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Virgin Mobile’s Latin American MVNO is preparing to launch in two of the region’s largest mobile markets.
Latin American mobile messaging aggregator Tedexis has selected a MMX Messaging Gateway from Anam Technologies.
Ocean Networks has commissioned Xtera Communications for the turnkey supply and installation of its SAPL (South America Pacific Link) submarine cable system.
Latin American mobile provider NII Holdings, which operates as Nextel, has signed wholesale agreements with Telefonica that will grant its Mexican and Brazilian customers access to nationwide 3G voice and data services.
South America is experiencing strong growth in the telecoms space, making it the top priority for investment in emerging markets, for 2014.
The Brazilian securities regulator CVM has created a setback for the merger of Brazil’s number four Oi and Portugal Telecom by ruling in favour of Oi’s minority shareholders. Despite this, the country’s regulator Cade has approved the deal without restrictions.
Myriad Group has announced significant uptake of its MSNGR chat service across Latin America during Q4 2013.
All mobile network operators face the challenge of improving their customer service without driving up OPEX, but for those in emerging markets this is an even greater priority since customers may be less comfortable with mobile technology than those in more established markets.
Telefonica has dismissed reports that it was planning to collaborate with Brazilian rivals in order to break up Telecom Italia’s Brazilian unit, TIM Brasil.
Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded two projects aimed at connecting remote communities in two Latin American countries.
TIM Brasil has deployed 100G optical networking equipment supplied by Xtera Communication on a long-haul transmission infrastructure in north east Brazil.
Caribbean operator Columbus International has implemented a new CRM and billing solution from Cerillion in El Salvador.
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has become the first operator to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile data services in the Cayman Islands.
America Movil has been told by the Mexican regulator IFT (Federal Telecommunications Institute) that its market dominance will be investigated in accordance with new regulation to crack down on any one operator having too strong a presence in the market.
Myriad Group has announced an agreement with Twitter which certifies Myriad's "Twitter for USSD" service as an approved Twitter experience.
The Brazilian trustbuster Cade has taken aim at what it perceives as Telefonica’s market dominance, ruling that the Spanish operator must divest its holding in Telecom Italia’s TIM Brasil or take on a new partner for its own subsidiary Vivo .
Guatemalan operator Tigo has signed an agreement with international aid organisation Oxfam to continue to distribute aid using mobile money to people in the areas of the country that are the most affected by malnutrition.
Vodafone has entered into a Partner Market agreement with Latin American operator Datora Telecom to rebrand Datora’s mobile arm as Vodafone Brasil.
Myriad Group has announced that its Myriad Updates service, including Facebook for USSD, has recently been launched in association with the Orange Group in Cameroon, Congo & Senegal, and Movistar in Costa Rica & El Salvador.
Telecom Italia has strongly denied recent reports that it would sell its Brazilian subsidiary in order to reduce its debt.
Orange has confirmed that it will sell its Dominican operation to Luxembourgian cable and telecoms private equity firm Altice.
There are many factors driving demand for higher capacity connectivity between North and South America, not least of which are the World Cup and the Olympics that Brazil is hosting in the coming years.
TeliaSonera International Carrier has added 11,500 fibre miles (18,400 km) to its global backbone, which will provide diverse connection into South America.
NII Holdings, which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, has completed two previously announced deals to sell various communications sites to American Tower Corporation.
Eutelsat is expanding its services in the French West Indies and French Guiana.
Telefonica has stated that it is considering mergers and acquisitions in Mexico to strengthen its position against market leader America Movil.
Newcomer Brazilian operator On Telecom is launching a range of broadband services for residential customers in Sao Paulo and the surrounding environment using wireless LTE / 4G spectrum to provide high-bandwidth connectivity.
Ericsson has been selected by China Mobile to deploy LTE TDD in 15 key provinces in China.
Myriad has rolled out the latest version of its MSNGR chat service across five major operators in the America Movil group.
Brazilian operator Oi has stated that it may sell shares in order to raise money for further acquisitions should the need arise.
Since its inception over two decades ago, SMS has changed the way people interact, which has made it an incredibly valuable profit source for mobile operators worldwide.
Telefonica is looking to take on America Movil in Mexico, where the latter has a hefty market share of around 70%.
ZTE has introduced three new smartphones for users in Mexico, including the latest models in the bestselling Blade series, adding localised innovations and upgraded features to deliver a better user experience to Mexican consumers.
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