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Scanbuy launches Mexico office

SCANBUY LAUNCHES MEXICO OFFICE AS MOBILE BARCODES GAIN TRACTION AROUND THE WORLD Millions of Users Already Have Application on Telcel Camera Phones New York, NY and Mexico City, MEXICO – Mar. 1, 2011 -- Scanbuy, Inc. (www.scanbuy.com), the global leader in mobile barcode solutions, today announced...

Largest open app marketplace, Appia, expands worldwide with three new VP hires in LATAM, APAC and EMEA territories

Appia | February 24, 2011 | Press Release New execs will focus on delivering white-label app stores around the world Durham, NC (Vocus/PRWEB) February 24, 2011 Appia, the world’s largest open app marketplace, today announces that it has launched its global expansion plans with the hiring of...

Equinix expands to South America with Brazil data centre purchase

TeleGeography | February 23, 2011 Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, in partnership with Riverwood Capital, a technology-focused private equity firm, has agreed to acquire 90% of ALOG Data Centers of Brazil for around USD127 million, with a call option to take 100%...

Facebook poaches Google’s top executive in Latin America

New York Times | February 22, 2011 | Miguel Helft The fight for talent between Google and Facebook — or more precisely, the flow of Google employees to Facebook — is not just a Silicon Valley affair. Facebook has hired Alexandre Hohagen, the top Google executive in Latin America,...

Groupon gearing up for Chinese launch

Fox Business News | February 21, 2011 | Jennifer Booton Local deals Web site Groupon is reportedly preparing to launch operations in China, a move that would catapult the young U.S. company into the tech-savvy nation. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, an office in Beijing...

America Movil unit to invest $180 million in Ecuador in 2011

Wall Street Journal | February 17, 2011 | Mercedes Alvaro Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES QUITO (Dow Jones)--Ecuador's largest cellphone company, Porta Celular, the local unit of Mexican communications giant America Movil SAB, (AMX, AMX.MX) plans to invest about $180 million during 2011 in the Andean country,...

RAD Opens Mexico Office

RAD | February 16, 2011 | Press Release Oscar Tenorio Calleja Appointed Country Manager RAD Data Communications, the international manufacturer of telecommunications access solutions, has announced the establishment of an office in Mexico City. RAD Mexico will focus on the continued development of the company’s relationships...

Telstra adds 100 stores amid shift in customer service

TechWorld Australia | February 21, 2011 | Rodney Gedda More support needed through retail channels, online service to go ahead Telstra has announced it will open 100 new retail stores over the next three years to leverage growth in its mobile business. With its retails stores being...

2degrees unveils $100m network expansion

New Zealand Herald | February 10, 2011 | Hamish Fletcher 2degrees plans to invest $100 million in its network over the next two years, extending its reach into more parts of New Zealand. The announcement follows a deal between 2degrees and international telecommunications giant Huawei, which...

Telcordia expands in Brazil with new development centre in Rio de Janeiro

Telcordia | February 1, 2011 | Press Release Telcordia increases its expert business and development support for the communications sector in CALA PISCATAWAY, N.J /PRNewswire/ -- Telcordia, a global leader in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise software and services, today announces the expansion of...

SEA-ME-WE 4 cable system to upgrade with 40G/100G technologies, significantly increasing its overall capacity

Alcatel- Lucent | February 1, 2011 | Press Release Alcatel-Lucent and Ciena selected as the contractors for the network upgrade Paris and Linthicum, Md., USA – February 1, 2011 – The South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) co-owners have selected Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris...

Globe DUO expands coverage

Manila Bulletin | January 30, 2011 | Emmie V. Abadilla MANILA, Philippines – Globe DUO, one of Globe Telecom’s biggest breakthrough services in 2009, has expanded presence to eight more provinces - Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Pangasinan, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Antique and South Cotabato. Nationwide, the...

UPDATE: Google To Continue To Invest In China; Sets Sights On SE Asia

Wall Street Journal | January 26, 2011 | Yun-Hee Kim HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--More than a year after Google Inc. threatened to pull out of China, throwing into doubt its growth plans in the world's biggest Internet market, the U.S. search giant says it remains...

Huawei bulks up Canadian beachhead

Financial Post | January 19, 2011 | Jamie Sturgeon MARKHAM, Ont. - When Huawei Technologies Co. was rebuffed once again by a U.S. company last fall -- at the behest of lawmakers -- it appeared the Chinese telecom network maker's North American ambitions might finally...

Inaugural Utilities Joint Use and Wireless Collocation Summit in Dallas concludes

Issues addressed include wireless collocation, expansion DALLAS, Texas--The nationwide push to expand broadband access is forcing utilities to cooperate with wireless companies on collocating wireless equipment on utility poles. As such, leaders from both groups spent Friday at the Marriott Dallas City Center...

Four groups chasing TOT deal

Bangkok Post | January 10, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana 3G contender field narrowed from 10 Only four groups are expected to pursue bids for TOT's 3G wireless broadband nationwide expansion worth 19.98 billion baht when bid documents are submitted today. The field has been thinned from 10...

Incoming minister to get tough on broadband pricing

TeleGeography | January 5, 2010 Brazil's newly appointed communications minister, Paulo Bernardo, used his acceptance speech to announce his intention to reduce the cost of broadband access in the country. Telecompaper quotes Bernardo as saying that state-owned telco Telebras will be tasked with providing internet...

Qualcomm to build $1 billion panel plant in Taiwan

Reuters | January 3, 2011 | Baker Li (Reuters) - U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc will invest nearly $1 billion in Taiwan this year to build a display plant to tap growing demand for new portable devices including electronics reading devices. Taiwan's economics ministry said in a statement...

Brazil telecoms, Telebras may share broadband Plan, Folha says

Bloomberg | December 29, 2010 | Andre Soliani Brazilian telecommunications companies will be invited to share with state-owned Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA leadership of the government’s plan to extend broadband Internet services to all homes, incoming Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo told Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. The...

Internet growth presents opportunities, challenges for Exceda in 2011 – Brazil

Business News Americas | December 30, 2010 | Josh Miller Brazilian IT services provider Exceda grew 100% in 2010 and, as the company expands regionally, aims for annual increases of at least 70% in 2011 and 2012, founder and CEO Claudio Marinho told BNamericas. Exceda will...

Interview with Yang Xu, President of Intel China

Via CNTV Chip making giant Intel has recently opened its new factory in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China. CCTV reporter Yin Hang sits down with Yang Xu, President of Intel China, to find out why the Chinese market is so valuable to Intel.

XL Axiata’s Rp 4.5t expansion plan flies in the face of stiff competition

Jakarta Globe | December 28, 2010 | Shirley Christie XL Axiata, one of Indonesia’s largest cellular operators, plans to spend Rp 4.5 trillion ($500 million) to invest in its growth next year, a top executive said on Tuesday. That investment is almost the same as the...

Brightstar expands into Vietnam, Thailand

Brightstar Corp. said it expanded into Thailand and Vietnam to further support its strategy to have a local presence in key Asia-Pacific markets. The wireless distributor and supply-chain management company recently named Patrick Aronson managing director for Thailand and Vietnam. Based in Ho Chi Minh...

Apprion expands reach internationally, forms Apprion Brazil with Solutis Brazil

Apprion Press Release Brazilian Firm To Provide Industrial Applications And Networks To One Of The World’s Fastest Growing Economies Mountain View, CA | December 15th, 2010 – Apprion today announced its first major expansion outside of North America with Brazilian industrial partner Solutis Technologias. Solutis provides...