) leaves the company searching for a top retail executive as it focuses on expanding internationally to fuel growth and hold on to its edge in consumer electronics. Johnson leaves as the company embarks...

Altera to open chip design center in Austin, creating several hundred jobs

The Statesman | May 6, 2011 | Kirk Ladendorf Altera Corp. said Thursday that it is setting up a semiconductor design center in Austin that it expects will employ "several hundred engineers" within the next few years. ..... Read full article here via The Statesman

ZTE aims to cut Huawei lead

ZDNet Asia |  May 26th, 2011 |  Kevin Kwang Chinese telecoms equipment vendor ZTE has set its sights on narrowing the gap with market leader Huawei Technologies, looking to its terminal and cloud computing businesses to drive over 20 percent growth in revenue this year. Local...

Broadband Fixed Internet Connections Grew 14.1 Percent in Peru During 2010, According to Cisco Barometer

Cisco | May 25, 2011 | Press Release Peru Reaches a Penetration Rate of 3.47 Percent as Mobile Broadband Connections Continue to Rise LIMA, Peru, May 25, 2011 – Cisco announced today the results of a new edition of the Cisco Broadband Barometer in Peru, reporting...

Motorola Solutions to expand Malaysia operations

Reuters | May 18, 2011 | Alina Selyukh Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI.N) will expand its operations in Malaysia to include technical response centers, executive vice president Gene Delaney told reporters in New York on Wednesday. ..... Read full article here via Reuters

Netflix pushes into Latin America

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...

Economic Times: Micromax, Lava, Karbonn, Spice, Maxx, Olive, Zen plan to start operations in Africa

NEW DELHI: Micromax, Lava, Karbonn, Spice, Maxx , Olive and Zen have got a new caller tune-waka waka eh ehae...this time for Africa. After giving multinational majors such as Nokia a run for its money in India, and cornering one-fifth of the handset market...

Bloomberg: Telefonica May Reduce Workforce in Spain by 20% Amid Latin American Push

Bloomberg | April 14, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri Telefonica SA (TEF) may cut its workforce in Spain by about 20 percent within the next three years as the country’s former phone monopoly targets growth in Latin America to make up for declining sales in its home market. Telefonica,...

LG to manufacture smartphones at its Pune unit

Business Standard | April 11, 2011 | Priyanka Joshi LG Mobile phones is set to expand its smartphone market as it plans to start manufacturing them from its Pune unit. The unit, with its present production capacity of eight million handsets, mainly entry level and features...

Kakao Talk aims to take on Facebook, Twitter

Yonhap News Agency | April 11, 2011 | Lee Youkyung SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Kakao Corp., the developer of the fastest growing mobile messenger service in South Korea, said Monday that it plans to set up subsidiaries in the United States and Japan this...

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...

NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD) Hopes Senior Notes Will Help With Expansion

Daily News Pulse | April 1, 2011 | Adriana Barnes The company needs huge cash in order to support their massive expansion plans as well as to roll out its 3G wireless network. Moreover, the company has projected that capital expenditure for 2011 will be...

TechFaith expanding motion gaming mobile phone shipments into Latin America

TechFaith | March 31, 2011 | Press Release BEIJING, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (Nasdaq: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced it will expand shipments of its proprietary motion gaming mobile phone into Latin...

MTS launches MBlaze in Andhra Pradesh

MTS | March 23, 2011 | Press Release Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) today announced the launch of its high-speed mobile broadband service, MBlaze in Andhra Pradesh. MTS has rolled out its high speed mobile internet services in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Warangal, Rajahmundry and...

U Mobile plans new stores in Penang, JB

Bernama | March 23, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 (Bernama) -- U Mobile Sdn Bhd, a 3G mobile service operator, plans to open several stores in Penang and one outlet in Johor Bahru this year to expand network coverage. Chief Executive Officer Dr Kaizad Herjee said...

Brightpoint Latin America, Intcomex combine operations in $15M deal

Indy Star | March 16, 2011 Indianapolis-based wireless device provider Brightpoint announced today its wholly-owned Miami-based subsidiary, Brightpoint Latin America Inc., will invest $15 million and contribute certain existing Latin America operations in exchange for an approximate 23 percent interest in Miami-based competitor Intcomex. The deal...

BT opens new technology showcase in Singapore as part of its Asia Pacific expansion plan

BT | March 7, 2011 | Press Release BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services, achieved another milestone in its Asia Pacific expansion plan with the opening of its new Singapore Technology showcase by Amanda Brooks, Acting British High Commissioner...

Open Systems eyeing geographical expansion with integrated services offering – Regional

Business News Americas | March 7, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Colombian BSS/OSS solutions provider Open Systems is confident it can expand beyond Latin America with its offering that seeks to manage and integrate all different areas of a utility's operations, the company's VP of business...

Nokia to establish a new manufacturing site in Vietnam

Nokia | March 2, 2011 | Press Release Increasing capacity to connect the next billion to the Internet Espoo, Finland - Nokia's ambition is to connect the next billion people to the Internet. As a major step towards achieving this goal, Nokia today announced plans to...

Vivendi eyes Brazil for growth

Wall Street Journal | March 1, 2011 | Ruth Bender PARIS—Vivendi SA is banking on its Brazilian telecommunication unit to continue to boost the company's revenues this year, as the French entertainment conglomerate runs up against barriers to growth in Europe. Europe's biggest entertainment and telecoms...