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Telecommunications News - Thursday, April 1, 2010
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* Latin America to account for 9% of mobile data traffic this year - Regional
About 9% of the world's mobile data traffic will go over devices in Latin America during 2010, Jeff Orr, analyst with ABI Research told BNamericas.
According to Orr, Latin America has generally been held back by the lack of 3G/4G network coverage and affordable data plans that encourage subscribers to connect multiple devices to the network - smartphones, laptops, netbooks and mobile consumer electronics devices including eBook readers.
ABI estimates that mobile data traffic from PC modems and ... more
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Latin_America_to_account_for_9*_of_mobile_data_traffic_this_year_-_ABI_Research/180963965
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* Federico PisaniGlobal board chair and interim CEO - Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)<p><em>With the boom in adoption of mobile telephony, text messaging and now mobile internet in recent years, retailers, value-added content providers, operators and other players have been salivating... more
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* Smartphone sales could rise 15% in 2010 - ABI - 03-30-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Smartphone_sales_could_rise_15*_in_2010_-_ABI/180963965
* América Móvil likely to use US$4bn bond proceeds for debt payments - 03-26-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/America_Movil_likely_to_use_US*4bn_bond_proceeds_for_debt_payments/180963965
* Telcos work with minister to establish emergency framework - 03-25-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telcos_work_with_minister_to_establish_emergency_framework/180963965
* EchoStar to use Ku-band capacity to target enterprise customers - 03-24-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/EchoStar_to_use_Ku-band_capacity_to_target_enterprise_customers/180963965
* CaribServe eyes 10k subscribers with Motorola WiMax offering - 03-23-2010 - Caribbean
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/CaribServe_eyes_10k_subscribers_with_Motorola_WiMax_offering/180963965
* Scenario worsens for Satmex with EchoStar Ku-band deal - 03-22-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/EchoStar_to_use_Ku-band_to_offer_service/180963965
* O3b on schedule for launch of first 8 satellites - 03-19-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/O3b_on_schedule_for_launch_of_first_8_satellites/180963965
* Volas, Investro team to tackle Latin American mobile content portals - 03-18-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Volas_signs_managed_services_deal_with_Investro/180963965
* Echostar/Satmex US$374mn deal falls through - 03-17-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Echostar_Satmex_US*374mn_deal_falls_through/180963965
* Inter sets sights on HDTV, fast broadband - 03-16-2010 - Venezuela
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Inter_sets_sights_on_HDTV,_fast_broadband/180963965
* Oi expects capex this year to reach US$1.7bn-2.3bn - 03-15-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Oi_expects_capex_this_year_to_reach_US*1,7bn-2,3bn/180963965
* CNT denies reports of Alegro PCS takeover - 03-12-2010 - Ecuador
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/CNT_denies_reports_of_Alegro_PCS_takeover1/180963965
* Legal process between government and ETI could last several years, lawyer says - 03-11-2010 - Bolivia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Legal_process_between_government_and_ETI_could_last_several_years,_lawyer_says1/180963965
* TEO net earnings surge 207% in Q4 - 03-10-2010 - Argentina
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/TEO_net_earnings_surge_207*_in_Q4/180963965
* Govt to ask Japan for more flexible financing for digital TV - 03-09-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Govt_to_ask_Japan_for_more_flexible_financing_for_digital_TV/180963965
* Mobile managed services expected to move US$3.96bn by 2014 - 03-08-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Mobile_managed_services_expected_to_move_US*3,96bn_by_2014/180963965
* Antitrust tribunal orders Telefónica to unbundle broadband packages - 03-05-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Antitrust_tribunal_orders_Telefonica_to_unbundle_broadband_packages/180963965
* EQQ, consortium TGB call off BPL project due to regulatory red tape - 03-04-2010 - Ecuador
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/EQQ,_consortium_TGB_call_off_BPL_project_due_to_regulatory_red_tape1/180963965
* Furukawa sees revenues of US$169mn in 2009, expects 33% boost this year - 03-03-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Furukawa_posts_revenues_of_US*169mn_in_2009,_expects_33*_boost_this_year/180963965
* Axtel reviewing options in wireless strategy - 03-02-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Axtel_reviewing_options_in_wireless_strategy1/180963965
* Communications now up to powering base stations, operators say - 03-01-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Communications_now_up_to_powering_base_stations,_operators_say/180963965
* Telefónica's profits up 22.2% in Q4 - 02-26-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telefonica*s_profits_up_22,2*_in_Q4/180963965
* NII Holdings eyes US$850mn-900mn capex this year - 02-25-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/NII_Holdings_eyes_US*850mn-900mn_capex_this_year1/180963965
* HP lands managed services contract with NII Holdings - 02-24-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/HP_lands_managed_services_contract_with_NII_Holdings/180963965
* Axtel vague on Maxcom acquisition speculation, analyst upbeat - 02-23-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Axtel_vague_on_Maxcom_acquisition_speculation,_analyst_upbeat/180963965
* Mobile workforce growth potential high in Latin America - 02-22-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Mobile_workforce_growth_potential_high_in_Latin_America/180963965
* Telcos turning to IT services as fixed-line sales slump - 02-19-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Telcos_turning_to_IT_services_as_fixed-line_sales_slump/180963965
* Thirty present prequalification documents for spectrum auction - 02-18-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/Thirty_present_prequalification_documents_for_spectrum_auction1/180963965
* ZTE eyes 60% growth in Latin America in 2010 - 02-17-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/telecommunications/ZTE_eyes_60*_growth_in_Latin_America_in_2010/180963965
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