Articles tagged with: Signals Telecom Consulting and Ovi

Brazil Leads Lat-Am in Deployments, Connections and Demand for WiMAX and 3G Services

Signals Telecom Consulting has issued a commentary which notes that as from 2010 Brazil will account for the greatest number of WiMAX accesses in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, a position that it will keep in the medium term. Signals expects that the setting of regulations for the use of the 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands, plus the tendering of new bands, will provide a strong impulse to this technology in Brazil. Signals foresees the entry into the market of large-scale operators such as Telefónica (via TVA), which will use WiMAX to expand its area of operation outside Sao Paulo, and SKY (DirecTV), among others, which will join the current efforts being made by Embratel and Neovia. Signals expects that operators will carry out their own development to be able to add their own last mile.  more

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Latin America's WiMAX Market to Surpass $1 Billion in Revenues During 2009-2013

Signals Telecom Consulting has published a couple of reports which estimate that Latin America's WiMAX market is to to surpass US$1.04 Billion in revenues during 2009-2013. WiMAX will also account for around 1.8% of broadband connections in the region over the same time frame.  more

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Mobile Penetration Levels Minimize New Operator Potential in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela

Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report into the MVNO market in Latin and Southern America, which notes that in markets such as those of Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela, high levels of mobile penetration make it unlikely that a company with no presence in the market would decide to enter to compete as an established mobile operator with nationwide coverage, deploying infrastructure.  more

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