BROWSING: IUSACell

AT&T is reported to have added 1 million more pops covered by its Mexico LTE network through Q1, pushing total coverage to 45 million pops AT&T continues to expand LTE services in Mexico, with a recent report indicating the carrier pushed coverage to another 1...

AT&T executives mix includes de la Vega, Stankey and Lurie AT&T’s ever-expanding wealth of services has resulted in yet another leadership shuffle for the telecom giant's U.S. mobile unit. According to a report from CNet, Ralph de la Vega has been tapped to run AT&T’s mobile...

AT&T said it remains on track to launch LTE covering 40M pops in Mexico by year-end AT&T moved on its plans to rollout LTE services across its new properties in Mexico, announcing the launch of service in six markets. The initial markets tapping into the LTE...

Move to unify Iusacell, Nextel Mexico under AT&T banner AT&T said this week that it has begun to rebrand its recently acquired Mexican operations, including the launch of new rate plans under the AT&T brand. The Wall Street Journal reported AT&T officials said the rebranding effort...

AT&T expects $2.5B in cost synergies from DirecTV deal, $21B spent on capex this year Following a robust spending spree that saw it acquire DirecTV and a pair of Mexican mobile operators, AT&T provided an update on its financial expectations, including support for previous synergy...

AT&T has $3B investment plan on top of $4.4B spent on acquiring Iusacell, Nextel Mexico AT&T said it plans to invest $3 billion to expand “high-speed, mobile Internet service” to 100 million people in Mexico by the end of 2018. The announcement was made by AT&T...

Deciphering the top trends of any quarter is difficult, and the second quarter of 2015 is no exception. There’s a lot of “reading between the lines” to figure out what’s really going to move the needle. This week’s trends are based on several conversations...

AT&T plans to combine Nextel Mexico with Iusacell to form large Mexico operator AT&T completed its $1.875 billion acquisition of Nextel Mexico, bolstering its presence in the Mexican market. The deal includes companies operating under the name Nextel Mexico and holding all of NII Holdings wireless...

AT&T is set to expand operations in Mexico, announcing this morning plans to acquire NII Holdings’ Nextel Mexico operations for $1.875 billion. The deal will see AT&T purchase the assets out of bankruptcy protection as part of an NII Holdings restructuring plan. The proposed deal...

$2.5B deal bolsters AT&T’s North America plans AT&T said it has closed on its $2.5 billion acquisition of Mexico wireless operator Iusacell, just over two months after announcing the deal. AT&T purchased the carrier from Grupo Salinas, which last week closed on its acquisition from Televisa...

Iusacell plans progress with Grupo Salinas gaining full control ahead of AT&T acquisition AT&T’s plans to acquire Mexican mobile operator Iusacell received a boost following Iusacell’s current owner gaining full control of those operations. Published reports indicate that Grupo Salinas acquired the 50% stake in Iusacell...

Small Cells Americas is underway in Dallas, and Wi-Fi is a major theme at this year's event. The show kicked off yesterday with a Wi-Fi monetization workshop, and today ABI Research is moderating a panel entitled "Carrier Wi-Fi and Small Cells" with panelists from...

After announcing plans to acquire Mexico's No. 3 mobile operator Iusacell, AT&T looks to be eyeing Nextel Mexico. Speaking at a recent investor conference in New York, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the company doesn’t need América Móvil’s assets in Mexico to put its...

AT&T is looking to expand its empire south of the border, announcing late Friday that it plans to by Mexican mobile carrier Iusacell for $2.5 billion including the assumption of debt. The deal is set to close following Grupo Salinas, which is the current owner...

The greater the number of competitors, the better for the user, said Brazil's minister of communications, Paulo Bernardo, to members of the press this week. Those comments came on the heels of Telefónica's bid to buy Vivendi's Brazilian unit GVT. Telefónica hopes to combine its Vivo operations, which...

A lot is going on this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, held in Barcelona, Spain. With a number of announcements, RCR Wireless News has separated those related to the Latin American region, from both carriers' and suppliers’ perspectives. America Movil Daniel Hajj, CEO of América...

The Latin American giant telecom group América Móvil (AMX) posted its fourth quarter and full year results for 2013. While in the 4Q13, AMX's profit rose 15.7%, when comparing the entire year of 2013 to 2012, net income was down 18%. According to AMX, in the...

Mexican broadcaster Televisa has accepted conditions imposed by Mexico’s anti-monopoly regulator the Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco), to acquire 50% of mobile phone operator Grupo lusacell for $1.6 billion. Cofeco approved the acquisition plans last week. Cofeco's approval came after the government agency had rejected the plan earlier this...

Mexico's anti-monopoly regulator Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) has approved Televisa's plan to acquire half of mobile phone operator Grupo Iusacell. The approval came after the government agency rejected the plan earlier this year. Since that rejection, the players were given time to address concerns, though earlier...

Looking to counter Carlos Slim's telecommunications giant América Móvil, Mexican operator Grupo Iusacell and Telefónica said they will enter a network sharing deal. Details of the agreement haven’t been announced yet, but it is expected the companies will share wireless towers and fiber-optic cables....

Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s plan to acquire half of cellphone company Iusacell has been rejected by Mexican anti-monopoly regulator Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco).

The Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia - CFC or Cofeco) decision on broadcaster Televisa's plan to acquire half of cell-phone company Iusacell will not be disclosed until February 7. After a six-hour closed-door meeting on Tuesday (January 24) afternoon, Mexican regulators...

Mexican antitrust regulator Cofeco (Comision Federal de Competencia) is slowing down media company Grupo Televisa SAB's plan to buy half of mobile phone group Iusacell, owned by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca. The country's biggest broadcaster agreed last April to invest US$1.6...

Nextel Mexico, the local unit of Virginia-based NII Holdings and Mexican group Iusacell have agreed to withdraw lawsuits and end litigation related to an October 2010 auction.