Articles tagged with: Movistar
Alegro PCS expects to invest US$28mn in 2008, launch PTT service
Ecuadorian state-owned mobile operator Alegro PCS expects to invest US$28mn in 2008 compared to US$60mn this year, local newspaper El Comercio reported. more
Senatel to initiate talks to renew mobile concessions next week
Ecuador's telecoms sector administrator Senatel expects to start officially negotiating next week the renewal of concession contracts of mobile operators Porta and movistar that expire in 2008, local newspaper La Hora reported Senatel's head Jaime Guerrero as saying. more
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Movistar agrees to rent GSM network airtime to Alegro PCS
Ecuadorian mobile telco movistar has agreed to rent the use of its GSM network to state-owned mobile operator Alegro PCS as the latter begins migration of its CDMA network to GSM, local online newspaper Hoy reported Alegro's president Francisco Almeida as saying. more
Related Tags: cisco, alegro, Ecuador
Ecuador Will Decide on New Movil Contract by the End of Dec
QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador's government will decide by the end of December on whether to extend contracts for two private mobile telephone operators, national telecommunications secretary Jaime Guerrero said Wednesday. more
Related Tags: telefonica, america-movil, rafael-correa, telecsa, alegro, Ecuador
Conatel: Movilnet leads mobile market at end-Q3
Venezuelan mobile telephony operator Movilnet ended the third quarter of 2007 with a market share of 40.7%, relatively unchanged compared to 40.8% at end-Q2, according to local telecoms watchdog Conatel. more
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Mexico Q3 Market Update - Telcel reigns supreme
The total mobile market in Mexico grew to 64.57m customers at the end of Q3, with total net additions of 11.64m in the year. This is equivalent to an annual growth rate of 22.0%, an improvement on the 21.1% recorded in Q3 06. Penetration stood at 59.2%, up from 49.1% a year previously. In quarterly terms, net additions were at the lowest level of the calendar year so far, although the figure of 2.48m was still higher than the 2.28m recorded in Q3 06. more
Related Tags: avea, arpu, telcel, iusacell, nextel, Mexico
Movistar offers compensation for service failure
Ecuadorian mobile telephony operator movistar has announced it will grant a US$3 credit to prepaid and postpaid subscribers in compensation for a service interruption on December 5, local news site Confirmado reported. more
Related Tags: voicemail, Ecuador
Entel PCS expects to top 6mn subscribers by end-2008
Chilean mobile operator Entel PCS expects to have 6mn subscribers by end-2008 compared to 5.5mn by the end of this year, local newspaper Diario Financiero reported CEO Hernƒ¡n Mariƒ³ as saying. more
Related Tags: entel, claro, Chile
Tigo expects to end 2007 with 2.9mn subscribers
Colombian mobile operator Tigo expects to end 2007 with 2.9mn subscribers, local newspaper Portafolio reported. more
Related Tags: tigo, millicom, Colombia
Ecuador Government Extends Deadline for America Movil Talks
QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador's telecommunications regulator Senatel on Wednesday said it has extended until Jan. 4 the deadline to decide whether Mexican telecommunications company America Movil will continue operating in the Andean country. more
Related Tags: telefonica, america-movil, Ecuador

