MIAMI — During last week’s NetEvents Americas Press & Summit, two North American vendors said that the recent decision by Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel to suspend three wireless carriers from selling new services—TIM Brasil, Oi and Claro—represents a sales opportunity for them.
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While TIM Brasil has been facing a challenging time since Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel suspended the company from selling mobile services in 19 states, Franco Bernabè, the CEO of Telecom Italia, TIM's parent company, visited Brazil last week to speak with the communications minister, Paulo Bernardo, and...
After Spain-based Telefónica released its financial results and canceled dividends, its biggest competitor in the Latin American market, América Móvil, (AMX) reported a 45.5% drop in second-quarter net income compared to 1Q211. América Móvil reported $1.001 million (13.252 million Mexican pesos) in the quarter.
América Móvil also had...
Although mobile virtual network operators were launched in Latin America about four years ago, they have become hot topics again since Brazil released new regulations, and Virgin Mobile announced—and actually launched—operations in the region.
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MIAMI — “After the classical network and the Internet, we need a third network that combines the best of both PSTN and the Internet,” said Nan Chen, the president of Metro Ethernet Forum, during the opening keynote address at the NetEvents Americas Press & Summit held in...
Although mobile virtual network operators were launched in Latin America about four years ago, they have become hot topics again since Brazil released new regulations governing the segment and some carriers have actually launched operations in the region.
Worldwide, mobile virtual network operator launches peaked...
Aunque operadores móviles virtuales han sido lanzados en Latinoamérica hace cerca de cuatro años, ellos se han vuelto un tema candente nuevamente desde que Brasil ha establecido nuevas regulaciones, y Virgin Mobile ha anunciado – y realmente lanzado – operaciones en la región. This report...
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Virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware (NYSE: VMW), announced this week that it will pay $1.05 billion in cash plus approximately $210 million in assumed unvested equity awards to acquire Nicira, a software-defined networking (SDN) specialist and provider of network virtualization for open source initiatives.
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One day ahead of schedule, Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2012. The company also announced that it will cancel payment of all remaining dividends and share buybacks for this year. The telecom operator...
Peru's ProInversión, which is an agency tasked with the promotion of private investments in the country, has again postponed the spectrum auction for the provision of public telecommunication services. The new auction date is now set for the middle of August.
ProInversión had previously changed...
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After a Brazilian court denied TIM Brasil’s request to overturn telecom regulator Anatel's suspension of its mobile service sales, the local unit of mobile phone carrier Telecom Italia presented its 800-page action plan to Anatel.
TIM said it will invest $225 million (R$450 million) this year...
Peru’s telecommunications investment agency, Osiptel, has proposed a measure to promote broadband development and the construction of a national fiber optic backbone. It aims to provide high-speed Internet access to a greater portion of the country's population.
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Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel has stopped three of the four biggest mobile operators from selling new...
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The three Brazilian telecom operators suspended from selling new mobile services by telecom regulator Anatel have to present action plans within 30 days detailing future investments to improve their services. Once the plans are approved, Anatel will authorize the resumption of sales.
While the...
We’re all facing an industry crisis with backhaul capacity. In this webinar you’ll learn about the entire backhaul solution, including antennas, mounts, installation, braided cable, monitoring systems and fiber to the cell initiatives. Presented on July 23, 2012, Philip Sorrells (Vice President Site Solutions),...
When Apple reports earnings on Tuesday investors will be hoping for another blockbuster quarter from the Cupertino cash machine. Stakeholders throughout the mobile economy will be reading Tuesday's report closely whether or not they own a slice of Apple. Here are some of the questions they'll hope to answer:
More than two months after TIM Brasil CEO Luca Luciani resigned his position in the wake of allegations that parent company Telecom Italia exaggerated its customer base through irregular SIM card use in Italy, the company announced Andrea Mangoni as the new CEO.
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Industry observers are questioning whether Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel was too severe when it prohibited three of the nation's largest wireless carriers from selling new lines. Starting today, July 23, Telecom Italia's Brazilain unit TIM, América Móvil-controlled Claro and Oi will have their sales suspended in some Brazilian states due...
It was rumored on Friday that the French group Vivendi is considering selling its Brazilian telecom unit, GVT. The news service Reuters cited sources familiar with the issue, and noted that the sale could help Vivendi's falling shares recover. A sale of GVT could be worth up...
