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Analyst Angle: Colombia leads Latin American MVNO market
In the past several years, very few topics have seen so much discussion and so little action in the Latin America telecom market as mobile virtual network operators. For years now, operators, regulators and vendors have discussed this opportunity; some countries have approved specific regulations; and a number of vendors established offices in the region … Continue reading
LatAm Wrap Up: Entel buys Nextel Peru; Virgin Mobile MVNO launches in Colombia
Last week was a busy one for Latin American carriers. While U.S.-based NII Holdings announced it is exiting Peru by selling its Nextel operations to Entel, Virgin Mobile announced the soft launch of its mobile virtual network operator in Colombia. Also in Colombia, Millicom’s Tigo and UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones are moving forward with a merger. In … Continue reading
25 companies request MVNO license in Chile
Around 25 companies have submitted applications for MVNO license in Chile, Estrategia Online reports, citing Jorge Atton, Chile’s undersecretary for telecommunications. Atton expects the number of MVNOs on the Chilean market to “explode” in 2013. (read more…) Source: Telecompaper
Virgin Mobile reaches 100,000 users in Chile
Chilean MVNO Virgin Mobile registered 100,000 subscriptions in less than six months of operation on the local market. Chile is the first market for Virgin in Latin America, but the company plans to expand operations soon to other countries in the region. Source: Informa Telecoms & Media, Global Mobile Daily
Bureaucratic ‘complications’ likely to delay Virgin birth
Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) is reportedly experiencing difficulties in its negotiations with Brazil’s mobile network operators as it bids to initiate its long-planned mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) project in Brazil. Quoting Jeffery Buckwalter, VMLA’s senior VP for business development, BNAmericas writes that the company has not yet closed a deal with a Brazilian … Continue reading
Redvoiss targets long distance and M2M services with MVNO
Chilean VoIP provider Redvoiss, which recently obtained an MVNO license, will focus on the long distance market and M2M services in the country. Redvoiss received a 30 year concession and plans to launch the service by late 2012 to early 2013. The provider is yet to sign an agreement with a network operator, but expects … Continue reading
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