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HNS Communications Americas paid R$ 145.2 million (US $91.5 million) and was the first one to to win a satellite orbital position that would cover Brazil. The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) on Aug. 30 auctioned the four satellite orbital …

After three rounds of bidding and three hours’ time, the ICT Ministry of Colombia auctioned 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 1900 MHz band, of which 25 were assigned. The nation’s three operators — Tigo, Comcel and Movistar — paid …

If there is an auction for 4G spectrum, carriers should jump to buy it. However, it’s not the only way to offer better data traffic to customers, said Qualcomm Inc.’s Bill Davidson, senior vice-president for global marketing and investor relations. HSPA+ and LTE are …

TeleGeography | May 9, 2011 Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel last Thursday approved plans to sell licences for wireless broadband services in the 3.5GHz band using WiMAX technology. The watchdog has revealed details of a public consultation which will run from …

Bloomberg | May 10, 2011 | Iuri Dantas Brazil’s government is lobbying the telecommunications regulatory agency to speed up approval of more than 1,000 permits for individual companies to offer cable TV, Internet and telephone services, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said, …

Economic Times | May 2, 2011 NEW DELHI: Vodafone Essar , the country’s second largest GSM-based mobile operator, said it supports auctions for all future allocations of airwaves and termed it the most ‘optimal and efficient’ methodology for handing out …

Hindustan Times | April 14, 2011 | Bhadra Sinha The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has taken a U-turn from its earlier stand on the 2G spectrum allocation policy and has decided to take a fresh look at Tata telecom’s claim …

Reuters | April 7, 2011 | Andre Grenon (Reuters) – Telmex, the telecommunications giant controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said it won a contract to provide the platform for wireless carrier Nextel’s mobile broadband services. Telmex, which controls 80 …

The Korea Herald | April 5, 2011 | Cho Ji-hyun Regulator to sell rights to 2.1 GHz spectrum this year; major firms keen on acquiring Korean telecom carriers are engaged in a high-stake competition to win a new wireless broadband spectrum …

Bangkok Post | March 3, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana The country’s new telecommunications regulator officially has no members yet but it has begun work on two master plans for the industry and national frequency management. If all goes well, the National …

Telstra | March 4, 2011 | Media Release Hong Kong, 4 March 2011 – Following the Auction of Radio Spectrum held by the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Telstra International Group’s CSL Limited (CSL) has maintained its significant market leadership …

Bangkok Post | January 28, 2011 Samart Corporation won today’s TOT Plc auction for a 20-billion-baht 3G (third generation) wireless broadband network expansion. The e-auction was held on Friday morning after the Administrative Court last night rejected Ericsson’s petition to …

TeleGeography | January 31, 2011 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vietnamese military-run mobile network operator Viettel has won Peru’s fourth mobile operator licence, citing an announcement from the investment agency ProInversion. The company reportedly plans to invest around …

TeleGeography | January 26, 2011 Argentina’s telecommunications ministry, Secretaria de Comunicaciones (SeCom), has granted a mobile network operator licence to triple-play provider Telecentro. According to a report by local daily La Nacion, the cable company will be able to bid …

Bangkok Post | January 24, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana TOT Plc may have to postpone its planned auction for its nationwide third-generation (3G) wireless broadband expansion in the wake of allegations by some bidders of unfair treatment and poor transparency. …

Bangkok Post | January 10, 2011 | Komsan Tortermvasana 3G contender field narrowed from 10 Only four groups are expected to pursue bids for TOT’s 3G wireless broadband nationwide expansion worth 19.98 billion baht when bid documents are submitted today. …

Reuters | January 7, 2011 | Alex Leff Jan 7 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s telecoms regulator on Friday awarded licenses to Spain’s Telefonica and Mexico‘s America Movil to become the first private firms to provide mobile service in the country’s …

Bloomberg | January 6, 2011 | Thomas Black Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission is studying holding an auction to create two new national television networks in digital format, the Mexico City daily Reforma reported. Rafael del Villar, a commissioner for the …