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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...

Televisa in talks with Iusacell over possible partnership

April 6 2011 - 12:43 pm ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Mexican media conglomerate Grupo Televisa S.A. (TV) said it was currently in talks with mobile operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. regarding a potential partnership that could see Televisa add a...

Televisa in talks with Iusacell over possible partnership

Mexican media conglomerate Grupo Televisa S.A. (TV) said it was currently in talks with mobile operator Group Iusacell S.A. de C.V. regarding a potential partnership that could see Televisa add a mobile component to its service offerings. Televisa has previously dabbled in the mobile...

NII Holdings (NASDAQ: NIHD) Hopes Senior Notes Will Help With Expansion

Daily News Pulse | April 1, 2011 | Adriana Barnes The company needs huge cash in order to support their massive expansion plans as well as to roll out its 3G wireless network. Moreover, the company has projected that capital expenditure for 2011 will be...

Contracts: Huawei and Nextel; Tiscali chooses ZTE; and more

Harris Corp. Brazil: With Federative Republic of Brazil to provide Falcon III and Falcon II tactical radios to the country's armed forces. Brazil will deploy the radios in a range of humanitarian, security and disaster relief missions, such as support for the nation of...

NII holdings has selected Huawei as its 3G W-CDMA supplier in Mexico and Brazil

PR Newswire | February 2011 | Press Release Selected to develop and provide W-CDMA-based networks and related services in Mexico and Brazil positioning NII to offer next-generation wireless services BARCELONA, Spain, PRNewswire -- GLOBAL MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS -- Huawei, a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network...

Sprint Nextel extends iDEN deal with Motorola through 2013

To the surprise of few, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) this morning announced an extension with Motorola Inc.’s (MOT) Solutions business to provide support for the carrier’s iDEN network through the end of 2013. The three-year extension lines up with the carrier’s previously announced plans...

NII Buys Brazil Airwaves for $715 Million to Fight Telefonica, Carlos Slim

Bloomberg | By Carla Simoes and Crayton Harrison  | Dec 14, 2010 11:37 AM CT NII Holdings Inc., operator of the Nextel brand in Latin America, paid 1.21 billion reais ($715 million) in a Brazilian government auction to gain airwaves to compete with Telefonica SA andAmerica Movil...

Equity Research on America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. and NII Holdings Inc. — Wireless Surging in Latin and South America

Wednesday December 01, 2010 - 08:30 AM EST Marketwire News Release JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/10 --www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the wireless communications industry and has completed analytical research onAmerica Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: AMX) and NII Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD). Register with us...

NII Holdings extends iDEN contract, posts strong Q3 results

NII Holdings Inc. (NIHD, which offers wireless services under the Nextel brand in five Latin American countries, signed a three-year extension with Motorola Inc. (MOT) for the supply of iDEN infrastructure. The deal between the two companies now runs through 2014 and covers the...

Partnerships: NII chooses SmartTrust; Azimuth supplies test equipment to DT; and more

NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has selected SmartTrust to provide advanced OMA Device Management and Firmware Over the Air capabilities for NII’s 3G network. SmartTrust’s SmartProvisioning system allows operators to manage delivery of new applications when subscribers...

Bits and Bytes: MetroPCS offers Mexico calling; EHSI tests E911 app; and more

MetroPCS Communications Inc. launched its Mas Mexico unlimited voice and text messaging calling plan that allows its customers to call friends and family in Mexico for $5 per month. The plan includes unlimited calls to landlines and unlimited text messages to mobile phones. ...

Alliances: Ericsson wins China Mobile deal; HealthPartners licenses Diversinet platform; and more

China Mobile chose Ericsson (ERIC) as a sole managed services partner for its 2G/3G base station sites under a three-year field maintenance agreement.Gemalto said it has partnered with KASIKORNBANK and operator Advanced Info Services to launch Near-Field Communication applications in Thailand. Gemalto is providing...

VIDEO: Sprint Nextel planning ‘strategic resolution’ of iDEN business: Rumors swirl around iDEN’s fate

Welcome to the RCR Wireless Newscast. We take a closer look at Sprint and what the carrier might do with its iDEN network. ; Sprint Nextel iDEN; Welcome to the RCR Wireless Newscast. We take a closer look...

USTR cites continued struggles for telecom in China

The Bush administration said various trade barriers remain in the world biggest wireless market, China.Among the concerns flagged by the U.S. trade representative in its annual review of telecom trade agreements are Chinese capitalization requirements regarded as excessive and obstacles that effectively restrict joint...

Executive Interview: Steven Shindler

NII Holdings Inc., formerly Nextel International, has found success in Mexico and South America and recently passed the 4 million subscriber mark across four countries. The international company is based in Reston, Va., but offers service in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Peru, and recently...

NII grows to 4 million subs

NII Holdings Inc., the international operations of the former Nextel Communications Inc., reported a record quarter for subscriber additions and operating revenues, and pushed its customer base past 4 million subscribers. The company provides iDEN wireless service in Latin American countries including Mexico, Brazil,...

NII Holdings reports strong growth

NII Holdings Inc. has announced it added 289,000 wireless subscribers, generated $714 million in revenues and $84 million in income during the first quarter of 2007. The company also announced that Gokul Hemmady will join its ranks as vice president and CFO effective in...

NII remains robust in Latin America

NII Holdings Inc., which provides iDEN-based wireless service for business customers in Latin America, added a record 934,300 net subscribers to its network last year, a 49-percent increase over its results for 2005-and predicted it will do even better in 2007, projecting customer additions...

NII posts record customer growth in 2006

NII Holdings Inc., which provides iDEN-based wireless service for business customers in Latin America, added a record 934,300 net subscribers to its network last year, a 49-percent increase over its results for 2005-and predicted it will do even better in 2007, projecting customer additions...

Carrier results show promise

Regional carriers SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. and Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. continued to stabilize their operations during the second quarter, while NII Holdings Inc. showed positive growth and recently spun-off Embarq Corp. is betting heavily on its recently launched wireless operations. SunCom narrowed its losses...

Wireless industry largely unscathed in record year for restating financials

In a record year for financial restatements, the wireless industry managed to stay relatively unsoiled. While other telecommunications, financial and manufacturing companies in 2004 faced various bookkeeping snafus, few wireless players were forced to dust off their financials. Nonetheless, there were a few accountants...

NII wins more 800 MHz spectrum in Mexico

RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings Inc., partially owned by Nextel Communications Inc., said several 800 MHz licenses that it won in a Mexican auction have been transferred to the company. The company acquired an additional 15 megahertz of spectrum per basic service area, bringing NII's average...