Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 Between April 24 and April 26, the GSMA LA Plenary Meeting No. 39 was held in Bogota, Colombia, with more than 400 attendees from 19 countries including representatives from mobile operators, telecommunications suppliers,
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LatAm Wrap-Up: Mobile privacy concerns; LTE expands in Brazil; América Móvil results
Monday, April 29th, 2013 Latin American mobile users are concerned about data privacy when they are using applications. GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, surveyed 4,500 mobile users in Brazil, Colombia and [...]
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Analyst Angle: TIM Fiber bets on super-fast network to succeed in Brazil’s broadband market
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 Since TIM acquired AES Atimus for $1 billion in November 2011, there has been speculation about how the company would integrate this asset into its existing portfolio. At the time of the acquisition,
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LatAm Wrap-Up: Region has 20 LTE networks; América Móvil invests $50M in Brazil Wi-Fi

4G Americas reported that there are now 20 commercial LTE networks in nine Latin American countries: Antigua and [...]

Reality Check: Bringing benefits of cloud-based BSS to Brazilian service providers

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and [...]

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Reality Check: Bringing benefits of cloud-based BSS to Brazilian service providers

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21 May 2013 by Nelson Wang VP of Amdocs Latin America

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. Brazil is a vast country, occupying more than 8.5 million square kilometers—and dominating the map of South America. Brazil’s sheer scale and wealth of natural resources have made it one [...]

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LatAm Wrap-Up: Region has 20 LTE networks; América Móvil invests $50M in Brazil Wi-Fi

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20 May 2013 by Roberta Prescott

4G Americas reported that there are now 20 commercial LTE networks in nine Latin American countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. In May, there were about 136,000 LTE connections in Latin America, and that number is forecasted rise to 2 million at the end of [...]

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Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies

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15 May 2013 by Gina Sanchez, ICT Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Between April 24 and April 26, the GSMA LA Plenary Meeting No. 39 was held in Bogota, Colombia, with more than 400 attendees from 19 countries including representatives from mobile operators, telecommunications suppliers,

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Reality Check: Opportunities and challenges of mobility, cloud computing and social media

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15 May 2013 by Fernando Alvarez, VP at Capgemini Mobile Solutions Practice Leader

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. A new trinity is on the rise: Mobility, cloud computing and social media are set to become inextricably linked over the next few years, presenting both threats and considerable opportunities [...]

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LatAm Wrap-Up: Six Colombian telecoms apply for LTE auction; Telefónica’s Q1; smartphones increase

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13 May 2013 by Roberta Prescott

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 interested firms were DirecTV, Avantel, ETB, Claro, Telefónica and a consortium of companies led by Mexico’s Azteca 4G. Of note was the  absence of applications [...]

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LatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil’s carriers meet LTE goals for Confederations Cup

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06 May 2013 by Roberta Prescott

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 met the deadline. Telefónica held a press conference on April 30 to announce its services under its Brazilian brand Vivo, while TIM chose to talk [...]

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LatAm Wrap-Up: Mobile privacy concerns; LTE expands in Brazil; América Móvil results

LatAm Wrap-Up: Mobile privacy concerns; LTE expands in Brazil; América Móvil results

29 April 2013 by Roberta Prescott

Latin American mobile users are concerned about data privacy when they are using applications. GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, surveyed 4,500 mobile users in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico about mobile privacy issues. Pat Walsh, who is responsible for privacy at GSMA, explained what’s happening in the region in a video interview [...]

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Brazil’s Oi launches LTE services, investments to reach $400M

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25 April 2013 by Roberta Prescott

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian operator Oi became the country’s second wireless carrier to launch LTE services, with initial commercial services beginning today in Rio de Janeiro and further expansion planned for the five cities that will host the FIFA Confederations Cup. By the first half of May, Oi said it will have commercial LTE [...]

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Analyst Angle: TIM Fiber bets on super-fast network to succeed in Brazil’s broadband market

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24 April 2013 by Ari Lopes, principal analyst, Latin America, Informa Telecoms & Media

Since TIM acquired AES Atimus for $1 billion in November 2011, there has been speculation about how the company would integrate this asset into its existing portfolio. At the time of the acquisition,

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Analyst Angle: Mobile data and broadband will drive LatAm telecom revenue to $167B by 2017

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24 April 2013 by Pablo Iacopino, Analyst, Analysys Mason

The telecom market in Latin America continues to show positive trends in most of the mobile and fixed key performance indicators (KPIs) which will drive retail revenue up to $167 billion by 2017.

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