The Brazilian unit of Spain’s Telefónica aims to be the biggest and best telecom provider in Brazil -- and that consumers recognize it as such. That might not be easy, because Telefónica Brazil faced serious problems with its Internet broadband service Speed in 2008, and it took some time to recover from the brand damage. However, the current scenario is brighter: Little more than one year after the mobile carrier Vivo’s acquisition, all Telefónica’s products will be rebranded under the Vivo name.
MasterCard and the Brazilian unit of Spain's Telefónica have created a joint venture to offer mobile financial solutions, or m-payment, for 65 million Vivo consumers in Brazil. The initiative aims to create a mobile wallet allowing consumers to make payments via their mobile phones...
The Brazilian carrier Vivo, owned by Spanish Telefónica, has had its commercial launch of the first HSPA+ network in Brazil. The telecom operator said Tuesday that it has deployed the technology to provide better quality and user experience with mobile Internet services, with speeds...
The number of broadband connections in Brazil reached 53.9 million in October, an increase of 68.4% compared with the same month last year, as the rate of broadband activations to more than one new access every second, Telebrasil reported.
NII Holdings (NIHD) said it's planned 3G launches were on track. Nextel’s owner unveiled push-to-talk service on a W-CDMA platform in Peru last month. The 3G launch in Mexico and Brazil are still expected by the first half of 2012 with a soft launch...
Device manufacturer HTC and software giant Microsoft unveiled Brazil's first Windows Phone 7.5-powered device at a press conference in São Paulo. The device, dubbed the HTC Ultimate, will be offered through Brazilian operator Vivo.
“Brazil is a strategic country. We plan to sell 16 million...
The day after América Móvil’s three Brazil-based operations – Net, Embratel and Claro – launched a range of integrated services, Telefônica Brazil announced its first products package integrated with Vivo, the Brazilian mobile carrier it acquired last year. The service launch was a fixed-telephone...
América Móvil’s 3 companies based in Brazil - Net, Embratel and Claro - launched today (October 5) a range of integrated services that combines high-definition of pay-television, mobile and fixed-telephony and fixed and mobile broadband Internet. Although it seems to be an upgrade to...
It has been a competitive battle for the No. 2 position in Brazil’s mobile phone market. While Vivo has maintained its leadership position, the second position has been a long running dispute between Claro and TIM.
What was a slim lead for Claro in June,...
Brazilian telecom carrier Oi confirmed that it bought Wi-Fi company Vex for R$ 27 million (US $16.8 million). Vex operates more than 40,000 hotspots in Brazil and other countries throughout in Latin America.
Bringing Vex to Oi subscribers will allow the operator to differentiate with its mobile...
With more than 5.3 billion mobile connections across the globe, the wireless industry continues to chase worldwide saturation.To the surprise of few, the world's most populous nations – China and India – are also the world's largest mobile markets. China continued to lead the...
In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it's due to rising operating costs and a writedown of the value of its stake...
In Spain, Telefónica reported a drop of 16.3% in first-half 2011 net profit to 3.162 billion euros. In the second-quarter, net profit dropped even more: 27%. According to company, it's due to rising operating costs and a writedown of the value of its stake...
Brazilian carrier Vivo, which was bought by Spanish operator Telefônica in July 2010, kept its leadership in mobile access during the first half of 2011. According to numbers just released by Anatel, the carrier has just over 64 million users, which represents 29.47% of market share.
TIM, from...
Brazilian carrier Vivo has launched its push-to-talk (PTT) service under the name “Vivo Direto.” The service started on July 18 in Rio de Janeiro and one month before in Porto Alegre and Curitiba cities. Although similar to Nextel‘s offering, Vivo’s PTT is based on...
April 12 2011 - 1:35 pm ET | Bob Moser | RCR Wireless News
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's major wireless providers are sharing the burden of building the backbone of a national network before the country hosts international sporting events in 2014 and 2016....
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's major wireless providers are sharing the burden of building the backbone of a national network before the country hosts international sporting events in 2014 and 2016. But serious hurdles remain for any telecommunications provider in Brazil having to deal...
Bloomberg | March 26, 2011 | Manuel Baigorri
Telefonica SA (TEF) said the boards of Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (TLPP3), its fixed-line unit in Brazil known as Telesp, and Vivo Participacoes SA (VIVO4), the country’s biggest wireless company, agreed that all of Vivo shares will be...
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NANTERRE, France, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oberthur Technologies, the world's second largest provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has been selected by Vivo (BM&FBovespa: VIVO3, VIVO4; NYSE: ...
Reuters | March 18, 2011 | Cesar Bianconi
* Telefonica buys 10.63 million common shares of Vivo
* Spanish telecom group pays 118.97 reais per Vivo share
* Vivo voting stock fall sharply after tender offer
SAO PAULO, March 18 (Reuters) - Telefonica (TEF.MC) bought 1.27 billion reais...
Wall Street Journal | February 24, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's leading cellular operator, Vivo Participacoes (VIV, VIVO4.BR), on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net profit more than quadrupled due to improved operational performance and the reduction of its costs with depreciation.
Net profit...
Reuters | February 24, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings & Maureen Bavdek
* Profits surge on lower depreciation, customer increase
* Net sales up 10.1 percent, subscribers up 16.5 percent
* EBITDA rises 20.9 percent from year ago (Adds analysts' expectations, investment plans)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 24 (Reuters) -...
Reuters | February 24, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings & Maureen Bavdek
* Profits surge on lower depreciation, customer increase
* Net sales up 10.1 percent, subscribers up 16.5 percent
* EBITDA rises 20.9 percent from year ago (Adds analysts' expectations, investment plans)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 24 (Reuters) -...
