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Articles tagged with: Entel and Telcel
Lat-Am Operators Pushing On-Net Traffic
According to a report from Signals Telecom Consulting, one strategy implemented by a variety of operators in different American mobile telephony markets has been to encourage communications within their own networks or "On Net". In order to accomplish this, these operators have developed differentiated rates structures for communications originated and ended on their networks. The objective is to encourage the concept of "community". The implementation of this policy can be seen in promotional campaigns carried out by Movistar in Argentina, Chile, Peru, etc. more
Related Tags: sim-card, arpu, signals-telecom-consulting, tim, movistar, claro
Latin America: Proliferation of 3G Networks Will Drive Adoption of Mobile TV
In some Latin American mobile markets, such as Argentina and Chile, voice service has begun to reach saturation levels. As such, Value Added Services (VAS) like Mobile TV represent an alternative that allow operators to increase both revenues and customer loyalty. This situation has gained even more potential thanks to the roll out of 3G networks in the region. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, signals-telecom-consulting, mts, hspa, telefonica, edge, america-movil, seven
Colombia's Comcel brings 3G launch forward
Comcel, a unit of Mexico's America Movil, originally said in May that it expected to launch its WCDMA/HSDPA network in the first quarter of 2008. more
Related Tags: america-movil, movistar, claro, Colombia
Who are the Largest Operators in Lat-Am & Caribbean?
There has not been any change to the ten largest companies in the Caribbean and Latin America over the last quarter region and in fact, neither has there been any change to the overall positioning. However, the quarterly rate of growth that these ten companies are achieving varies quite dramatically - from a low of -0.1% to a high of 16% - so it is likely that there will be changes in the future. As before, America Movil owns four of the top ten and Telefonica three, while Telecom Italia controls one and has a minority interest in another. The last of the ten is independent, or rather, is the mobile subsidiary of a Brazilian regional wireline operator. more
Related Tags: amd, telecom-italia, tim, america-movil, telecom-argentina, tim-brasil, vivo, national-roaming
Top 10 Operators in Latin America
Together, America Movil and Telefonica continue to dominate the Latin American market. The Mexican company owns four of the largest operators in the region, while Telefonica accounts for another three. Telecom Italia is the only other company that has an investment in more than one business, with majority control of TIM Brasil and a stake in Argentina's Telecom Personal. Since we last reviewed the region, there has been little change in the overall order of the top ten operators and none in the top five. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, tim, america-movil, tim-brasil, telefonica-moviles, national-roaming
GSM and TDMA take the majority of customers in America
3G Americas, the wireless trade organization focused on the wireless industry in the Americas, announced figures using data provided by the EMC World Cellular Database for the year end growth of GSM and TDMA in the Americas to more than 107 million subscribers, representing about 61% of all digital cellular subscribers. During the year ending December 31, 2001, GSM grew by 50.4% to nearly 17 million subscribers in North, Central, and South America. In that same period of time, TDMA added more subscribers than any other technology in the Americas with a year-end figure of over 90 million subscribers. The growth of GSM and TDMA combined represent 56% of the total digital cellular growth in the Americas during 2001. more
Related Tags: rogers-wireless, emc, 3g-americas, rogers