Americas

Founded in 2002 in Germany, Tyntec is set to launch services in Brazil. The company is a mobile interaction specialist which provides solutions that enable enterprises to integrate mobile telecom …

The number of smartphones sold in Latin America will grow more than a four-fold from 2011 to 2017 when sales are expected to surpass 145 million. According to a Pyramid …

It is very difficult for companies to protect mobile devices for reasons such as technical issues (some devices will not install all the desired software); low battery capacity (when performing …

América Móvil said it has entered into an agreement with Marathon Zwei Beteiligungs GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of RPR Privatstiftung, to acquire approximately 21% of the outstanding shares of …

Rumors indicate that Microsoft (MSFT) is in discussions to purchase Yammer, a provider of social networking software for businesses and institutions. Reports suggest the company is expected to pay $1.2 …

With investments plans of $130 million, Colombia’s public telecom operator UNE EPM launched LTE services yesterday in Bogota and Medellín. The company said its next steps include expanding the service …

Mexico’s anti-monopoly regulator Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) has approved Televisa’s plan to acquire half of mobile phone operator Grupo Iusacell. The approval came after the government agency rejected the plan earlier …

Cisco is not among the top cloud computing providers, though that could be changing following recent announcements from the company pointing towards a strong play in the field. During its …

The president of Brazil’s telecom regulatory agency Anatel, João Rezende, said investments for the deployment of next-generation telecommunications services could reach $1.93 billion (R$4 billion) over the coming years. In …

Chile’s Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Entel) and German software company SAP have teamed up to offer mobile services to Entel’s enterprise clients based on SAP’s mobile platform. “This is a …

The Caribbean poses an intriguing paradigm to telecom players in the Americas. Geographically it is part of the region, but unfortunately the development of its telecom sector is mostly ignored in the continental markets.

The first step to a national LTE deployment in Brazil began yesterday with the beginning of spectrum auctions conducted by government regulator Anatel. There were few surprises among first-day winners …

Looking to counter Carlos Slim’s telecommunications giant América Móvil, Mexican operator Grupo Iusacell and Telefónica said they will enter a network sharing deal. Details of the agreement haven’t been announced …

Brazil’s auction of LTE spectrum produced no surprises as the country’s largest operators secured spectrum assets in the 2.5 GHz band designed for the rollout of mobile broadband services. Brazil’s …

China Telecom do Brazil, which is directly managed by China Telecom Americas, announced the introduction of their data services product portfolio that includes international private leased circuits, IP access, IP …

Venezuela’s three mobile network operators – state-run Movilnet, Telefónica subsidiary Movistar and domestically-owned Digitel – have responded to last month’s invitation to participate in a tender for three blocks of …

A new legal regime to manage and rationalize the deployment and use of cellular antenna infrastructure across Chilean cities is set to take effect this week with the enactment of …

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. In two short years, the …

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. There is an intimate connection …

Dutch telecom operator KPN has had a busy month attempting to counter a move by Mexico-based operator América Móvil, which is looking to increase its presence in the European market. …

Spain telecom giant Telefónica announced it has agreed to sell almost half its stake in China Unicom (4.56%) for about $1.41 billion (€1.13 billion) to the Chinese telecom’s unlisted parent …

LAS VEGAS – Like most large multi-nationals, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) can be challenged to orchestrate its different verticals, which ranges from business-focused products to end user-user focused personal devices. Distilling the …

The worldwide commercial launch of IPv6 on June 6, an event sponsored and organized by the Internet Society, was called a major milestone by several players and consultant firms. The launch …

Brazilian Datora Telecom is seeking to get a big share of the machine-to-machine market. The company has just announced a mobile unit dubbed Datora Mobile. At the same time, the …

Cisco and Avaya have been battling over market share in the enterprise unified communication, VoIP and TDM equipment market, according to the market research firm Infonetics Research. The two have …