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LTE services are growing across Latin America. Following launches in other countries, Movistar Peru announced it will commercially launch its LTE services on Jan. 2. The service will initially be available in seven districts within the Lima region. Movistar Peru named its LTE service...

Two analysis firms, MarketsandMarkets and IDC, have released their forecasts for the big data market. According to a report from MarketsandMarkets, the big data market will be worth $46.34 billion by 2018. The global big data market is estimated to be $14.87 billion and expected to grow...

AT&T has updated its privacy policy, stating that the company may sell aggregate and anonymous user usage information to advertisers. In a blog post, Bob Quinn, AT&T’s senior vice president-federal regulatory and chief privacy officer, noted that many companies are increasingly using customer data...

Video, a Sprint executive said recently, is the killer app for mobile. But that killer app is killing operators, he added, by straining their networks and proving difficult to monetize. "In order to remain competitive, CSPs are not only seeking ways to hold onto existing...

Many telecom operators around the world understand they have to optimize their network traffic and delivery, so they can better capitalize  on existing traffic. Optimizing video is one great example, said Jonathon Gordon, Allot Communications director of marketing in a video interview with RCR Wireless...

What's the real adoption rate of telecom analytics and big data solutions in the telecom sector? Observers interviewed for an upcoming feature report believe that both technologies will remain hot topics over the next 18 months, since most carriers are still in the evaluation...

Cloud computing is gaining momentum, and telecom operators are battling for cloud computing customers. Carriers face fierce competition in this emerging market and many have to solve several issues before becoming strong competitors. Almost all data center and infrastructure providers have included some kind of cloud service...

Sometime between 2015 and 2016, 3G connections will surpass 2G in Latin America. After that point, 3G connections could rise to reach 58% of total accesses by 2017; 2G will still represent 37%, while LTE will account for 5%. These projections were showed at...

Although the fourth quarter of 2012 marked the launch of Microsoft Windows 8, it did not impact PC demand. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide PC shipments fell 6.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011....

While still too expensive for many consumers, tablets are gaining ground with consumers in Brazil, a recent survey from IDC Brazil noted. According to the survey, the Brazilian tablet market's good performance helped the country secure tenth place in the world ranking of new...

The sales of mobile phones in Brazil decreased 15.3% in the third quarter of 2012 over the same period last year, according to a study conducted by IDC. A total of 15.3 million mobile devices were sold in Q3, of which 4.2 million...

There is an untapped big data gap. Only .5 % of data is currently analyzed by companies to help them make decisions. IDC's latest Digital Universe Study sponsored by EMC showed that in 2012, 23% of the information in the digital universe (or 643 exabytes) would...

Mobile is fueling a radical shift in information technology, and 2013 will be a pivotal year, according to analyst firm IDC. The firm sees the IT industry in the biggest shift it has undergone since the 1980's. Frank Gens, IDC’s senior vice president and chief...

Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, signed a law that creates incentives for technological innovation, establishes programs to support broadband network installation and restores digital inclusion projects in the country's public schools. Rousseff did veto Article 34, which would have created tax credits for the telecom...

Smartphones are hot in Brazil. While the total mobile phone market dropped 16% in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, smartphone sales rose 77%. Feature phone sales decreased 29%. The Brazilian cellphone market reached 27.3 million units sold...

Mobility, cloud computing, big data and social networks are driving telecom growth worldwide. “None of these trends would exist without telecommunications infrastructure and services,” said Diego Anesini, IDC’s telecom manager, during a press conference in São Paulo yesterday. IDC forecasts that the Latin American...

The Brazilian market for tablets was warm during the first quarter of 2012. According to IDC, 370,000 tablet units were sold in this period. The advisory firm predicts that by the end of this year, 2.5 million tablets will be sold, which means a growth...

IT consumerization and the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend are changing companies and as consequence, their IT departments. If a couple of years ago, a company's chief information officer (CIO) was “the man” who decided all, current employees – and many high-level executives – are now...

Mobile is a key pillar for the German enterprise software giant SAP's future growth. SAP is relying on mobile platforms to reach its global strategy of 1 billion users for its solutions by 2015. Following this move, SAP announced on April 10 that it...

Emerging markets will drive growth in worldwide smartphone sales in the years ahead, International Data Corporation (IDC) said in a recent survey entitled the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. According to the consulting and research firm, China will become the leading country-level market for...

Qualcomm and Telefónica announced an agreement focused on fostering the adoption of 3G and smartphones throughout Latin America. Under terms of the agreement, both companies will collaborate in an effort to bring a variety of 3G devices to the region, including smartphones enabled by...

Although cloud computing is still in its infancy, the technology has already begun changing how IT departments deliver economic value to countries, cities, industries and small businesses. According to IDC, spending on public cloud IT services hit $28 billion in 2011, compared with more than...

Information technology spending increased 5% in 2011, despite the worsening economic situation in Western Europe and volatility in other regions, according to a new study from the IDC Worldwide Black Book. IDC noted that emerging markets continued to lead the way, with tech spending in...

Looking to extend its cloud computing platform, Oracle said it has entered into an agreement to acquire cloud-based talent management provider Taleo for $46 per share or approximately $1.9 billion, net of Taleo’s cash and debt. Taleo’s talent management cloud is designed to help organizations...