BROWSING: HSPA

Months after having its acquisition attempt by AT&T quashed by regulators, T-Mobile USA laid out its plans for remaining a strong No. 4 challenger in the market, including $4 billion in network investments leading to the launch of LTE services next year. The carrier, which...

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 the United States and Canada, according to a report from 4G Americas. However,...

Informing consumers of the benefits of LTE, HSPA+ or any mobile data service that might be promoted as “4G” may be a challenge. This is partly the result of misleading marketing as to what exactly constitutes 4G.

HSPA and LTE connections will be key drivers of mobile connection growth in Latin America, with total connections expected to hit 750 million connections by 2015 and an average penetration rate of 122%, according to a new report from the GSMA. Follow RCR Wireless News...

The Global Mobile Suppliers Association reported that there are now 269 LTE-enabled user devices, manufactured by 57 companies in the market. This is a six-fold jump in six months and is a 36% increase in the number of devices identified compared with last October....

Emerging markets operators will hold off on LTE deployments in favor of upgrading their 3G networks to HSPA+. This technology provides spectral efficiency and headline data speeds similar to current implementations of LTE for the price of a software upgrade in most cases.

The nearing maturity of mobile voice services in most Latin American countries and the reduction on mobile termination rates set by regulators are leading to three main trends in the region: the launch of unlimited plans; the search for new revenue streams; and the commercial launch of multiple-play offerings.

LAS VEGAS – Signaling that it is indeed alive and kicking, T-Mobile USA used this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to outline its plans for 2012. The carrier, which just a few weeks ago was still the target of an acquisition attempt...

Although 3G networks in Brazil's capital cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are newer than those in London, their perforance is worse. A recent survey conducted by Informa Telecoms & Media compared these three cities’ mobile broadband infrastructure. “London has more subscribers and...

The Bahamas Telecommunications Co. (BTC), a unit of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), has upgraded its mobile networks to HSPA+ to enable its customers to access mobile Internet broadband. Until improving its network to high-speed packet access plus (HSPA+) technology, Bahamians previously had access only to...

This week, two Latin American companies announced LTE launches: Sky in Brazil and Antel in Uruguay. Previously, Colombian UNE EPM announced its LTE antenna and U.S. carrier AT&T plans to deploy LTE in Puerto Rico as part of its strategy to expand networks improvements...

Brazilian carriers are migrating their 3G network to HSPA+, mostly to cope with the increase in data volume. Telefónica’s Vivo announced the commercial launch of its HSPA+ network last month, and América Móvil’s Claro said this week that it has enabled its network to...

The Brazilian unit of Spain’s Telefónica aims to be the biggest and best telecom provider in Brazil -- and that consumers recognize it as such. That might not be easy, because Telefónica Brazil faced serious problems with its Internet broadband service Speed in 2008, and it took some time to recover from the brand damage. However, the current scenario is brighter: Little more than one year after the mobile carrier Vivo’s acquisition, all Telefónica’s products will be rebranded under the Vivo name.

Amid a double-digit increase in global revenue during its fiscal first half, Digicel Group has completed its acquisition of Claro, América Móvil’s business in Jamaica, and the sale of its business in Honduras to América Móvil.

The Brazilian carrier Vivo, owned by Spanish Telefónica, has had its commercial launch of the first HSPA+ network in Brazil. The telecom operator said Tuesday that it has deployed the technology to provide better quality and user experience with mobile Internet services, with speeds...

Although LTE trials are under way in 11 countries, there are currently no commercial launches of LTE anywhere in Latin America.

Puerto Rico may become a pioneer in LTE networks in the Caribbean, thanks to planned offerings from AT&T and Open Mobile. AT&T has said it will launch its LTE services in six new markets Nov. 20.

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay launched HSPA+ commercial networks during the first week of November, bringing Latin America's total of HSPA networks in the region to 66, with 25 now upgraded to HSPA+ technology, which is available in 17 countries, industry group 4G Americas reported. HSPA+...

Cable & Wireless Communications’ Lime subsidiary has launched HSPA+ services in the Cayman Islands. Lime had first announced plans for the HSPA+ launch in May as part of its strategy to upgrade its networks in the Caribbean. Cable & Wireless has worked with HSPA+ in...

Tablet fans have two new devices to pore over today thanks to HTC Corp. and Sony Corp. (SNE) Sony announced the Sony Tablet, which will come in two different form factors and designs running on Android. HTC announced its own Android-powered Jetstream.The Sony...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil lawsuit to block AT&T Inc.’s (T) proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc. The DoJ said the deal would “substantially lessen competition for mobile wireless telecommunications services across the United States, resulting in higher prices,...

The network challenges facing mobile operators change over time. At the onset of digital cellular (PCS), carriers purchased spectrum and then focused on building their networks, deploying tens of thousands of cell sites. As subscriber rates rose and capacity constraints emerged, carriers secured additional...

Cable & Wireless Panama is preparing to launch HSPA+ services next month in an attempt to serve the country’s growing demand for mobile broadband services. The service, which will be offered under the +Movil brand, will include nationwide coverage. Cable & Wireless said it believes...

Cable & Wireless Panama is preparing to launch HSPA+ services next month in an attempt to serve the country’s growing demand for mobile broadband services. The service, which will be offered under the +Movil brand, will include nationwide coverage. Cable & Wireless said it believes...