Americas

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. As 2012 comes to a …

América Móvil’s Brazilian wireless unit, Claro, and Brazil-based Bradesco, one of the largest banks in Latin America, announced plans launch two mobile payment services in 2013. The solutions result from a joint …

Aiming to evolve telecommunication services in Brazil, minister of communications Paulo Bernardo, told members of the press that some important measures might be taken in upcoming months, such as voting …

Ericsson is aiming to have more than 50% of the LTE market in Latin America by volume. The vendor recently won several contracts for new networks, and has signed LTE/EPC …

The doubling of mobile data use led to an increase of .5 percentage points in the GDP per-capita growth rate in 14 countries, according to a report from the GSMA …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. More …

The broadband satellite network and service provider Hughes Network Systems won a U.S.$24 million contract with the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT). Under the contract terms, the company …

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. From existing data, extract new …

NII Holdings, which operates under the Nextel brand across Latin America, dismissed the president of its Brazilian operations, Sergio Borges Chaia. The company noted that NII’s COO Gokul Hemmady, current …

This year marked a milestone for the Chilean wireless telecom market with the arrival of new operators and increased competition. The new operators, including Virgin Mobile, VTR Móvil, Nextel, GTD …

TIM Brasil is facing yet another difficulty. The Brazilian telecom regulator, Anatel, has suspended sales of TIM’s “Infinity Day” plan, a new promotion that offers unlimited local calls for U.S.$0.24 (R$0.50) …

Brazilian carrier Oi posted positive results for its third quarter period. The company reported that its revenues have grown as well as its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, …

Apple announced that it will open its first store in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. It will also be the first Apple store in the Latin American region, where up until …

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 …

Spectrum auctions for next generation mobile services have two different strategic implications for our region. First, in developing markets such as Latin America, mobile broadband is a crucial, cost-effective opportunity …

Seven telecom operators have joined together to ask the Colombian government to make the wireless market more competitive. Avantel, Azteca, DirecTV, ETB, Movistar, Une and Tigo released a joint statement …

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 …

The Chilean retail company Falabella is set to launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services using the network infrastructure of  Chilean mobile operator Entel. Named Falabella Móvil, the MVNO will …

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 …

Vivo, the Brazilian unit of the Spanish group Telefónica, announced its machine-to-machine strategy for the local market, aiming to double its  accesses from 1 million to 2 million connections by …

Claro Chile said it has conducted trials using LTE technology with the goal of launching services during the first quarter of 2013. According to the rules set by Chilean telecom …

NII Holdings, which recently announced plans to cut 20% of its workforce at its Reston, Va., headquarters, posted a 44% decrease in its consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization …

The software giant Microsoft announced it will invest U.S.$98.24 million (R$200 million) focused on research, development and innovation in Brazil. The company said it will boost national competitiveness, while unveiling a …

At the end of the second quarter, Spanish telecom giant Telefónica cancelled payment of all remaining dividends and share buybacks for this year, citing the current instability of the economy …

Mexican telecom operator Telcel announced late yesterday that it has launched LTE services in nine cities, with plans to expand to 26 markets during the first quarter of next year. …