Analyst Angle: ARPU swap signals change in Argentinean market
22 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
During the fourth quarter of 2011, data revenues of Argentinean operator Personal represented 49.8% of service revenue, reaching $363.2 million.
Over-the-top platforms are becoming more popular among Brazilian consumers. Last September, Netflix, the [...]
Latin America in expected to count 118 million HSPA subscriptions by the end of 2012, which is a little less than [...]
22 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
During the fourth quarter of 2011, data revenues of Argentinean operator Personal represented 49.8% of service revenue, reaching $363.2 million.
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22 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
Mobile technology will play a significant role in the provisioning of healthcare services globally, according to a new report from the GSMA. The industry association noted in its report, “Touching Lives through Mobile Health: Assessment of the Global Market Opportunity,” that the growth of the m-health market will lead to $23 billion in revenue opportunities [...]
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21 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
Latin America in expected to count 118 million HSPA subscriptions by the end of 2012, which is a little less than the 133 million HSPA and LTE subscriptions forecast for the United States and Canada, according to a report from 4G Americas. However, by the end of 2013, HSPA and LTE subscriptions in Latin America [...]
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21 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
Information technology spending increased 5% in 2011, despite the worsening economic situation in Western Europe and volatility in other regions, according to a new study from the IDC) Worldwide Black Book. IDC noted that emerging markets continued to lead the way, with tech spending in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) enjoying another [...]
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21 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
The Brazilian telecommunications market will over the next two years will face its best time since its opening to private initiatives. Here are eight issues, facts or trends, that deserve attention.
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17 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
Atos, EMC and VMware are combining their efforts toward cloud computing, announcing a strategic alliance for open cloud computing. As part of the initiative, Atos plans to create a new company, Canopy, to provide cloud solutions and services as a one-stop shop vendor. “The launch of Canopy and its unique set of enterprise-grade services will [...]
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17 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
The mobile line penetration in Ecuador is 108%, with 8.4% of people in the country having a smartphone, according to a report by the Ecuadorian Minister of Telecommunications and Information (MINTEL). The report, based on a survey of nearly 22,000 households in December, 78.8% of households own cellphones, which is 8.9 points higher than recorded [...]
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17 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
Mobile-health smartphone applications will take off in 2012, reaching $1.3 billion, according to a recent survey by market research and consultancy firm Research2guidance. The group estimates the current market size at $718 million. “We think the m-health market will be mainly driven by private persons using m-health apps to improve their daily lives and pay [...]
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16 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
The Brazilian unit of Italian telecom operator TIM 2011 posted $14.31 billion in gross revenues last year, a 21.7% increase compared with 2010. Net profits also improved 65.6% year-over-year to $740 million. The company noted that the result were part of a three-year strategy focused on expanding its customer base and market share, accelerating revenue [...]
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16 February 2012 by Roberta Prescott
Brazilian regulatory agency Anatel released the country’s latest cellphone numbers showing that at the end of January the country reached 245.2 million mobile lines, which was a 1.22% increase compared to December. However, Anatel said the absolute number of new customers (2.9 million) was the largest recorded in the month of January over the last [...]