In particular, the move is designed to allow the state-owned postal service to get into the market for selling mobile phones, services and accessories, and potentially become a “virtual” mobile phone operator in its own right by leasing telecoms network capacity from partners.
Brazil ended March 2012 with more than 250.8 million active mobile telephony lines, of which 52 million were 3G, representing growth of 10.11 percent from 47.2 million 3G handsets in February 2012
Telecommunications and IT services provider Level 3 is currently in negotiations with possible partners for the launch of a MVNO operation in Brazil by 2013.
MVNE Sisteer launches a cloud hosting service for MVNOs targeting Enterprises. This offer is aimed at major B2B telecom players such as installers, integrators, or fixed line operators.
Brazilian FC Palmeiras, through sports marketing partner Traffic Sports, is negotiating the launch of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), local sports media source Lance reported on its website.
Telefonica Brasil SA (VIV) is in talks to sell network capacity to Virgin Mobile as it seeks to tap Brazil’s wireless reseller market, which it forecasts will grow to 30 million subscribers in five years.
By the end of the year, Brazilian Operator Vivo intends to have at least two mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) running on its network in Brazil.
SFR’s total mobile customer base reached 21.46 million at 31 December 2011, while La Poste Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) 49%-owned by SFR, was successfully launched, with 646,000 customers at year-end 2011.
The Kindle could arrive on the Brazilian market around June or July, according to The Next Web site. It will also be released in Japan, after arriving recently in Italy and Spain.
Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA) has selected Datora to launch its MVNO in Brazil, Teletime reports, citing Datora CEO Wilson Otero.
Capernow and Bichara join forces to introduce new MVNO and MVNE technology in Latin America
Brazil’s market for mobile virtual network operators may have at least three players after French mobile virtual network enabler Sisteer was granted a license to operate as an MVNx by Brazilian telecommunications regulator Anatel.
Datora, a telecom company which has been offering innovative solutions for the past 18 years,announced that its first field tests of Machine to Machine (M2M) chips began
this week in Brazil
Recently authorized by Anatel, the Brazilian Telecommunications Government Agency, the two pioneer mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), Porto Seguro Telecomunicações LTDA and Sermatel Comércio e Serviços de Telecomunicações LTDA (Datora), will face some challenges to meet obligations established by the current regulation.
Brazil’s telecoms regulator Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (Anatel) has released a report claiming that the country reached a total of 34.5 million 3G mobile subscribers at the end of September 2011, up by 67% in twelve months, according to its data.
Virtual wireless carriers will boost Brazil’s mobile-phone market when they start operations next year, with companies such as Petroleo Brasileiro SA showing interest in the segment, said the country’s telecommunications regulator.
Brazilian Operator Transtelco, a provider of infrastructure and technology services to the Telecom market, announced today the launch of the Futurecom MNVO as a Service
Operators in Brazil raised concerns regarding the double taxation issues and the weight of ( Fistel Telecommunications Supervision Fund) are some of the barriers for the development of mobile virtual operators (MVNOs).
Brazil’s government is looking into entering the newly created local MVNO market to serve beneficiaries of national welfare program Bolsa Família, telecom regulator Anatel board member Emília Ribeiro told BNamericas, speaking on the sidelines of the Futurecom telecommunications conference in São Paulo.
(Anatel) approved on Thursday the start of operations of the first virtual mobile operators in the country.