Articles tagged with: Tim Brasil
Telefonica may trade TI stake for control of Vivo
Spain's Telefónica may consider trading its newly acquired controlling stake in Telecom Italia with Portugal Telecom in exchange for control of its joint venture with PT - Brazil's largest mobile operator Vivo, Spanish business daily La Gaceta de los Negocios reported. more
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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, entel, america-movil, telcel, telefonica-moviles, national-roaming
Equipment suppliers lobby minister on 3G
Brazilian telecoms equipment suppliers represented by the electronic goods association Abinee are lobbying communications minister Hélio Costa to speed up the adoption of 3G technology, newspaper Valor Econômico reported. more
Anatel: Vivo holds number one spot with 28.6% in Feb
Brazil's largest mobile operator Vivo ended February holding on to number one spot in the local market with a 28.6% share compared to 29.1% at end-December 2006, according to data from telecoms regulator Anatel. more
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Analysts: Pace of consolidation likely to slow down
The pace of consolidation in Brazil's telecoms sector is likely to slow down, as players take stock after a series of false starts in 2006, telecoms analysts told BNamericas. more
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TI plans US$3.16bn 3yr investment in TIM unit
Europe's fourth largest telecoms operator Telecom Italia expects to invest around 2.4bn euros (US$3.16bn) in its Brazilian mobile unit TIM, from 2007 to 2009, Telecom Italia said in a statement. more
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Vivo ends Jan with 28.9% market share
Brazil's largest mobile operator Vivo ended January holding on to the number one spot in the local market with a 28.9% share compared to 29.1% at end-December 2006, according to data from telecoms watchdog Anatel. more
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Telecom Italia OKs New Structure, TIM Brasil Not For Sale"
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- Telecom Italia, Friday said its board has approved a new organizational model based on four divisions, and has rejected all the offers received for its Brazilian unit, TIM Brasil. more
TIM Brasil Goes To Italy, Seeing Sale Chances Receding"
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- TIM Brasil Mario Chief Executive Officer Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo will attend a strategic planning meeting of Telecom Italia in Milan Thursday, indicating that the possibilities of a sale are receding, according to the local business daily Valor Economico. more
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Ruggiero remains Telecom Italia's CEO, oversees local unit"
Europe's fourth largest telecoms company Telecom Italia has confirmed that Riccardo Ruggiero will remain as CEO and oversee its Brazilian mobile phone unit TIM Brasil, Telecom Italia said in a statement. more
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