Articles tagged with: Telefonica and Option

JAJAH Powers Telefonica's International Calling Drive in UK

O2 UK is launching a service that allows its subscribers to dial a local number to call friends and family abroad. The service is being powered by JAJAH, an O2 subsidiary. In addition to dialing a local number to call internationally, O2 International Favourites customers can also give their international friends and family a local number, in over 40 countries, to call back to the UK. more

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Telefonica Raises Offer for Portugal Telecom's Brazilian Assets

Portugal Telecom has confirmed that telefonica has raised its offer for PT's share in their Brazilian joint venture, Vivo Participacoes from EUR5.7 billion (US$7 billion) to EUR6.5 billion (US$8 billion). telefonica is also offering two alternatives, one for the immediate sale of its entire stake and another to be executed at PT's sole discretion during a three year period. more

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Colibria Wins Global Mobile IM Contract from Telefonica

Mobile instant messaging vendor, Colibria says that it has been selected by telefonica International to launch mobile IM services across its Latin American operator businesses, covering over 124 million subscribers in 13 territories. Initially live with Movistar Peru, Colibria will provide a complete end-to-end 'Movistar Messenger' service with full integration with SMS. more

Telecom Argentina Battle Gets Nasty as Top Shareholders Spar

BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- The battle for control of Telecom Argentina - a saga replete with accusations of wiretapping, lies, greed and political maneuvering - is heating up as a deciding deadline approaches. more

Brazil Telecom Competition to Heat up on Number Portability

SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil telecommunication operators will see stiff competition get stiffer after the introduction of number portability earlier this week. more

Cisco, Motorola Back Mobile-Advertising Co Amobee

Cellphone maker Motorola and networking giant Cisco Systems have joined several venture firms and wireless carriers to fund Amobee Media Systems Inc., a start-up that helps mobile operators stream advertisements to their customers alongside video, music, games and other features. more

Ecuador Says Won't Terminate America Movil Contract Early

QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador's government Friday said that it has decided against terminating Mexican telecommunications company America Movil's service contract after it fixed technical problems. more

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Ecuador Delays Decision on Mobile-Phone Contract Extensions

QUITO -(Dow Jones)- Ecuador has postponed until February its decision on whether to extend contracts for the local units of America Movil and for Spain's telefonica, national telecommunications secretary Jaime Guerrero said Wednesday. more

Related Tags: america-movil, movistar, rafael-correa, alegro, porta, telefonica,, 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: america-movil, movistar, rafael-correa, telecsa, alegro, porta, Ecuador

Nortel: The dilemmas of wireless broadband adoption

The primary concern is the cost of handsets, which according to Kevin Taylor, Nortel's VP for mobility and converged core networks, can amount to 70% of an operator's costs when launching a new service. That cost can easily translate into a prohibitively high cost of the service for the end consumer. more

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