Mobile near field communication is a hot topic today, with a variety of players gearing up to enter NFC payment, loyalty and couponing, and advertising markets. Mobile NFC widens the possibilities
The planning, authorization and subsequent implementation of broadband connectivity plans in Latin America will become increasingly important in upcoming years. Regional governments understand
NRF 2013 certainly lived up to its “The BIG Show” billing and delivered an extremely well attended tradeshow by both retail technology vendors and investors. From mobile payments and POS innovation to retail analytics and concierge programs, one key theme throughout NRF was the...
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While many developed mobile markets are struggling to continue growing because of deteriorating economic conditions, Latin...
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Over the last few years, Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in Latin America have been yearning...
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With smart devices taking the center stage at the first industry event of 2013, CES in...
Instead of the usual lists of predictions for the year ahead, the team at Maravedis-Rethink’s MOSA service thought they would try to project the key elements that will make up a successful business model for carriers deploying LTE
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The London Olympic Games were eagerly anticipated by the telecom sector; it was the first Olympic Games...
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In the world of telecommunications analysis, there is one unavoidable recurring event at the end of each...
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The mobile market is expected to grow 9.9% annually in terms of revenue until 2017, driven...
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Many carriers see the proliferation of over-the-top (OTT) video services such as Netflix as a threat...
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The Argentinean government’s intervention in the economy has increased significantly over the past year, causing some...
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More than 200 years ago, Edmund Burke said one of the most over-quoted sentences in history:...
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 to increase broadband penetration, fulfill local governments' goals of digital inclusion and bring digital...
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Three Group has often been ahead of the curve when it comes to taking innovative services...
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Even with flattening growth rates and price pressure from increasing competition, voice is still a very...
Sprint Nextel is the third tier-one carrier set to release its earnings and performance metrics, scheduled for Oct. 25. The company is in the midst of a turnaround cycle.
As the second largest telecommunications market in Latin America, Mexico commands great interest from foreign companies. Nevertheless, over the last decade most of the attention has originated
AT&T is set to release its earnings and performance metrics tomorrow. Its earnings has followed Verizon Communications in the past and observers cannot help but compare the two.
As the FirstNet board moves forward to get the public safety broadband network under way, there is still a lot of confusion within the public safety community regarding use of this network for voice.
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Mobile broadband is still a growing market in Brazil, led by Vivo with its wide HSPA+...
Almost every presentation at the conferences this year includes the “tsunami chart.” You know the one: It shows growth of mobile data demand, doubling every year.
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With 48.9 million subscribers and an average household penetration rate over 32.1% in 2011, the Latin...