Articles tagged with: Tim Brasil and Claro

Brazil's Penetration Set to Surpass 80% as Total Market Reaches 140m

Brazilian penetration is racing upwards, with a 14.0pp gain in the twelve months ending 30th September 2008 taking the figure to 73.2%. This compares to an 8.3pp gain in the prior twelve months. At the time of writing, penetration is likely to be approaching 80%, and although it is common for markets to slow down as 100% penetration is neared, a penetration rate in excess of 90% by the end of 2009 is a possibility.  more

Related Tags: w-cdma, cdma, tim, brasil-telecom, oi, gsm, vivo, anatel, tdma, Brazil


FEATURE: Brazil's Spectrum auction reshuffles mobile map

Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel succeeded in changing the country's mobile telephony map with its auction of leftover 2G spectrum on September 25 and 26. more

Related Tags: amazon, 3g-license, tim, america-movil, oi, vivo, anatel, sao-paulo, 850mhz, telefonica,, Brazil


Brazil: 3G bidding rules probably available this month

Anatel published proposals for the bidding rules earlier this year and in mid-August started studying feedback from sector players. Anatel's private services director Jarbas Valente hinted on September 26 the regulator's licensing team was very close to delivering a draft of the 3G bidding rules to the watchdog board. more

Related Tags: tim, america-movil, brasil-telecom, anatel, 850mhz, Brazil


First round of Brazil's leftover spectrum auction raises US$188mn

There were three blocks that drew no bids Tuesday, leaving 82 blocks still to go to auction on Wednesday. more

Related Tags: amazon, tim, compete, brasil-telecom, oi, yankee-group, vivo, anatel, sao-paulo, Brazil


Analysts: Claro likely to lead price war following Vivo expansion

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Related Tags: telecom-italia, portugal-telecom, tim, number-portability, oi, yankee-group, vivo, churn


TIM receives fixed line telephony license

Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel has granted the country's second largest mobile company TIM a license to supply fixed line telecoms services, TIM said in a statement. more

Related Tags: telecom-italia, tim, number-portability, brasil-telecom, oi, anatel, triple-play, interconnection


Oi to sell unblocked GSM handsets

Brazilian mobile operator Oi plans to start selling unblocked GSM handsets this week, the company said in a statement. more

Related Tags: sim-card, pyramid-research, tim, oi


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