[SecurityRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Brazils four major mobile operators, Vivo, TIM, Claro, and Oi, together hold about 91% of the market. The consolidation process, which had halted in 2003, resumed in 2007, with the acquisition of Telemig by Vivo and of Amazônia Celular by Oi. This reduced the number of operators from nine to seven. The next major change on the horizon is the expected merger of Oi and Brasil Telecom. Vivo, the number...
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Eight Brazilian mobile operators, Vivo, TIM Brasil, Claro, Oi, Brasil Telecom, Sercomtel, Nextel, and CTBC Telecom Celular, are reportedly functioning together to develop and launch IM services nationwide. Under the service the subscribers can exchange messages with users on each other’s network. Wireless Mobile Telecom Wireless News
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Oi Participacoes, Brazil, has announced it’s plans to raise $1.92 billion by the end of October in order to complete it’s financial plan to take over Brasil Telecom. According to Chief Financial Officer Jose Luis Salazar, Oi has already raised 65% of 12 reais it needs for the purchase. For the purchase of Brasil Telecom, Oi total [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Three regional incumbents (Telesp, Oi, and Brasil Telecom) dominate 87% of Brazil’s fixed lines in service, but their market share is being slowly eroded. GVT has emerged as one of the most successful fixed-line competitors, using hybrid fixed-line/fixed-wireless technology, and offering VoIP services over one of Latin America’s first Next Generation Networks. An ever-increasing number of companies...
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Brazil's regulators are set to shake up its fast-growing wireless phone market, in part giving a local player a boost. Anatel, Brazil's regulatory agency, is expected to make some moves that will toughen the competitive landscape.
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Oi, the Brazilian telecoms group, has purchased USD599 million (BRL948 million) worth of preferred shares in fixed line counterpart Brasil Teelcom (BrT) and its parent, Brasil Telecom Participacos, via a public tender offer. In a stock market filing, Oi paid USD19.27 (BRL 30.47) per share for 20.8 million shares in the parent company and USD14.81 (BRL23.42) per share for [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. ("TNLP"), Telemar Norte Leste S.A. ("Telemar") and Coari Participacoes S.A. (together with TNLP and Telemar, the "Companies"), pursuant to CVM Instruction No. 358/02, hereby announces to the public that, in the auctions of the Voluntary Tender Offers for the preferred shares of Brasil Telecom S.A. ("BrTO")...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
SAO PAULO, July 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's Oi Participacoes bought 947 million reais ($599 million) worth of preferential shares in Brasil Telecom as part of its takeover of the No. 3 telecommunications player, the BM&F Bovespa stock exchange said on Tuesday.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
IPTV to Serve as Platform for Interactive Advertising System in Guangxi ALAMEDA, Calif., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) today announced that Guangxi Telecom Company Limited, a wholly- owned subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited (NYSE: CHA.N), has chosen UTStarcom's industry-leading RollingStream(R) Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) platform to deploy a new interactive...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
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Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
To complete Brasil Telecom deal, leading Brazilian phone company Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, or Oi is looking to raise an additional $1.89 billion. According to Oi spokesperson the company plans to raise the funds through an overseas bond issue, bank loans or through deals with multilateral lending organizations. The company expects to complete the financing by [...]
cellular-news (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
[CN+] Leading Brazilian phone company Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, or Oi, said late Friday that it was looking at raising an additional 3 billion Brazilian reals ($1.89 billion) to complete its takeover of Brasil Telecom Participacoes.
Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Brazil Telephony Market is lead by Vivo with 30.36 percent,down on the 30.45 percent registerd in May’08. The latest data published by Anatel shows that TIM is still second with a 25.4 percent share (25.6 in May), followed by Claro with 24.87 percent (24.75 in May), Oi with 15.25 and Brasil Telecom with 3.77 percent. [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
SAO PAULO, July 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's largest telecoms group Oi said on Wednesday it secured a 4.3 billion-real ($2.7 billion) loan to fund its takeover of rival Brasil Telecom .
