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Articles tagged with: Telcel and Signals Telecom Consulting
USB Modem Cost for 3G Connections in Latin America More Than US$53
Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report which analyzes the offer of Internet access via 3G connections from 20 mobile operators in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. One important differentiation factor in unlimited packages is the type of device used to gain access to the network. more
Related Tags: 3g, personal, movistar, iusacell, Argentina
Mexican Mobile Telephony Revenues Will Surpass $11.9 Billion Mark by 2013
Signals Telecom Consulting has published a report which examines the Mexican mobile services market with a focus on the Value Added Services (VAS) offered by local mobile operators. The report notes that the Mexican market is characterized by a VAS offering focused on SMS services. The slowdown in subscriber growth and the development of 3G networks, however, will force operators to aggressively pursue a VAS offering that is not focused on text messaging. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, sms, text-messaging, mvno, mts, hspa, vas, compete, digicel, movistar, nextel, adult-content, millicom, Mexico
Number Portability Outlook in Latin America and the Caribbean
Number portability (NP) is a policy that was included in regulatory frameworks during the process of opening up fixed telephony markets in Latin America at the end of the 1990Ã's, or more recently, via Free Trade agreements signed with the U.S. In both cases, the implementation of NP has not been obligatory, meaning that specific regulation is required. Furthermore, this should be understood only as an expression of good will until market evolution justifies the addition of this service offering. Prior to the launch of Number Portability in Mexico, in July of 2008, this policy was only in place in Puerto Rico. This is because, as a territory of the U.S., it is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). more
Related Tags: number-portability, federal-communications-commission, Mexico
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, tim, entel, 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, mts, hspa, telefonica, edge, entel, america-movil, seven
GUEST COLUMN - More spectrum, for whom?"
Mexico's antitrust authority CFC (Cofeco) recently won a legal battle upholding its decision to allow bidders no more than 35MHz of 1900MHz spectrum that was auctioned in 2005. This puts an end to temporary injunctions that allowed bidders to claim up to 65MHz and means the government must now re-auction any spectrum awarded in excess of the 35MHz permitted. more
Related Tags: at&t, boost-mobile, mvno, iden, at&t-wireless, cingular, movistar, cdma2000, antitrust, cdma2000-evdo