Analyst Angle: ARPU swap signals change in Argentinean market
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 During the fourth quarter of 2011, data revenues of Argentinean operator Personal represented 49.8% of service revenue, reaching $363.2 million.

Worldwide IT spending grew 5% in 2011, pushed by emerging countries
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 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 [...]

Reality Check: Eight Brazilian telecom issues to watch
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 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.

Sky Brazil looks to battle Netflix with online video service

Over-the-top platforms are becoming more popular among Brazilian consumers. Last September, Netflix, the [...]

Latin America to hit 118M HSPA subscriptions in 2012; 181M HSPA/LTE connections in 2013

Latin America in expected to count 118 million HSPA subscriptions by the end of 2012, which is a little less than [...]

Analyst Angle: ARPU swap signals change in Argentinean market

Marceli

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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GSMA: M-health to reach $23B by 2017

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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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Latin America to hit 118M HSPA subscriptions in 2012; 181M HSPA/LTE connections in 2013

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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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Worldwide IT spending grew 5% in 2011, pushed by emerging countries

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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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Reality Check: Eight Brazilian telecom issues to watch

Maria Luiza Kunert

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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Atos, EMC and VMware create alliance for open cloud

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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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Ecuador: 78.8% own cellphones, 8.4% have a smartphone

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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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Private users to drive m-health smartphone market to $1.3B in 2012

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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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TIM’s profit, revenues up

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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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Brazil counts 245.2 million mobile lines, 50.8 million 3G connections

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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 [...]

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