Americas Industry Developments
Argentina
Fixed broadband providers face a challenging future as the number of fixed connections, around 4mn at present, approaches the total number of households with personal computers. This...
2010-08-25The top four and bottom five markets saw no changes to their positions in BMI's Business Environment Ratings in Q410 despite all markets, bar three, experiencing a change in at least...
2010-08-24Argentina
News about the Argentine telecoms market in the past few days has been mixed to say the least. On the one hand, the regulator is set to offer number portability (NP) for both fixed-line...
2010-08-20Chile
Chile's telecoms regulator Subtel is to launch an auction for spectrum in the 2.6GHz band by the end of 2010. Concession licences are expected to be awarded in mid-2011, allowing operators...
2010-08-20United States
US-based regional fixed-line telecommunications operator Windstream Corporation has agreed to acquire privately owned fibre network operator Q-Comm Corporation for around US$782mn....
2010-08-19Brazil
Telecoms regulator Anatel has approved allocation of the new 2.5GHz spectrum band that will allow operators to expand services using mobile broadband technologies. The spectrum is currently...
2010-08-18Bolivia
Bolivian carrier Bolitel has unveiled plans to launch the country's first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service by the end of August. The move comes just seven months after...
2010-08-16Chile
Chile's government is proposing creating a telecoms infrastructure company to rent out capacity to third party operators. The move aims to allow operators to focus solely on providing...
2010-08-13
