Brazil

Canadian handset manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) and Brazil's leading mobile operator Vivo are to launch the BlackBerry Curve 8520 model at a 'more accessible price' with... 2009-09-30

The roll-out of number portability (NP) in Brazil began over one year ago with eight dialling codes offering NP from the last week of August 2008. NP roll-out was completed six months... 2009-09-24

Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, presided over a meeting of several ministers and regulators this week regarding the country's National Broadband Plan (PNBL - Plano... 2009-09-17

A study by Brazilian consultancy Teleco and Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei has shown that Brazil already sees 62% 3G coverage. This is an impressive level considering... 2009-09-08

Over half way through 2009, there has been something of a more settled atmosphere in the Brazilian mobile market. The merger of Oi with Brasil Telecom made little difference to... 2009-09-04

The Zeebo games console will be brought to Mexico through an agreement between América Móvil and Qualcomm. The console is based on Qualcomm's BREW platform and is aimed at emerging... 2009-08-27

Brazil has taken another step towards mobile payment (m-payment) services with a pilot project taking place in the capital Brasília and largest city São Paulo, writes TeleTime.... 2009-08-26

Long-distance telephony operator Intelig, has been awarded a tender to provide voice services to the Banco do Brasil. There were reportedly 2,700 bidders with Intelig beating the... 2009-08-19

Brazil's Communications Minister Hélio Costa has submitted a proposal to the confederation of state finance secretaries proposing a cut to taxes on telephone calls, reports Bloomberg.... 2009-08-13

Motorola's business development manager for Latin America, Francisco Suárez, has said that he believes there is a 'limited lifespan' to the company's iDEN technology, reports BNAmericas.... 2009-08-13