Brazil

Mobile digital trunking operator Nextel has announced it will spend US$800-850mn on its five operations in 2009. Nextel is the operating brand for holding company NII Holdings,... 2009-03-02

State incumbent operator Telesp has launched an IPTV service over its fibre optic network in São Paulo. The service, Trío Xtreme, will be available in the 26 districts of the... 2009-02-19

Brazilian cable TV operator Net Serviços has announced its Q408 results and revealed that it will invest BRL1bn (US$433mn) in its operations throughout 2009. In Q308 the company... 2009-02-13

Brazilian mobile operator TIM is offering free calls between subscribers to its fixed-wireless service. The company, which the third largest mobile operator in Brazil, launched... 2009-02-03

Fixed-line concession holder Brasil Telecom (BrT) has said it will not expand its IPTV services while it is restricted to offering only video-on-demand (VOD) services. BrT's business... 2009-02-02

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has commissioned a study, the first of its kind, assessing countries not only on the deployment of their ICT infrastructure but also the impact it has... 2009-01-30

Brazilian mobile newcomer Unicel has said in a filing with the regulator, Anatel, that it will not be transferring 49.1% of its stock to Saudi Arabia-based Hits Telecom. A deal... 2009-01-20

Telecoms operator Brasil Telecom (BrT) is to offer its fibre-optic broadband service to the residential market, enabling download speeds up to 100Mbps. Four state capitals and Brasília... 2008-12-22

Latin American telecoms largest investor, Carlos Slim Helú, plans to invest US$4bn in 2009 across his companies' operations. The Mexican magnate, owner of América Móvil, Telmex... 2008-12-09

Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel has granted permission to long-distance operator Embratel and Transit Telecom to provide fixed-wireless services in the 1900MHz band. The two... 2008-12-05