AT&T completes acquisition of Centennial

AT&T Mobility (NYSE: T) has finally completed the acquisition of wireless and broadband provider Centennial Communications, which operates in the US, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, AT&T said i...

Regional
Navteq eyes potential with digital mapping in Latin America
US digital mapping provider Navteq sees a bright future for mapping in Latin America as the number o... more
Chile
Movistar to offer first phones with Japanese digital TV standard
Chilean mobile operator Movistar is due to be the first Chilean operator to launch cell phones that ... more
Regional
Roundup: América Móvil, Claro, Procomer, Orange
América Móvil (NYSE: AMX) expects to have a total of 200mn customers by year-end, making it the thir... more
Mexico
Winners of 1.7GHz spectrum won't pay concession rights for 2 years
Mexico's congress approved on Thursday (Nov 5) a clause that entitles the winners of an upcoming auc... more
Peru
Broadband Barometer study predicts 850k connections at year-end
Peru is expected to reach 850,000 broadband connections by year-end, and 1mn by end-2010, with mobil... more
Panama, Caribbean
C&W to go ahead with demerger of operations
UK-owned telco Cable and Wireless (C&W) plans to move ahead with plans to separate its two businesse... more
Regional
Cisco fiscal Q1 net profits down 19% on lower sales
US networking solutions provider Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) saw its net profits fall 18.8% to US$1.8bn dur... more
Mexico
Telmex sells US$500mn in global notes
Mexico's Telmex (NYSE: TMX) has sold US$500mn in senior unsecured global notes with a coupon of 5.50... more
Peru
IN BRIEF Telefónica Móviles to place US$10mn in bonds
Peruvian mobile operator Telefónica Móviles del Perú, which uses the Movistar brand, was due to plac... more
Brazil
3Com's Infraero airport upgrade to cost US$10mn
A network upgrade for the Brazilian government-run airport administration Infraero by equipment vend... more
Brazil
Vivo Q3 profits surge on net adds, higher data revs
Brazil's largest mobile operator Vivo (NYSE: VIV) saw Q3 net earnings soar 154% year-on-year to 340m... more
Regional
Hughes Communications posts net loss of US$2.6mn in Q3
US firm Hughes Communications (Nasdaq: HUGH) posted a net loss of US$2.6mn in the third quarter 2009... more
Chile
VTR sees 7% rise in revenues in Jan-Sep
Chilean triple play provider VTR posted a 7% increase in revenues in the first nine months of 2009 t... more
Chile
Liberty Global offers US$260mn for 20% outstanding shares in VTR
Cable TV and media group Liberty Global (Nasdaq LBTYA) has offered US$260mn for the remaining 20% it... more
Regional
DirecTV Latin America revenues increase 16% in Q3
DirecTV Latin America's (DTVLA) revenues increased 16% to US$761mn in the third quarter of 2009 comp... more

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In Depth Interviews

"We're expecting a boom in the data segment in 1-2 years"

Anthony Piniella
Corporate communications director
Amdocs

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Features

Seeking innovation with web 2.0

There's a generally accepted notion in Chile that innovative ideas and quality products come from abroad, and Chileans tend to be suspicious of anything developed locally. Cursor, a startup software d... more