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In Argentina Movistar tests 5G in 28 GHz band Continuing to work with global operators to test 5G networking technologies, Ericsson is working with Argentinian operator Movistar to understand 5G propagation characteristics in the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency band. Based on a test conducted in...

The new agreement will cover initiatives in Mexico as well as other Latin American markets Korean company Samsung Electronics and Latin American mobile telephony giant America Movil have signed a letter of intent to develop a series of projects across Latin America including initiatives in...

The Spanish telco said initial 5G launch in the United Kingdom will be followed by deployments in Spain and Germany SHANGHAI--The U.K. will likely be the first market to see 5G services from Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica, the operator’s global CTO Enrique Blanco told reporters...

The International Telecommunication Union, a global telecom standards body, recommends that all nations allocate 1960 megahertz of radio spectrum by 2020; 35% of that total is needed to support "basic levels of service quality" for 3G and LTE services. Of 18 Latin American countries...

SÃO PAULO – Oi is not selling assets in Brazil as it continues to work on a restructuring plan, CEO Marco Norci Schroeder told journalists at the Futurecom event, held last week in São Paulo. “We don’t intend to sell assets in Brazil, but we...

Telefónica also plans to expand 4G coverage in Spain and Latin American markets MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica expects its fiber-to-the-home network to reach 2.4 million new homes in the Spanish market this year, the company’s global CTO Enrique Blanco told RCR Wireless News in...

Network infrastructure partner ZTE said business with Telefonica generated revenue of $446 million in 2015 MADRID – Chinese telecommunications services provider ZTE Corporation expects 5G technical trial with Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica to start within the next few months, ZTE General Director for the Telefonica Global...

The Guadalajara center will provide services across the Americas region ORLANDO - Amdocs expects to officially inaugurate a new global services center in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, next month, the company’s regional marketing director for Latin America, Manuel Briseño, told RCR Wireless News. The executive said...

Amdocs aims to reach double-digit growth across target regions in 2016 North America remains the key market for Amdocs despite increasing growth from other emerging markets, according to Vincent Rousselet, VP for customer insight and strategy at the company. According to the company’s latest financial report, North America...

Net loss of 1.83 billion euro in Q4 due to extraordinary factors Spanish telecom giant Telefónica recorded 11.88 billion euro ($12.98 billion) in fourth quarter 2015 revenue, flat compared to the year-ago period. The company’s net loss for the quarter reached 1.83 billion euro, compared...

Samsung expects strong push with Galaxy S7 devices into LatAm despite flat overall sales BARCELONA, Spain – Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones are schedule to be available for sale across Latin American countries by the end of March, Andre Varga, product engineering...

BARCELONA, Spain – Telefonica announced the deployment of a big data analytics project aimed at analyzing in real time its customers’ experiences and improving network quality. Telefonica said the goal is to deploy service operation centers in each country in which it operates. These...

Small Cell Forum CEO says small cells creating nearly $1 billion in annual revenue BARCELONA, Spain – The advent of smartphones and increased availability of mobile broadband networks have fundamentally changed the way people live and work. And with demand for data growing at a tremendous pace,...

Telefónica reportedly joined a number of potential suitors for AT&T’s Latin American pay-TV assets. According to a Reuters report, the deal could be worth $10 billion. Telefónica is the largest telco in Latin America, but lacks significant holdings in the pay-TV market. As part of...

Virtualization technologies have become a hot topic among telecom operators. Eyeing the benefits of network functions virtualization, Telefónica signed a memorandum of understanding with Alcatel-Lucent to test NFV technologies as part of the operator’s strategy to evolve its networking infrastructure. According to the companies,...

BARCELONA, Spain — Telecommunications giant Telefónica said it's confident about the future growth potential of most of its operations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, coming on the heels of celebrating 25 years of operations in those markets. Speaking to a group of Latin American...

With an expected investment of $1.2 billion over the next five years, Entel, which bought Nextel Peru in 2013, has begun its new operations in Peru, seeking to stimulate competition in the telecommunications market. The carrier's investment will focus on network deployment, technology and growth in customer...

Mobile wallet, satellite broadband, carrier Wi-Fi, fiber-to-the-home, machine-to-machine services and LTE are the main technology trends in Latin America for 2014, according to Frost & Sullivan. The key technology this year according to the firm’s analysts is LTE, which is gaining relevance across the...

Brazil's antitrust regulator has issued a negative assessment of Telefónica's recent move to bolster its stake in the Telco holding company that owns about 22% of Telecom Italia, the company that controls Brazilian carrier TIM. By increasing its stake, Telefónica will effectively take control of the heavily indebted Italian...

Oi, the huge Brazilian carrier that plans to be big enough to face foreign competition, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Portugal Telecom (PT) to form a combined entity named CorpCo. The merger which will unite the shareholders of Oi, Portugal Telecom...

ChinaTel | July 25, 2011 | Press Release SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– US-based ChinaTel Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CHTL) today announced that effective as of the opening of business on July 25, 2011 it will have completed all corporate, legal and other actions necessary to change its...

Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company's expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward." (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company's expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward." (Source: Bloomberg)

RCR Wireless gets a demo from Huawei and the LTE Latin America Conference in Brazil 2011.