Mobile operator Claro, which is part of the América Móvel group, has launched HSPA+ services in Panama. The network is currently available in Panama Metro, Colón and along the Alberto Motta highway, but the operator said that before the end …
Roberta Prescott
Roberta Prescott
Editor, [email protected] Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders. Roberta has worked as an IT and telecommunication journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. In July 2006, Prescott was promoted to be the editor-in-chief, and, beyond the magazine and website, was in charge for all ICT products, such as IT events and CIO awards. In mid-2010, she was promoted to the position of executive editor, with responsibility for all the editorial products and content of IT Mídia. Prescott has worked as a journalist since 1998 and has three journalism prizes. In 2009, she won, along with InformationWeek Brasil team, the press prize 11th Prêmio Imprensa Embratel. In 2008, she won the 7th Unisys Journalism Prize and in 2006 was the editor-in-chief when InformationWeek Brasil won the 20th media award Prêmio Veículos de Comunicação. She graduated in Journalism by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, has done specialization in journalism at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain, 2003) and Master in Journalism at IICS – Universidad de Navarra (Brazil, 2010) and MBA – Executive Education at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.
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Cloud-computing service providers should install their infrastructure close to their clients to mitigate risks, said Gartner VP Gene Phifer, adding that as cloud service providers deploy that strategy, they will want to have their infrastructure throughout the world, including Brazil. …
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Motorola Solutions Inc. could expand its business in Brazil, where the company has been operating for 35 years. Motorola Solutions CEO Gregory Brown met with the Minister of Communications Paulo Bernardo recently, according to Agência Brasil. Motorola Solutions provides equipment …
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Telephone operators will be able to offer pay-TV in Brazil. The Senate on Tuesday approved a project called PLC 116 that standardizes new sector rules, allowing the entry of telephone companies in the cable TV segment. Currently, they offer pay-TV …
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In Brazil, number of Internet broadband access connections surpassed 45.7 million in July, up 56.72% compared to July 2010. According to the monthly balance sheet prepared by the Brazilian Association of Telecommunications (TeleBrasil), since the beginning of 2011, 11.2 million …
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Brazilian telecom carrier Oi confirmed that it bought Wi-Fi company Vex for R$ 27 million (US $16.8 million). Vex operates more than 40,000 hotspots in Brazil and other countries throughout in Latin America. Bringing Vex to Oi subscribers will allow the operator …
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Every company will adopt cloud computing in the near future, and even now a lot of enterprises don’t know it, but they are using some kind of cloud services. According to consultancy firm Gartner, 70% of companies with more than …
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An increase in the machine-to-machine market may be driven by smart grid adoption, which is in its very beginnings in Brazil and other Latin American countries due to the lack of regulation. However, companies such as Elster Group believes that …
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Although Venezuela ended second quarter with 26.8 million active mobile-phone subscribers, this number represents a decrease of 4.65% compared to second quarter 2010. The decrease is from final disconnections of lines that had been suspended but not counted as disconnected, according …
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Ministers of Communications from Brazil and Colombia, along with the General Secretary of Unasur, has firmed an agreement to boost cooperation and trade between the two countries. During the Investment Forum Colombia-Brazil, the ministers agreed on the need to implement a strategy to …
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Paraguay counted 248,000 mobile Internet users in the first half of 2011, a 14% increase from December 2010, when the country had 217,000 accounts. Statistics were published in La Nación and are related to the last data of National Telecommunications …
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Cloud computing has emerged as a top priority and a long-term, cost-effective solution to store content, both in the enterprise space as well as with consumers. As mobile and fixed broadband penetration in Latin America spreads, operators seeking to rise up the …
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Insead has just released InnovaLatino, the result of a two-year collaboration between Insead and the OECD Development Centre, and funded by the Telefónica Foundation. The objective of InnovaLatino was to research innovation dynamics in the business and public sectors in Latin …
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After three rounds of bidding and three hours’ time, the ICT Ministry of Colombia auctioned 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 1900 MHz band, of which 25 were assigned. The nation’s three operators — Tigo, Comcel and Movistar — paid …
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The Brazilian government’s recent announcement to cut taxes (called Brazil Maior) in order to push forward some sectors may be the weapon needed to prevent the country from entering an international economic crisis, said Minister of Communications Paulo Bernardo, speaking …
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Brazilian carrier Net and pay television programmer Globosatlaunch today introduced a new video over Internet offer called Muu. Service will be available for Net’s subscribers, who won’t be charged to access the content through computers, tablets or smartphones. “It’s TV everywhere concept, …
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The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) named Marcio Chaer as managing director for Latin America (LATAM) region. The executive has 10 years of experience in the advertising, marketing, telecom and media industries. For the last five years, he was dedicated to the …
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If there is an auction for 4G spectrum, carriers should jump to buy it. However, it’s not the only way to offer better data traffic to customers, said Qualcomm Inc.’s Bill Davidson, senior vice-president for global marketing and investor relations. HSPA+ and LTE are …
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Do you think your personal devices are more useful at work than those provided by your company? If you said yes, you fit in recent survey, “Consumerization of IT,” sponsored by Unisys Corp. and conducted by International Data Corp. (IDC). …
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Latin America Gmail‘s users can now make phone calls. Since last year, it was possible for U.S. users to call any mobile phone or landline directly from Google Voice, and now it is available in 38 new languages to 150 destinations. …
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The Mexican Secretary of Communications and Transport said that it may allow bidding on a portion of nearly 190 megazhertz of spectrum currently held by the firm MVS Communicaciones in the 2.5 GHz band to help promote more efficient use …
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Intel Corp. aims to play in wireless and device markets, introducing digital signage and machine-to-machine solutions. “We are working with some players to validate our chips to tablets and smartphones,” said Carlos Kokron, Intel’s Latin America’s director of carriers business, …
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Brazilian Minister of Communication Paulo Bernardo said Brazil will have a pilot high-speed broadband project by the Rio+20 Conference — a United Nations’ Conference on Sustainable Development, held June 4-6 in Rio de Janeiro. Bernardo made his comments during a visit to Colombia …
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The governments of Mexico and Colombia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation on Telecommunications and Information Technology that cover actions both countries are taking to prevent illegal trade in stolen phones. At the meeting in advance of the pact, Colombian ICT …
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The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) set a R$ 9.5 million (US $6 million) price for 2.5 GHz band spectrum so TV Filme Brasília, which belongs to Sky Group, can use the band for multimedia communication services (MCS). This authorization …