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Articles tagged with: Vivo
Vivo Subscriber Base Passes 46 Million Mark
Brazilian mobile network operator, vivo has reported that it attracted 1.178 million new subscribers in the second quarter of this year, bringing its total to 46.8 million. The company says that is market share has now reached 29.3%. more
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Vivo Upgrades Anti-Fraud Software
Brazilian mobile network operator, vivo has upgraded its anti-fraud platform based on software provided by ECtel. The order was awarded to ECtel and long-term partner Bull, a Europe integrator of open-source software. more
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1Q09 results highlight importance of emerging markets
Opinion piece by John Lively, VP & Chief Forecaster
Exchange-rate shifts can mask real growth
Dramatic changes in exchange rates occurred in 4Q08 and 1Q09, compared to
previous periods, with many currencies weakening versus the dollar. The euro
fell 15%, the Indian rupee declined 27%, the Mexican peso 33%, the Australian
dollar 36%, and the Korean won was down 48%. For an operator reporting EUR 100
million of capex in both 1Q08 and 1Q09, exchange-rate shifts would translate the
0% growth into a decline of 13% if the results were converted to US dollars at
the going rate for each period.
more
Related Tags: china-netcom, netcom
TIM Brasil Subscriber Numbers Fall – For the First Time Ever
Depending upon your point of view, Q1 09 could be either the quarter in which TIM began to reverse the relative declines of recent years, or a further lurch downwards. The company lost customers in the quarter, ending with a base of 36.1m, against 36.4m at the end of Q4 08, but up on the 32.5m of one year earlier. This, for the record, is the first time the company has seen a reduction in the size of its base. TIM says in its Q1 report that the number was struck after disconnecting about one million inactive customers, implying a like for like gain of about 700k. It also tells us that it took 29% of March's new connections which in turn, implies a figure of about 380k in that month alone. more
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Caribbean & Latin America - CDMA Enters its "Sunset" Phase
The technology story in the Caribbean & Latin America (CALA) region is simple: most US based technologies are in full retreat, while the international GSM/W-CDMA standards are proliferating. During the quarter, the number of customers connected to AMPS, TDMA and CDMA systems declined by 4.4m overall, bringing the number of disconnections so far this year to 19.9m, or 5.2% of the starting base. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, w-cdma, ict, rural, tim, cdma, iden, gsm
Brazil Q4 2008 Market Update - Almost 10m added in best quarter ever
The Brazilian market passed the 150m customer mark during Q4 08 and recorded a best-ever figure for quarterly net additions. The gain of 9.85m was more than 1.6m higher than the previous best of 8.22m, the Q4 07 figure. With a year-end total of 150.62m, Brazilian penetration stood at 78.1%. Annual growth was down slightly on the 24.9% recorded in both Q2 08 and Q3 08, but at 24.5% it was still higher than the 2007 figure of 21.1%. In real terms, annual growth was even more impressive with an all-time high of 29.66m net additions in 2008, up 8.61m on the 2007 gain. more
Related Tags: arpu, tim, oi, claro, Brazil
Telefonica in Palm Pre Talks - Looks to Rebrand
Spain's Telefonica has decided to consolidate its consumer brands around Movistar and O2 - retaining the Telefonica name purely for the corporate operations, reports the El Pais newspaper. The company already runs most of its mobile networks under the Movistar brands, but still has a few under the Telefonica name. more
Related Tags: smartphone, vodafone, o2, telefonica, palm-pre, palm, movistar, Spain
Brazil's CDMA Base Heading Towards Extinction
The latest monthly data from Anatel, the Brazilian regulator, shows a marked reduction in the pace of the growth in the market. This should come as no surprise - the fourth quarter saw a record number of new connections and included two of the four best months ever. The industry added a total of 1.31m new connections in January, to take the market total to 151.9m, equivalent to nearly 70% penetration. more
Related Tags: amazon, w-cdma, telenor, cdma, america-movil, claro, Brazil
Brasil Telecom Sees Market Leading Growth - Despite Record High Churn
Brazil's smallest operator, Brasil Telecom, has released its first set of results as a subsidiary of Telemar (Oi), the deal having been fully approved by the authorities before Christmas. For now Brasil Telecom remains a separately listed company and will continue to release its own results, although the company tells us that its Investor Relations function was merged with that of Oi in January. more
Related Tags: 3g, arpu, brasil-telecom, Brazil
Brazilian Subscribers Hit 150 Million After Record Quarter
The Brazilian regulator, Anatel, has just released December's mobile customer numbers and they show that the growth of October and November has continued, to such an extent that Q4 08 is revealed as the country's best quarter ever. Over the course of the three months, a total of 9.85m new connections were made, taking the national total past 150m. more
Related Tags: lte, tim, Brazil