Latin America could see 22mn lines ported by 2014 - study

Latin America could see 22mn lines ported by 2014, with Mexico and Brazil as the most dynamic countries in that regard, according to a report by Signals Telecoms Consulting. Since 2008, four market...

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Falling data prices to boost mobile social network, application use - analyst
The decline in mobile data prices in Latin America will foment growth in mobile social networks and ... more
Regional
Roundup: Oi Velox, Telecom Italia, Telcel-Jasper, Mintel
Brasil's largest telecommunications company, Oi (NYSE: TNE), has launched new broadband services wit... more
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TEF investments in Latin America total US$134bn in last two decades - exec
Spain's Telefónica (NYSE: TEF) has invested 90bn euros (US$134bn) in Latin America over the last 19 ... more
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Nortel postpones auction for GSM/GSM-R business
Bankrupt Canadian telecoms equipment supplier Nortel Networks postponed an auction scheduled to take... more
Colombia
ETB looks to define strategic partner by April 5
Colombian state-owned telco ETB plans to select a strategic partner on or around April 5 which will ... more
Mexico
Iridium to return to market with satellite telephony services
Satellite operator Iridium is looking to once again offer services in Mexico after an almost 10 year... more
Mexico
Megacable seeking to partner with telco to bid for dark fiber
Mexican cable operator Megacable is looking to partner with a large telco to bid for a license to of... more
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IN BRIEF Correction: Comverse says internet administrator to help ISPs get most out of bandwidth
In this story, BNamericas erroneously stated that US converged solutions supplier Comverse's recentl... more
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HP aims to boost sales through more stores, online direct
HP (NYSE: HPQ) plans to bolster sales of its computing devices by launching new retail stores and lo... more
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NGT Summit: Innovation, transformation in store for 2010
Next year will see big opportunities for Latin American telcos and mobile operators to improve and p... more
Regional
Roundup: Cotas, ICE, Movistar
Bolivian telecoms cooperative Cotas' CEO, Herland Suárez, has resigned, citing health problems, loca... more
Haiti
Voila contracts agency for branding makeover
Haitian telco Communication Cellulaire D'Haiti (Comcel), which operates under the Voila brand, has c... more
Panama
Cable Onda, Telecarrier merge
Panamanian IP telecoms services provider Telecarrier will merge with local cable TV operator Cable O... more
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Telefónica joins the HomeGrid Forum board of directors
Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica (NYSE: TEF) has been appointed to the board of directors of the Ho... more
Regional
Nokia Siemens Networks to bid for Nortel's ethernet businesses - reports
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and private equity firm One Equity Partners have reportedly entered the... more

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