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With the turn of each year, Strand Consult reviews the year past and makes an assessment about the year to come. For the last 18 years Strand Consult has provided strategic information to the mobile

Apple’s iconic iPhone continues to trickle down the carrier scale as Walmart announced that its Straight Talk Wireless offering will offer a pair of iPhone models sans-contract. The retail giant …

In the United States and many other countries, more than half of the population now has a smartphone. And regardless of whether they own a smartphone or a feature phone, most people use text messaging

Chile has reached 4,342,397 mobile broadband Internet connections, representing a 24.9% penetration, according to the latest report from Chile’s secretary of telecommunications, Subtel. Smartphone Internet connections represented 70.82% while dongles …

Virgin Mobile Latin America Inc. (VMLA) closed a second debt funding agreement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to fund its operations in Colombia. The debt facility …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the …

VelaTel Global is expanding its Asian presence, announcing today plans to acquire Hong Kong-based mobile virtual network operator China Motion Telecom for $5.8 million. China Motion currently serves approximately 125,000 …

This year marked a milestone for the Chilean wireless telecom market with the arrival of new operators and increased competition. The new operators, including Virgin Mobile, VTR Móvil, Nextel, GTD …

The Chilean retail company Falabella is set to launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services using the network infrastructure of  Chilean mobile operator Entel. Named Falabella Móvil, the MVNO will …

Sprint Nextel expanded its support of mobile virtual network operators with the launch of its Mobile Broadband on Demand service that will allow partners to rent devices compatible with the …

Held for the first time in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the largest Latin American telecom event, Futurecom, aims to promote the discussion of several important topics. People who attend …

CARTAGENA, Colombia—Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) is set to launch mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Colombia during the last quarter this year and in Brazil during the second half …

RadioShack (RSH) announced that it will begin selling its own brand of wireless phones and service in its retail stores nationwide, using Leap Wireless’ (LEAP) Cricket network. Starting tomorrow, RadioShack …

The Brazilian insurance company Porto Seguro has started mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services, providing machine-to-machine connections (M2M) to track 2,000 vehicles owned by current customers. The goal is to …

In a month when Anatel, Brazil’s telecom regulatory agency, banned three telecom operators from selling mobile services for ten days, the country registered the lowest growth rate since 2006: with only 279,723 new …

After securing U.S.$26.5 million in new equity funding to develop its regional business and launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Chile, Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) announced it …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. The current explosion in mobile …

Although mobile virtual network operators were launched in Latin America about four years ago, they have become hot topics again since Brazil released new regulations governing the segment and some …

Aunque operadores móviles virtuales han sido lanzados en Latinoamérica hace cerca de cuatro años, ellos se han vuelto un tema candente nuevamente desde que Brasil ha establecido nuevas regulaciones, y …

Full Móvil, the No. 2 mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Costa Rica behind TuYo Móvil, began to operate in September 2011. Sebastián Haedo, Full Móvil’s director, talked with Signals …

Founded in 2002 in Germany, Tyntec is set to launch services in Brazil. The company is a mobile interaction specialist which provides solutions that enable enterprises to integrate mobile telecom …

Brazilian Datora Telecom is seeking to get a big share of the machine-to-machine market. The company has just announced a mobile unit dubbed Datora Mobile. At the same time, the …

One of the first mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Latin America, Colombian Uff Móvil launched its services back in November 2010 and ended December 2011 with 249,000 users or …