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SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwire) — 12/20/10 — Aicent Inc. (www.aicent.com) announced today that Telcel, Mexico’s leading wireless services provider, has selected the Aicent MMS Gateway Service to provision their …

Comtech | Press Release MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., won a $1.3 million order for satellite communications infrastructure equipment. The …

By Patrick Nixon | Business News Americas Unified communications will be a key focus for the recently merged Enterprise unit of French telecoms equipment supplier Alcatel-Lucent(NYSE: ALU) and call center specialist …

Latin Stock Investing | Weekly Update | December 17, 2010 Brazil’s economic stimulus for 2011 Dear Subscriber, With an eye on hosting upcoming global sporting events such as the 2014 …

Bloomberg | By Jonathan Roeder and Crayton Harrison | Dec 17, 2010 2:43 PM CT Grupo Iusacell SA, the Mexican mobile-phone carrier owned by billionaire Ricardo Salinas, filed for pre-arranged bankruptcy in …

By Shane Romig | Published December 16, 2010| Dow Jones Newswires BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Telefonica de Argentina, the local unit of Spain’s Telefonica SA (TEF, TEF.MC) expects a sharp 45% …

By Samantha Pearson and Jean Luis Arce | Reuters | Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:23pm EST * Brazil’s real loses 0.8 pct, Mexican peso down 0.3 pct * Chile’s peso firmer on …

Through twitter and press releases, José María Álvarez-Pallete announced that Telefonica is donating 4550 million Colombian Pesos (about $2.3 million USD) to victims in Colombia. The floods in Colombia were …

TeleGeography | Thursday, 16 December 2010 Telecom Personal, the mobile subsidiary of Argentine fixed line incumbent Telecom Argentina, has announced the launch of a trial Long Term Evolution (LTE) network …

NextTV LATAM | Wednesday, December 15 2010 The Peruvian Minister of Transport and Communications, Enrique Cornejo, pointed out that in 2012 there will be eight more DTT channels in the …

NextTVLATAM News Release | Friday, December 17 2010 The Chilean Government presented a single seal that will certify which receivers are suitable for Digital TV under ISDB-T. The objective is …

By Jonathan House| Published December 17, 2010 | Dow Jones Newswires MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Portugal Telecom SGPS SA (PT: 12.95, +0.07, +0.54%) said late Thursday it is maintaining its plans to pay …

Myriad Group | 16 December 2010 | Press Release New deal underpins expansion of Myriad-Telefónica 5-year strategic partnership to deliver innovative social networking solutions to more than 140 million customers …

Interview with 4G Americas’ Erasmo Rojas. He discusses the future of telecom in Latin America and its growing market. Find other relevant videos here via RCR TV

DIRECTV, through its DIRECTV Latin America subsidiary, has completed a $604.8 million cash for stock transaction with Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A., or Globo, bringing DIRECTV’s ownership of SKY Brasil to …

Bloomberg | By Jose Orozco | Dec 14, 2010 3:22 PM CT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Telefonica SA’s Venezuelan mobile-phone operator, Movistar Venezuela, and Digitel GSM to cooperate with government efforts to …

Apprion Press Release Brazilian Firm To Provide Industrial Applications And Networks To One Of The World’s Fastest Growing Economies Mountain View, CA | December 15th, 2010 – Apprion today announced …

Press Release | Telefonica | December 16th, 2010 Yesterday Telefonica Argentina announced the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Tab to its customers. The android tablet will go for about $800 …

WEST PALM BEACH, FL | Marketwire | December 15, 2010 Popular Social Network for Latino Community Expands Reach of Its Social Media Advertising Platform to More Than 31 Million Latin …

Marketwire | Dec 13, 2010 Adapter Leverages FAST Standard for FIX-Based Market Data Delivery BEDFORD, MA–(Marketwire – December 13, 2010) – Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS), a leading independent enterprise software provider …

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 30, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.(CA:CMI 0.34, 0.00, 0.00%) (“C-COM” or the “Company”) a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems today announced that …

Bloomberg | By Iuri Dantas and Matthew Bristow | Dec 16, 2010 6:29 AM CT Brazil’s decision this month to raise banks’ reserve requirements to slow credit growth may “precede” conventional …

By Laurel Wentz and Aixa Rocca Meet Brazil’s Peixe Urbano, Mexico’s BuzzUrbano and Argentina’s Cuponica, Catering to Customers Who Don’t Like to Plan Ahead BUENOS AIRES (AdAge.com) — Young Latin American …

By Patrick Nixon | Business News Americas Unified communications will be a key focus for the recently merged Enterprise unit of French telecoms equipment supplier Alcatel-Lucent(NYSE: ALU) and call center specialist …