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Fifteen HSPA+ networks in Latin America this year – Qualcomm – Regional

BNAmericas | May 9, 2011 | Phil Anderson Latin America is expected to have 15 commercial HSPA+ networks by year-end, as well as two LTE networks, executives at chipset manufacturerQualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOMM) told BNamericas. At present, the region has eight commercially active HSPA+ networks - four...

AT&T dubbed most valuable brand in telecom

AT&T Inc.'s (T) image may have been shaken domestically by troubled iPhone connections, but the company's brand has never been stronger worldwide, according to a retail ranking conducted by marketing firm Millward Brown.The ranking found that the AT&T brand is worth nearly $70 billion,...

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: Movistar’s videoclub Imagenio to add Twentieth Century Fox films to their catalogue

Telefonica | April 18, 2011 | Press Release (Translated) Telefónica today announced the signing of an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment that will add Fox's movie catalogue into Movistar's videoclub Imagenio. Customers of Telefónica TV services each month may now view such films...

Press Release: Movistar's videoclub Imagenio to add Twentieth Century Fox films to their catalogue

Telefonica | April 18, 2011 | Press Release (Translated) Telefónica today announced the signing of an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment that will add Fox's movie catalogue into Movistar's videoclub Imagenio. Customers of Telefónica TV services each month may now view such films...

@ LTE LatAm: Erasmo Rojas discusses the challenges and opportunities for the region

RIO DE JANEIRO – Latin America in 2011 will present a whole host of challenges and opportunities for the world of wireless said Erasmo Rojas of 4G Americas on Tuesday, speaking at Informa's LTE Latin America summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Rojas said there...

Televisa invests $1.6B for stake in Mexico’s Iusacell

April 7 2011 - 1:52 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Mexican media conglomerate Televisa S.A. (TV) moved forward with a $1.6 billion investment into wireless operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. that will allow Televisa to add mobile services to its...

Televisa invests $1.6B for stake in Mexico's Iusacell

April 7 2011 - 1:52 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Mexican media conglomerate Televisa S.A. (TV) moved forward with a $1.6 billion investment into wireless operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. that will allow Televisa to add mobile services to its...

Televisa invests $1.6B for stake in Mexico's Iusacell

Mexican media conglomerate Televisa S.A. (TV) moved forward with a $1.6 billion investment into wireless operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. that will allow Televisa to add mobile services to its portfolio and become a major player in the country’s telecom space.The investment will...

Partnership: Asia's Pacnet signs MOU; Responsys and Adobe; and more

Tapjoy Inc. announced that it successfully helped Glu Mobile Inc., global publisher of social games for smartphone and tablet devices, fuel the revenue and audience growth of its latest hit game, Gun Bros. Tapjoy's alternative payment platform helped Glu improve Gun Bros' monetization rates,...

Nuance powers Movistar’s Llamadas Perdidas Voice-to-Text service

Nuance Communications | March 7, 2011 | Press Release Nuance’s Missed Call Messenger Ensures Movistar Subscribers Get the Message Every Time with Transcribed Voice Messages Delivered via SMS Text BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), today announced that its Missed Call Messenger voice-to-text platform now...

Volubill, Sandvine build joint solution for traffic management

Real-time policy management and charging solutions provider Volubill announced that the company has completed interoperability testing with Sandvine, a provider of network policy control solutions for fixed and mobile wireless operators, to create a solution that gives network operators an understanding of network...

Movistar eyeing launches of e-health, m-banking, education apps – Chile

Business News Americas | March 2, 2011 | Patrick Nixon Chilean telco Movistar expects to launch in the next year a series of new applications around the areas of education, e-health and mobile banking, senior executives from the operator told BNamericas. The notion that mobile operators have...

Peru completes registration of prepay mobile users

Andina | March 2, 2011 Lima, Mar. 02 (ANDINA). Peruvian telecommunications regulator Osiptel has announced it has completed the prepay mobile line registration process. Of the 6 million mobile lines still unregistered at 1 march 2010, over 5 million have completed their registration by 28 February...

Telefónica and ZTE to strenghten smartphone offer in Latin America with launch of Movistar Prime

Telefonica | February 16, 2011 | Press Release Barcelona, 16 February 2011- Telefónica and ZTE today announced they will commercially launch Movistar Prime handset in the twelve Latin American Movistar cellular operations from the second quarter of this year. The handset is the latest result of...

Fox HD comes to Movistar Imagenio

Rapid TV News | February 14, 2011 | Iñaki Ferreras The Spanish HD version of entertainment channel Fox, Fox HD is set to be launched on the Telefónica DSL pay-TV platform Movistar Imagenio. To date, the channel has been broadcast only on Prisa TV's satellite pay-TV...

Telefónica to take eDNI to mobile SIM cards

Telefonica | February 14, 2011 | Press Release Today Telefónica, at the Mobile World Congress shows their pioneering Project which enables customers to store their eDNI data on the SIM card of their mobile phones. This innovative project will allow customers to identify themselves securely...

Bits & Bytes: Telefonica launches BlueVia; Ericsson announces money service; and more

Telefonica SA announced that it has launched a developer community, BlueVia, which will operate across Telefonica's global footprint. BlueVia will build upon the foundations of Telefonica's existing developer programmes, O2 Litmus in the United Kingdom, Open MovilForum in Spain, Movistar Developers Platform in Mexico...

Partnerships: Tribune joins MMA; Movistar chooses Xius; and more

The Mobile Marketing Association and Tribune Co., a media company operating businesses in broadcasting, publishing, and digital media, announced that Tribune has joined the MMA as a premium member. MMA's premium membership is the highest-tier membership for companies wishing to establish an advanced global...

Movistar Colombia selects XIUS payment manager solution for electronic prepaid recharge

PR Newswire | February 9, 2011 | Press Release WOBURN, Massachusetts, February 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- XIUS, a leader in delivering innovative telecom solutions for mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide, today announced that Movistar Colombia - Colombia's second-largest full-service wireless carrier serving more than nine million customers across the...

Movistar expands HSPA to Loja- Ecuador

TeleGeography | February 4, 2011 Ecuadorian mobile operator Movistar, part of Spain’s Telefonica, has expanded commercial 3.5G coverage to the city of Loja, local newspaper Cronica reports. The expansion of the HSPA-based mobile broadband network – launched in June 2009 – forms part of a...

MoneyGram International and Movistar Remesas inaugurate a new money transfer network with donations to two NGOS

Telefonica | February 3, 2011 | Press Release Pedro Saro Campos, Vice-President of MoneyGram International, and Horacio Pérez Perdigó, CEO of TTP España, have launched a money transfer service accessible from any of Movistar Remesas national locations. Vicente del Bosque, coach for the Spanish football...

Partnerships: U Mobile and RIM; ZTE and ChinaTel partner in Peru; and more

U Mobile Sdn Bhd and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) partner to launch BlackBerry solution for U Mobile customers in Malaysia. The BlackBerry solution will bring together smart phones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to industry-leading e-mail and messaging, social networking,...

Telefonica, MasterCard partner on Latin America mobile banking solution

Looking to jumpstart mobile financial transactions in Latin America, telecom giant Telef