Americas

Business News Americas | January 20, 2011 | Josh Miller Brazil could see a rise in mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) throughout 2011, with airlines, supermarkets and sports associations potentially …

Emii | January 18, 2011 Chilean telecoms operator, Movistar, is planning to launch a $100 million innovation investment fund, BNamericas reports, citing El Mercurio. The new vehicle will support technological innovation in …

Rapid TV News | January 19, 2011 |Iñaki Ferreras The international version of Portugal’s national private network SIC, SIC International, is to reinforce its distribution in the Brazil by being …

Reuters | January 19, 2011 | Samantha Pearson * Portugal Telecom to end up with 25.6 pct stake-newspaper * Oi to take care of fixed-line and mobile services * PT …

AT&T | January 18, 2011 | Press Release DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* today announced that the Mexican telecommunications service provider Telmex will offer its customers in Mexico …

Ecuador | January 19, 2011 In a press release yesterday Jaime Guerrero Ruiz, the head of Ecuador’s telecommunication ministry, announced a multimillion investment to improve internet and communication services in …

Synchronica | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Highlights: Claro Perú becomes the fifth América Móvil subsidiary to launch Claro Messenger IM solution Synchronica has a group-wide framework agreement to …

Wall Street Journal | January 19, 2011 | Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–Brazil mobile phone subscriptions rose to 202.94 million in 2010, up 16.66% from the previous year, according …

Blogging Stocks | January 17, 2011 | Steve Halpern “Telefonica SA (TEF) is a member of our model portfolio; it meets 100% of the criteria we use in our James …

Geodesic | January 18, 2011 | Press Release Content Partnership Brings Portuguese Music, News and More to Mundu Radio Listeners Worldwide CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Geodesic Limited (BSE: 503699) (NSE: GEODESIC), a …

Xinhua Net News | January 13, 2011 | Xiong Tong LA PAZ, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday that a telecommunications satellite to be built and …

Business Wire | January 14, 2011 | Press Release MONTERREY, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions for Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V.’s (Alestra) Issuer Default Ratings …

Business News Americas | January 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon LTE is the fastest-developing system in the history of mobile telecommunications, with 180 operators around the world investing in the …

Bloomberg | January 17, 2011 | Francisco Marcelino Positivo Informatica SA, Brazil’s biggest computer maker, rose the most in nine months on speculation Lenovo Group Ltd. may acquire the company. …

Business Wire | January 17, 2011 | News Wire DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b7c4e6/cloud_computing_en) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report “Cloud Computing End-user Analysis – Mexico” …

Business News Americas | January 17, 2011 Chilean telecoms operator Movistar, of the Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) group, is preparing to kick off a US$100mn investment fund to support technological innovation …

Inside Costa Rica | January 17, 2011 Before the end of this year Costa Ricans will have an opportunity, for the first time ever, to choose who their cellular carrier …

Business News Americas | January 13, 2011 Mexico’s supreme court has delayed the application of mobile termination rates (MTRs) determined by telecoms regulator Cofetel, according to a BBVA Research report. …

Bloomberg | January 13, 2011 | Alexander Cuadros The following companies had unusual price changes in Sao Paulo trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 3:15 …

Wall Street Journal | January 7, 2011 | Gerald Jeffris BRASILIA (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s government will pay public and private energy companies for access to their fiber optics networks under its …

Xinhua Net News | January 14, 2011 | Tang Danlu BRASILIA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — The number of 3G users in Brazil reached 20.6 million in 2010, approximately 50 percent …

Megapay | January 13, 2011 | Press Release Megapay and MJV announce the successful launch of its Mobile Payment service in Brazil. (PRWEB) January 13, 2011 Megapay, a division of …

Business News Americas | January 12, 2011 | Matthew Malinowski US on-demand services provider Salesforce.com’s (NYSE: CRM) acquisition of compatriot enterprise application developer Dimdim coincides with a rise in Latin …