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Roberta Prescott

Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders, as well as Global Enterprise Channel. Roberta has been journalist since 1998, and has worked as an ICT journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. Roberta is former executive editor at IT Mídia, where was responsible for InformationWeek Brasil, CRN Brasil and IT Web portal. Follow her at Twitter: @robertaprescott

Roberta Prescott Archive

Reality Check: Bringing benefits of cloud-based BSS to Brazilian service providers
LatAm Wrap-Up: Region has 20 LTE networks; América Móvil invests $50M in Brazil Wi-Fi
Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies
Reality Check: Opportunities and challenges of mobility, cloud computing and social media
LatAm Wrap-Up: Six Colombian telecoms apply for LTE auction; Telefónica’s Q1; smartphones increase
LatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil’s carriers meet LTE goals for Confederations Cup
LatAm Wrap-Up: Mobile privacy concerns; LTE expands in Brazil; América Móvil results
Brazil’s Oi launches LTE services, investments to reach $400M
Analyst Angle: TIM Fiber bets on super-fast network to succeed in Brazil’s broadband market
Analyst Angle: Mobile data and broadband will drive LatAm telecom revenue to $167B by 2017
LatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil’s Claro expands LTE; Mexico’s senate approves telecom bill
Analyst Angle: Non-linear pay-TV services will be the next challenge in Brazil
Reality Check: M2M to transform enterprise mobility strategies
Reader Forum: Proactive notifications can help LatAm service providers boost ‘NPS’
LatAm Wrap Up: Smartphone tax break in Brazil; TIM to invest $175M in network expansion
Analyst Angle: Reforms and foreign direct investment in Mexico
LatAm Wrap Up: Entel buys Nextel Peru; Virgin Mobile MVNO launches in Colombia
Analyst Angle: Content is key to OTT success in Latin America
Telefónica moves Latin American headquarters from Madrid to São Paulo
LatAm Wrap Up: Brazil puts 700 MHz under discussion; Venezuela to evaluate 2.5 GHz for LTE
Analyst Angle: Latin American incumbents need to combat strong cable competition
Analyst Angle: Peru is a rising telecom star
Latin America wrap up: Brazilian carriers invested $12.5B in 2012; LTE update; market numbers
Analyst Angle: Nextel has to broaden strategy, offer innovative services in 3G market
Reality Check: M2M will be the next revolution
Latin America Wrap Up: Uruguay’s Claro, Movistar pay $64M for LTE spectrum; cloud rises in Brazil
Colombia sets LTE auction date; Claro banned from AWS band
Ceragon Networks extends Telefónica agreement to Mexico
Mexico proposes telecom reforms aimed at increasing competition
Brazil’s ICT labor market looks to hire foreign LTE workers
LTE launches in Chile; Claro first to use new technology
Colombia telecom update: 49M mobile subscribers, 6.2M Internet broadband connections
Brazilian carriers announce LTE infrastructure sharing agreements
Brazil speeds up availability of 2.5 GHz, 700 MHz bands for LTE
Reality Check: For CALA CSPs, ‘VPO’ means lower costs, happier customers
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