LatAm Wrap-Up: GSMA says region entering new development phase; Movistar...
In 2012, the mobile industry generated more than 3.7% of Latin America’s GDP, contributing U.S.$211 billion to the region’s economy. Latin America now accounts for 10% of the global mobile market in...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Movistar Peru to launch LTE; smartphones to reach 154.7...
LTE services are growing across Latin America. Following launches in other countries, Movistar Peru announced it will commercially launch its LTE services on Jan. 2. The service will initially be...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil tells Telefónica to leave Telecom Italia or find new...
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...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Brazilian telcos reach LTE goals for World Cup headquarters
December marked a milestone for LTE coverage in Brazil, with carriers hitting the deadline for providing LTE services in both FDD and TDD modes in all 12 cities that will serve as the headquarters for...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Telefónica, Telecom Italia deny sale of TIM; Movistar Peru...
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica denied a report that it is preparing a joint offer to take over Telecom Italia’s Brazilian unit, TIM. The Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore published an article last...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: NII Holdings,Telefónica sign 3G network sharing deal
Telefónica has agreed to provide NII Holdings’ subsidiaries in Brazil and Mexico with nationwide voice and data coverage services using the Telefónica’s 3G wireless networks in those markets. NII...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Virgin signs agreement with Telefónica to launch MVNOs in...
After much speculation, Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) announced that it will launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Mexico in the next few months. Virgin Mobile Mexico has...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: NII Holdings slumps; report claims Brazil not mobile-ready for...
NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and revenue. “We are clearly disappointed with our...
View ArticleLatam wrap-up: Indoor coverage set for World Cup; Twitter shows strong mobile...
Telecom operators in Brazil have closed deals with the administrations of the Itaquerão stadium in São Paulo and the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba for the deployment of indoor wireless coverage. The...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: Brazil moves ahead with Internet bill; Mexico’s telecom law...
After almost five years of discussion, the lower house of Brazil’s congress, the Chamber of Deputies, voted in favor of approving the Internet bill named the Marco Civil da Internet. It is now going to...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap-Up: OECD says Colombia should empower regulator; Brazil’s 700 MHz...
The Colombian regulator needs more power to increase competition in the telecommunications sector, according to a new report from the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). The...
View ArticleLatAm News: UNE-Tigo merger approved in Colombia; TIM to bid in 700 MHz auction
The merger between Colombian state telco UNE and Millicom’s Colombian unit Tigo has received approval from the country’s regulator for industry and commerce, the SIC. Once merged, they will account for...
View ArticleLatAm Wrap: Brazil enacts Internet bill of rights
On the same day the global Net Mundial event began in São Paulo, Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, enacted the Marco Civil da Internet bill, which aims to protect online privacy and sets up a form...
View ArticleLatAm: Brazil opens public consultation for 700 MHz auction
The Brazilian government has opened the public consultation period for its upcoming 700 MHz frequency band auction. Last year, during the Futurecom event in Rio de Janeiro,telecom regulatory agency...
View ArticleLatAm: Brazil approaches 2.5 million LTE connections
Brazil’s mobile market ended April with almost 2.5 million LTE connections. Although the total LTE base is still relatively small (less than 1% penetration), LTE use has been increasing, with record...
View ArticleLatAm: Telcos say indoor arena coverage ready for World Cup
The FIFA World Cup begins today in Brazil, starting with a match between the host country and Croatia in São Paulo at the Arena Corinthians. Around 600,000 foreign tourists are expected to arrive in...
View ArticleLatAm: World cup attracts millions of wireless users
Before the FIFA World Cup began, Brazilian telecom union SindiTelebrasil said that the operators’ networks were ready to handle the increased data and voice traffic, and during the first week of the...
View ArticleCell tower news: AT&T contractor layoffs; SBA expands
Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. AT&T infrastructure investment slows, contractor layoffs It’s been a rough...
View ArticleLatAm: World Cup network use broke records; Oi/PT merger hit by funding problems
Now that the FIFA World Cup has ended, carriers and observers are evaluating how the mobile networks performed during the tournament. While the National Union of Fixed and Mobile Telecom Companies of...
View ArticleLatAm: América Móvil earnings hit by reform; Brazil, Argentina move 700 MHz...
América Móvil is suffering the consequences of new Mexican anti-trust rules that forbid telecom companies from controlling more than 50% of the market. The Financial Times noted that América Móvil is...
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