Brazilian carrier Oi has launched IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and broadband services with speeds up to 200 Mbps based on its fiber to the home (FTTH) network. When Oi named Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft as its IPTV vendors in July, the carrier said it was expecting to launch IPTV services during the second half of this year. Follow [...]

The president of Google Brazil, Fabio Coelho, was arrested and later released on September 26, for not removing two videos from YouTube that allegedly contain slander and defamed a mayoral candidate in Campo Grande, Alcides Bernal (PP). The detention followed a Mato Grosso do Sul state judge’s decision that the company failed to remove the videos that [...]

Internet penetration in Chile reached 53.61% of all households, according to the secretary of telecommunications (Subtel). The agency also announced that Internet penetration per capita jumped from 13% in December 2009 to 34% in June 2012, reaching a level the government  had originally projected for the year 2014. Minister Pedro Pablo Errázuriz said the achievements [...]

CARTAGENA, Colombia—Over-the-top (OTT) content is already streaming over the Internet, and several companies around the globe have launched services. However,  Caribbean and Latin American telecom regulatory agencies will not put a lot of effort toward regulating OTT in the immediate future, although they are aware of its importance. OTT issues were discussed yesterday during the VII [...]

The largest telecommunications company in Chile, Entel (Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A), announced that it will enter the residential fixed service business in Chile, offering fixed wireless telephony, satellite television and Internet services. The move is part of the company’s growth strategy. Follow RCR Wireless News—Americas on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our free periodic newsletters According to the [...]

There are thousands of Internet service providers (ISPs) across Brazil. Many of them focus on providing inhabitants of small cities with Internet access. Their job is huge, since Brazil is more than 3.2 million square miles. However, when big—and national-level—players arrive in their cities, these very local providers can be threatened by price competition. The [...]

Brazilian NET Serviços, owned by América Móvil, plays an important role for the company by selling triple play services (fixed broadband, pay-TV and wireline phone). América Móvil attributes its Brazilian second quarter revenue growth—which was up 4.1% year-on-year to U.S.$3.7 billion (R$7.5 billion)— to the increase in both fixed-broadband and pay-TV services, which climbed 28.6% [...]

Peru’s telecommunications investment agency, Osiptel, has proposed a measure to promote broadband development and the construction of a national fiber optic backbone. It aims to provide high-speed Internet access to a greater portion of the country’s population. Follow RCR Wireless News—Americas on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our free periodic newsletters Osiptel has been working since 2010 on the [...]

China-based telecom equipment provdier Huawei signed a statement of commitment with Brazil’s Ministry of Communications (Minicom) focused on the development of new technologies to support broadband services using the 450 MHz spectrum band. The agreement was signed between Brazil’s Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo and Huawei Brazil’s Veni Shone. Follow RCR Wireless News—Americas on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our [...]

Brazilian carrier Oi announced it has chosen Alcatel-Lucent and Microsoft as its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) vendors. Oi expects to launch IPTV services during the second half of this year. According to a Pyramid Research report, IPTV services are expected to increase from 21,000 subscriptions in 2011 to 1.5 million in 2016. Follow RCR Wireless News—Americas [...]