YouTube owner Google launched a local version of the video site in Chile, the fifth on the list of Latin American countries that now have a local YouTube address and No. 40 worldwide. The Chile launch follows previous moves in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.
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Mexico's telecommunications sector grew 11.3%, surpassing the 10.6% growth posted for the segment in 2010, according to data from the Telecommunications Sector Production Index (ITEL) (see full report).
The country's telecom sector added 3.9 million mobile customers in the fourth quarter bringing the total mobile...
Aruba Networks’ CEO has visited Brazil on a couple of occasions, though the frequency of those visits are expected to increase. Speaking with reporters this week, Dominic Orr said that he expects Brazil will be one of the company's five largest markets within the...
NII Holdings (NIHD), which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, is again pushing out its expected launch dates for 3G serivces. The company now expects to launch services in Chile by mid-year; in Mexico late in the third quarter; and by the...
Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s plan to acquire half of cellphone company Iusacell has been rejected by Mexican anti-monopoly regulator Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco).
Mexico should quickly reform the laws and regulations governing its telecommunications sector to boost competition, investment and drive growth across the economy, according to a new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report.
In its report, OECD said Mexico should make regulatory authority Cofetel more...
The Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia - CFC or Cofeco) decision on broadcaster Televisa's plan to acquire half of cell-phone company Iusacell will not be disclosed until February 7. After a six-hour closed-door meeting on Tuesday (January 24) afternoon, Mexican regulators...
Mexican antitrust regulator Cofeco (Comision Federal de Competencia) is slowing down media company Grupo Televisa SAB's plan to buy half of mobile phone group Iusacell, owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca. The country's biggest broadcaster agreed last April to invest US$1.6...
The two major telecom operators in Mexico - fixed Telmex and mobile Telcel -, which together generate two-thirds of industry revenue, contribute less than one third of the investments. In a recent analysis, the local consulting and market research firm Competitive Intelligence Unit (CIU)...
Mexican electric power utility company Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is conducting a smart grid project to use wireless data radios to monitor and control crucial electric power applications. After CFE selected Elster Group’s EnergyAxis smart grid solution in April to power the utility’s...
Telecom infrastructure giant American Tower (AMT) unveiled plans to purchase 2,500 towers from Telefónica's Mexican subsidiary for about $500 million, excluding value-added tax. AMT said it has entered into definitive agreements with Pegaso PCS SA de CV and expects to acquire a substantial majority...
The Mexican unit of Spain’s Telefónica has invested U.S. $13 billion in the past 10 years to boost the telecommunications access in the country, Telefónica CEO Juan Antonio Abellán said.
In the coming year, the carrier said, it will focus on developing the telecom sector...
Nokia Siemens Networks has inaugurated a new center in Mexico to deliver remote services to operators across Latin America and around the world. The service delivery center will provide network design and planning as well as optimization and assurance for both networks and the...
Mexico's telecommunications sector grew 10.7% in the third quarter, according to the Index of Telecommunications Sector Production (Itel) from Cofetel, the country’s telecom regulator. The rate is higher than 2010′s average growth of 10.6%.
Among telecom segments, satellite television registered the greatest growth during the...
Nextel Mexico, the local unit of Virginia-based NII Holdings and Mexican group Iusacell have agreed to withdraw lawsuits and end litigation related to an October 2010 auction.
After tapping Chile as its initial launch market for mobile virtual network operator services in Latin America and receiving regulatory approval to operate in Mexico, Virgin Mobile Latin America has obtained licenses to provide wireless communications in Colombia and Peru.
Nextel’s plan to deploy 3G voice and push-to-talk services in Mexico, which was expected by the first half of 2012, may be in trouble after a Mexican court ordered the Ministry of Communications and Transportation to revoke the mobile concession awarded in October 2010.
Virgin Mobile Latin America has received regulatory approval from Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation to provide wireless communications in Mexico as a mobile virtual network operator.
Latin America's share of worldwide information technology spending is on the rise, according to research firm Gartner Inc. By the end of this year, IT spending in Latin America will equal 29% of the United States' total of U.S. $1.033 trillion in IT spending...
Mexican cable operator Megacable Holdings SAB (MEGA.MX) launched its mobile virtual network operation service through an agreement with the local unit of Spain's Telefonica SA. The move allows Megacabe to offer wireless services alongside its existing package of television, Internet and fixed-line telephony.
The MVNO service,...
The Mexican telecom sector grew 11.2% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year, reported Cofetel, the country's telecom regulator. The rate is a little bit higher than 2010's average growth of 10.5%.
Satellite television was the sector which registered...
