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Articles tagged with: Tim Brasil and Tim
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, brasil-telecom, oi, gsm, vivo, claro, Brazil
Arvato ready for US$3.4mn Sao Paulo launch
Arvato already operates in Bahia, Sergipe and Rio de Janeiro, but to target Sao Paulo the firm needed to sign separate agreements with operators Vivo, Oi, TIM Brasil and Claro. The last of those deals, with Claro, was closed in the last few days. more
Related Tags: text-message, Brazil
Brazil telecoms loans to total US$1.79bn in 2007
BNDES was reported as saying by Agencia Estado in August that it expected to lend 2.4bn reais in 2007. more
Related Tags: amazon, oi, vivo, Brazil
Brazil's Unicel wins license to operate in 900MHz band
The company paid 15mn reais (US$8.23mn) for two blocks of 2.5MHz spectrum. The license authorizes the operator to offer services to 63 municipalities in the city of Sao Paulo and adds to the company's existing 30MHz in the 1800MHz band. more
Related Tags: 1800mhz, compete, 900mhz, oi, airports, Brazil
Report: Telemig, Amazonia eying fixed mobile launch
Telemig is the leading mobile service provider in Brazil's third wealthiest state of Minas Gerais, while Amazonia serves the country's northeast. more
Related Tags: amazon, vivo, 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, america-movil, oi, vivo, claro, 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: america-movil, brasil-telecom, claro, 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, compete, brasil-telecom, oi, yankee-group, vivo, claro, Brazil
Anatel to assess TEF, TI deal on Aug 30
Related Tags: telecom-italia, credit-suisse, brasil-telecom, yankee-group, vivo
Analysts: Claro likely to lead price war following Vivo expansion
Related Tags: telecom-italia, portugal-telecom, number-portability, oi, yankee-group, vivo, claro