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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.

  • Rio Olympics: Games CIO explains ICT and internet of things

    by Roberta Prescott July 20, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott July 20, 2016

    RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian Elly Resende is leading the orchestration of all information technology and communication infrastructure providers for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Less than a month from the …

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  • Rio Olympics: Games CIO explains ICT and IoT

    by Roberta Prescott July 20, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott July 20, 2016

    RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Elly Resende is leading the orchestration of all information technology and communication infrastructure providers for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Less than a month …

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  • Telefónica pushes for e-SIM; LatAm countries collaborate on international roaming

    by Roberta Prescott February 29, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 29, 2016

    Telefónica pushes support for e-SIM standard, and other LatAm news from MWC BARCELONA, Spain – Telefónica’s German unit is set to be the first carrier to launch a device embedded …

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  • Visa works to leverage mobile payment for connected cars, wearables

    by Roberta Prescott February 29, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 29, 2016

    Credit card payment giant Visa targets evolving mobile payments market BARCELONA, Spain – The mobile payment market is quickly evolving around the globe and credit card giant Visa is looking …

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  • Celistics sees ‘enormous’ growth for Latin America

    by Roberta Prescott February 26, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 26, 2016

    Celistics sees strong growth opportunities across Latin America BARCELONA, Spain – Despite an economic crisis countries in Latin America are facing, the telecommunications sector has a lot of growth potential, …

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  • Lack of awareness drives growth of malware attacks on smartphones

    by Roberta Prescott February 26, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 26, 2016

    BARCELONA, Spain – Smartphones users haven’t realized yet the importance of protecting their mobile devices from hacker attacks, viruses and malware. In a video interview with RCR Wireless News, Gagan …

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  • Survey finds telcos lag behind in digital transformation

    by Roberta Prescott February 26, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 26, 2016

    An IDC survey commissioned by Amdocs finds telecom providers lagging in digital transformation BARCELONA, Spain – Service providers are not transforming fast enough to meet demands of today’s digital era. …

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  • Ruckus bets on OpenG technology to address in-building coverage

    by Roberta Prescott February 25, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 25, 2016

    BARCELONA, Spain – OpenG technology combines coordinated shared spectrum, such as the 3.5 GHz band in the U.S., with neutral host-capable small cells to enable cost-effective, ubiquitous in-building cellular coverage. …

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  • AT&T Mexico network to equal US in quality; SDN, NFV to play a big role in 5G

    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016

    AT&T said its working to update its network in Mexico to the same network standards the carrier has in the U.S. market BARCELONA, Spain – Ralph de La Vega, vice …

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  • GSMA: 363M in LatAm still not connected to mobile broadband

    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016

    GSMA report finds 363 million people across Latin America are still not connected to mobile broadband services BARCELONA, Spain – With as many as 363 million people across Latin America …

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  • Flat sales push Samsung to expand ecosystem; Galaxy S7 to hit LatAm in March

    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016

    Samsung expects strong push with Galaxy S7 devices into LatAm despite flat overall sales BARCELONA, Spain – Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones are schedule to be available …

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  • Zuckerberg: Facebook’s mission is to connect everyone

    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 24, 2016

    BARCELONA, Spain – Claiming everybody should have access to the Internet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed projects his company is working on designed to provider greater access to the Web. “Facebook’s …

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  • Zuckerberg advocates for virtual reality at Samsung Unpacked 2016

    by Roberta Prescott February 22, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 22, 2016

    BARCELONA, Spain – Following weeks of rumors, Samsung finally unveiled its latest flagship smartphone just ahead of this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. As predicted, Samsung unveiled …

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  • Telefonica to deploy big data analytics centers by the end of 2016

    by Roberta Prescott February 22, 2016
    by Roberta Prescott February 22, 2016

    BARCELONA, Spain – Telefonica announced the deployment of a big data analytics project aimed at analyzing in real time its customers’ experiences and improving network quality. Telefonica said the goal …

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  • LatAm: Mexico sets AWS spectrum auction rules; Telefónica taps partners

    by Roberta Prescott November 25, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott November 25, 2015

    Mexico telecom regulator Federal Institute of Telecommunications unveiled rules for an upcoming auction of spectrum in the 1700/2100 MHz AWS bands specifically geared toward the deployment of LTE networks. The regulator …

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  • LatAm: Ericsson predicts smartphone, mobile video growth; Oi, Nokia partner on IoT

    by Roberta Prescott November 19, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott November 19, 2015

    In its latest Mobility Report, Ericsson predicts mobile subscriptions across Latin America and the Caribbean will surge from 740 million this year to 850 million in 2021, at which point …

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  • LatAm: BSS/OSS expansion; Brazil sets auction prices for leftover spectrum

    by Roberta Prescott November 12, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott November 12, 2015

    The expansion of operation support systems and business support systems implementation throughout Latin American was the topic of a recent video interview with Bob Titus, VP of global converged solutions …

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  • LatAm: WhatsApp shaking up the Brazilian mobile market

    by Roberta Prescott November 5, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott November 5, 2015

    The Brazilian mobile landscape is undergoing a transformation with the potential for heightened competition in the coming years. Driving the market shift is the reduction of a termination rate imposed by …

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  • TIM bets on CEM, big data to improve customer satisfaction

    by Roberta Prescott October 30, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 30, 2015

    SÃO PAULO – Three years after having sales banned by telecom regulator Anatel due to customer complaints, TIM is undertaking a customer experience management transformation. Luis Minoru Shibata, who has …

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  • Internet of Things adoption slow in Brazil

    by Roberta Prescott October 30, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 30, 2015

    SÃO PAULO — The concept of smart cities comprises various “Internet of Things” solutions. Combined, IoT and smart cities can help facilitate citizens’ lives and make public administration more efficient. …

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  • LatAm: Colombia promises spectrum plan; DAS projects get bigger in Brazil

    by Roberta Prescott October 29, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 29, 2015

    The Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications and the National Spectrum Agency (ANE, in Spanish) expect to present a spectrum policy plan to meet growing consumer demand for mobile …

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  • TIM to refarm spectrum; Claro tests LTE-Advanced

    by Roberta Prescott October 28, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 28, 2015

    SÃO PAULO – More-efficient use of spectrum is one of the challenges telecom operators face around the globe. As the demand for data services increase and turn toward discussions of …

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  • OTT battles, broadband expansion, consolidation kickoff Futurecom

    by Roberta Prescott October 28, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 28, 2015

    SÃO PAULO – The battle between over-the-top players and telecom carriers, along with the increases in and expansion of broadband accesses, the role of 4G and telecom market consolidation were highlights …

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  • Brazil and Cisco prep ICT infrastructure for 2016 Rio Olympics

    by Roberta Prescott October 22, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 22, 2015

    RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro is set to host its first Olympic Games next year. From an information technology and telecommunications perspective, sponsors are responsible for implementing the infrastructure needed …

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  • LatAm: Paraguay preps for LTE spectrum auction

    by Roberta Prescott October 15, 2015
    by Roberta Prescott October 15, 2015

    Paraguayan regulator Conatel released the final bidding terms and conditions for the country’s planned 1700 MHz/2100 MHz spectrum auction in support of LTE services. Interested companies have until Dec. 3 …

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