Telecoms news from Mexico

America Movil Warns of Business Impact from Mexican Telecoms Reforms

Mexico based America Movil has acknowledged for the first time that the country's planned telecoms reforms could hurt the company's business. ...more.

Mexico Approves Telecoms Reform Bill

Mexico's lower house of Congress has approved plans for a major reform of the telecoms market in order to improve competition and try to end the dominance of America Movil in the mobile market. ...more.

MVS Comunicaciones Wins Battle to Retain Large Radio Spectrum Assets

Mexico's MVS Comunicaciones has won a court battle to retain a block of radio spectrum that the government has been seeking to take back from the company. ...more.

Carlos Slim Raises Personal Stake in America Movil

Mexico's Carlos Slim has increased his personal stake in his telecoms subsidiary, America Movil to nearly 31 percent according to calculations ...more.

Apple Suffers iPhone Trademark Setback in Mexico

Apple has lost another iPhone trademark dispute -- this time in Mexico -- after a local court ruled that it had infringed another company's iFone brandname. ...more.

Broadband moves to the top of Mexico's agenda

The recent announcement by the government of President Enrique Peņa Nieto to restructure Mexico's telecommunications regulatory frameworks will help put broadband development at the top of the country's national development agenda, according to ITU Secretary-General ...more.

Moody's: Proposed changes are credit negative for Mexico's telecoms

Newly proposed changes to the Mexican constitution regarding telecommunications and broadcasting services would be a credit negative for established companies in the sector, says Moody's Investors Service, ...more.

Mexico to Revamp Telecoms Regulator to Break up Monopoly Markets

Mexico's telecommunications market is about to receive a long delayed shake-up after all three main political parties agreed to support proposals for a much stronger regulatory regime. ...more.

America Movil Profits Fall on Lower Revenues

Latin America based America Movil has announced that its fourth-quarter revenues fell by 1.1 percent to MXN198 billion (US$15.5 billion), due to currency changes against the Mexican peso. ...more.

Mexican Government to Outline Plans for a Telecoms Reforms

Mexico's new government is set to make another attempt to shake up the local telecoms market in an effort to promote increased competition in a market which is dominated by America Movil. ...more.

Yahoo Hit with $2.7 Billion Fine in Mexico

USA based website, Yahoo says that it has been hit with a US$2.7 billion fine in Mexico, which it is now contesting. ...more.

USA and Mexico to Co-Operate in Curbing Mobile Phone Theft

The Mexican and US telecoms regulators have signed a pact to work together on combating mobile phone thefts in the two countries. ...more.

Telcel's LTE Network Based on Huawei Kit

Huawei today announced it had partnered with Telcel to launch Mexico's first commercial LTE network. ...more.

Ericsson Wins Mexican LTE Deployment Contract

Mexican mobile network, Telcel has chosen Ericsson as its key supplier in the rollout of an LTE network. ...more.

Apple Loses iPhone Trademark Dispute in Mexico

Apple has lost a trademark lawsuit in Mexico over the confusion between its iPhone and the local iFone company. ...more.

Mexican Mobile Users Prefer Wi-Fi Networks

Mexican mobile users prefer Wi-Fi networks because the networks are considered faster, more cost-effective and more reliable when connecting to the Internet, according to a Cisco study. ...more.

Mexican Bank Expands Mobile Banking Service Following Trial

Banorte, Mexico's third largest bank, and mobile payments service provider, Rev Worldwide have announced the expansion of MiFon, a mobile-based financial services program piloted earlier this year, ...more.

Telefonica Plans Mexican LTE Launch Next Month

Telefonica's Mexican subsidiary has confirmed that it has nearly completed deploying its initial LTE network upgrade. ...more.

Nextel Launches New PTT Network in Mexico

Latin America based NII Holdings (which operates the Nextel brand) says that it has launched its next generation network in Mexico. ...more.

Telefonica Mexico Expanding Network by 25% This Year

Telefonica's Mexico subsidiary has outlined plans to expand its network coverage by 25% by the end of this year as part of an ongoing upgrade project. ...more.