Machine-to-machine communications are set to play a key role in enterprise mobility strategies. Some sectors such as utilities, oil and gas, and transport and logistics already use M2M widely as a cost-effective means to

TOA Technologies began its operations in Latin America two years ago. Focused on mobile workforce management, the company is betting on rising enterprise mobility to increase its revenues in the region. “There’s a really strong trend toward mobility, and that’s not just limited to  Latin America,” said Francis Barassi, TOA Technologies VP of sales for Latin [...]

Forget about the convergence of telecommunications, enterprise communications and information technology. We are entering the era of multi-industry convergence according to Fernando Belfort, team leader for IT at Frost & Sullivan. ”Seventy-five percent of disruptive innovation is generated in the white spaces between industries,” Belfort said. Still, the question remains: how to monetize emerging opportunities? Discussing [...]

RCR Wireless News – Americas 2013 Sponsorship Programs Since 2011, under the leadership of editor-in-chief Roberta Prescott, RCR Wireless News has been covering ICT and wireless industry news across the Caribbean and Latin American Region.  Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Roberta was an award winning journalist and former executive editor at IT Mídia, where [...]

European mobile payment solution company MPowa announced that it is looking at Brazil as a potential key market, and it plans to start business there through partners. The company sees a strong demand in Brazil as well as in other South American countries, and it expects the regional market to be one of the fastest [...]

Kony Solutions, a mobile and multi-channel application platform provider, held a press conference on Tuesday to announce its commercial launch in São Paulo. Along with opening its Brazilian office, the company announced that it already has a big client: Brazilian Banco Itau Unibanco, one of the world’s 10 largest financial conglomerates. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our [...]

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. Capgemini and HP recently published their fourth annual World Quality Report that provides a “comprehensive assessment of the current state of enterprise application quality and testing practices available from around [...]

Colombia is becoming a very interesting country for investors. With the Vive Digital plan, the government is looking to boost Internet penetration in Colombia to decrease poverty, generate jobs and improve and increase competitiveness and productivity. As a result, the country is proving attractive for companies looking to invest. IT solutions and managed services provider PromonLogicalis, [...]

The Brazilian IT service market has good momentum. Brazil’s market represents the majority (49%) of the total U.S.$32 billion IT service market in Latin America. With a positive and promising GDP, global appetite for new growth, open culture, and a dynamic and diversified economy, Brazil has a positive, global outlook for the future. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to [...]

Analytics and business intelligence solutions are back at the top of Latin American CIOs’ list of priorities. Last year, this topic was ranked fifth, but over the previous six years it was the first priority. This aligns with the worldwide trend, since globally it is also ranked first. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our free periodic [...]