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NII Holdings Announces Strong Results for First Quarter 2011

NII Holdings | April 28, 2011 | Press Release Company achieves record level of Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization - Net subscriber additions of 403,000 - Consolidated operating revenues of $1.62 billion - Consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) of $431 million - Consolidated operating income...

Telefonica Del Peru 1Q Net Income PEN201.1Mln Vs PEN154.7Mln

LIMA (Dow Jones)--Peru's largest telecommunications company, Telefonica del Peru SAA (TELEFBC1.VL), reported first-quarter net profit of 201.1 million soles ($70 million) compared with PEN154.7 million in the same period of the previous year. The increase was due to reduced costs. ..... Read full article here via Wall...

Press Release: Myriad Launches Mobile Social Networking Services with Telefonica in Latin America

Myriad Group | April 27, 2011 | Press Release Movistar launch marks first phase of Myriad-Telefónica 5-year strategic partnership to deliver social networking to over 140 million customers in 13 countries across the Latin America region DUBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland – April 27, 2011 – Myriad Group AG...

Press Release: GLOBAL CROSSING INKS NEW CAPACITY DEALS WITH SES WORLD SKIES

SES World Skies | April 26, 2011 | Press Release Corporate connectivity demand in Latin America drives agreements on three satellites Washington, DC - April 26th, 2011 - Well positioned to serve emerging markets, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg...

Press Release: Equinix Completes Acquisition of ALOG; Extends Platform into South America

Equinix | April 26, 2011 | Press Release Investing with Riverwood Capital, Equinix Acquires Controlling Interest in ALOG Data Centers of Brazil REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 26, 2011 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and Riverwood Capital, a technology-focused...

Press Release: Brightpoint Announces Completion of Latin American Strategic Investment in Intcomex

Brightpoint | April 20, 2011 | Press Release INDIANAPOLIS, April 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq:CELL), a global leader in providing supply chain solutions to the wireless industry, today announced the successful completion of its strategic investment in Intcomex, Inc. by its wholly-owned Miami-based subsidiary, Brightpoint Latin America, Inc. ("Brightpoint Latin America")....

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,...

Telefonica Forecasts Sales Growth Through 2013, Plans $39 Billion Spending

Bloomberg | April 13, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri Telefonica SA (TEF), Spain’s former phone monopoly, forecast revenue growth of at least 1 percent annually through 2013 and budgeted as much as 27 billion euros ($39 billion) in spending as part of its Latin American push. Group sales...

@LTE LatAm: Forecasting tough for future of LTE and broadband’s relationship

It's too early to tell whether LTE in Latin America will become complimentary to fixed broadband, or if it can eventually be positioned as a substitute, according to major operators and vendors at the second day of Informa's LTE Latin America conference in Rio...

@LTE LatAm: Forecasting tough for future of LTE and broadband's relationship

It's too early to tell whether LTE in Latin America will become complimentary to fixed broadband, or if it can eventually be positioned as a substitute, according to major operators and vendors at the second day of Informa's LTE Latin America conference in Rio...

Nokia Siemens Networks appoints Eduardo Araujo to lead Latin America business

Nokia Siemens | April 12, 2011 | Press Release Espoo, Finland – April 12, 2011 Nokia Siemens Networks has appointed Eduardo Araujo to lead its business in Latin America. Araujo, a Brazilian national, joins the company from Ingram Micro Corporation where he was president of its...

Telefónica presents “On The Spot” the first Spanish company specialist in point of sale activation

Telefónica presents ON THE SPOT SERVICES, an evolution of the music wire that has its own technological platform, with a musical base of over six million songs and ability to operate international markets. ON THE SPOT SERVICES creates a link to enhance communication between...

Telefónica presents "On The Spot" the first Spanish company specialist in point of sale activation

Telefónica presents ON THE SPOT SERVICES, an evolution of the music wire that has its own technological platform, with a musical base of over six million songs and ability to operate international markets. ON THE SPOT SERVICES creates a link to enhance communication between...

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...

America Movil sees doubling pay TV clients by end of 2013

Reuters | April 4, 2011 | Cyntia Barrera Diaz (Reuters) - America Movil expects to double its pay television customers in Latin America to 22 million by the end of 2013, according to projections from a company source with direct knowledge of the growth outlook. The source...

Telefónica forecasts a future of growth shaped by innovative companies able to transform their businesses

Telefonica | April 4, 2011 | Press Release Potential: The ICT industry is an innovative growth sector creating an array of new opportunities for other sectors and industries • New habits: The coming years will see a double-digit increase in the number of users of social...

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...

Social networks exploding in Latin America but online video, banking still low – Regional

Business News Americas | March 29, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Latin America is seeing explosive growth in its online population with social networks championing other communication mediums, while in the areas of video usage and online banking, the region still has a lot of room...

Telcordia to Help Service Providers Get It Right as They Expand in the Latin American Market

Telcordia | March 22, 2011 | Press Release Telcordia expands its Business and Solutions Development center for the Communications Sector in the CALA region ORLANDO, Fla., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA WIRELESS 2011 -- Telcordia (Booth 2407), a global leader in the development of mobile,...

YellowPepper certified by Western Union as a mobile money transfer vendor

YellowPepper | March 21, 2011 | Press Release YellowPepper, the leading mobile financial services company in Latin America, announced today that it has completed the certification and integration ...

LTE in 1,800 MHz looking increasingly attractive for Latin America – Regional

Business News Americas | March 21, 2011 | Patrick Nixon The 1,800 MHz band is looking increasingly attractive as an option for LTE deployments, and Latin America could be one of the regions to take advantage of it, Alan Hadden, president of the Global mobile...

Emerging markets offer biggest opportunity for Qualcomm in next 3-4 years – Regional

Business News Americas | March 17, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Emerging markets will be the biggest growth opportunity for US chipset maker Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOMM) in the next 3-4 years, as the company invests in microprocessor technology to help bring down the price of handsets,...

Unclear integration, biz model to delay NFC launch – IMS Research – Regional

Business News Americas | March 16, 2011 | Christian Molinari Undefined infrastructure issues and business development plans for near field communications (NFC) mean that the technology will not be readily available in Latin America in the near term, Bill Morelli, director of the mobile technologies...

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...