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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. Telefónica’s …

Colombia’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications has received six applications from telecom operators interested in participating in the frequency band auction aimed at deploying LTE across the country. The …

President Obama’s visit to Myanmar a few months ago was considered as a major sign of U.S. interest in this part of the world. For the telecommunication industry, this is certainly the

April 30 was the final day to deploy LTE networks in the Brazilian host cities of the FIFA Confederations Cup, and the largest four carriers that were granted LTE licenses …

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The Brazilian government has approved a tax reduction for locally produced smartphones. According to the decree published in the Official Gazette, the PIS/COFINS tax levied on smartphones priced up to …

BlackBerry is getting a boost from its longtime partner Telefonica. The global carrier has made a commitment to buy roughly $200 million worth of smartphones, services and solutions from the …

Approximately 200 people are already working at Telefónica’s new Latin America headquarters, which has moved from Madrid to Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo. The announcement was made at the inauguration …

Spanish telecom group Telefónica saw its 2012 net profits fall by 27.3% to $5.14 billion, while its debt dropped by almost $6.5 billion on a quarterly basis to $67.1 billion …

–Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera said it has become the first carrier in Europe to begin offering LTE roaming to Danish customers visiting Sweden. The carrier, which was the first operator …

Raco Wireless expanded its presence in the machine-to-machine space, announcing carrier contracts with Telefonica and Sprint Nextel. The deals include the integration of Raco’s Omega Management Suite that allows its …

The two leading telecom groups in Latin America, América Móvil and Telefónica, are preparing to launch handsets featuring the Firefox OS. The companies released launch details at the Mobile World Congress …

Telefónica aims to help utilities meet the challenges of monitoring and supervision. The company has developed an integrated solution, called the Connected Metering Platform, that allows both communications and utility …

The United Kingdom moved one step closer to broad “4G” deployments, with government regulator Ofcom announcing the winning bids for spectrum licenses in the 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz band. …

Telefónica announced that the company will invest approximately U.S.$791 million (Bs3.4 billion) in its Venezuelan unit during 2013—an increase of 47% compared to 2012. The investment will focus on the …

Telefónica Digital, the global digital innovation arm of Telefónica, made its first step toward delivering end-to-end services in the e-health market. The company has acquired a controlling stake in the …

U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom is looking to free up current spectrum bands reserved for 3G services for the deployment of “4G” services. The proposed move is in response to request …

Two major telecom operators in Brazil announced that they have started trials using near field communication (NFC) technologies for mobile payments.  TIM has partnered with Itaú, MasterCard and Gemalto for …

Peru’s unit of Telefónica has accepted the requirements imposed that the Peruvian government for renewing its operating licenses. Telefónica classified the conditions and terms required by the Ministry of Transport …

Another big contract for mobile payments and analytics company Bango. The company that already has Facebook, BlackBerry App World, Windows Phone Store and Amazon as customers announced it has signed …

A recent U.S.$64 million (€48 million)  contract with Telefónica in Peru may be a good sign for Eventis. The Spanish company, which focuses on technology, telecommunications and infrastructure, is looking …

Femtocells deployments have yet to start in Brazil due to a lack of required legislation. A proposed bill that would regulate small cells aimed at extending network coverage indoors is …

The appointment of Rodrigo Rato, who is under investigation for fraud at state-rescued lender Bankia where he was chairman, to the advisory boards of Telefónica European and Latin American businesses …

The Argentinean unit of Spain-based carrier, Telefónica, announced that it will invest about $2.042 billion (10,000 million pesos) over the two-year period of 2013-2014. Investments will focus on developing communication …