Americas

French firm aims to expand internet of things network coverage to the rest of the country next year Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” announced …

OTT services have shown strong adoption across Latin America, which is changing the competitive dynamic for telecom operators across the region Telecommunications operators have long ruled the market in Latin …

Report predicts market to surge from just 12.7 million smart homes in 2015 According to Berg Insight, the market for smart homes in North America will continue to experience robust …

A study revealed that only four markets have allocated more than 30% of the spectrum suggested by the ITU The lack of sufficient spectrum for the development of mobile services …

The Guadalajara center will provide services across the Americas region ORLANDO – Amdocs expects to officially inaugurate a new global services center in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, next month, the …

The international remittance market will reach $610 million this year ORLANDO–Digital financial services will represent a huge business opportunity for banks and telecoms operators in the comings years due to …

APAC leads global LTE connections in market share The global LTE and LTE-Advanced market reached 1.068 billion connections by the end of 2015, following 156 million net additions during the …

DigiCell and Huawei plan to launch 4G LTE by year end Belize is set to soon be covered by a LTE network being deployed by DigiCell, a subsidiary of Belize …

Operators will have 30 days to pay for the spectrum Mexico telecoms regulator IFT confirmed that as part of a recently completed spectrum auction, local mobile operator Telcel, owned by …

Amdocs aims to reach double-digit growth across target regions in 2016 North America remains the key market for Amdocs despite increasing growth from other emerging markets, according to Vincent Rousselet, VP for …

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 …

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 …

Net loss of 1.83 billion euro in Q4 due to extraordinary factors Spanish telecom giant Telefónica recorded 11.88 billion euro ($12.98 billion) in fourth quarter 2015 revenue, flat compared to …

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, …

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 …

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. …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The tender for 4G LTE spectrum is set to begin on February 15 Mexican telecommunications regulator Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) confirmed that mobile operators America Movil and AT&T will be …

The mobile operators are currently evaluating Nextel Brazil financial condition Brazilian mobile operators Claro and TIM, as well of a number of foreign investment companies, are among the firms interested in …

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 …

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 …