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Spectrum investments in Latin America reached USD 11,200 million between 2009 and 2015

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The GSMA provided the position of the mobile industry in the Regional Forum on Optimization and Efficient Use of Spectrum organized by ITU in the Latin-American Telecommunications Congress 2015 Mobile networks are today the main method of Internet access in Latin America. ...

“New services to support mobile ecosystem growth”: key discussion topic at Mobile 360 Latin America

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The GSMA Mobile 360 Series landed in Latin America for the first time, bringing together industry leaders at a regional and global level to discuss innovation...

New GSMA report finds that Latin America and the Caribbean have fastest growth in mobile financial services globally

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Region Experiencing 50 Per Cent Growth Rate in New Registered Mobile Money Accounts, With 37 Services Live in 19 Countries At the Mobile 360 Latin America event today, the GSMA issued the report, ‘Mobile Financial Services in Latin America and the Caribbean: state of play, ...

GSMA calls for sustainable approach to 4G and M2M in Latin America

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Latin America 4G/M2M Operators Facing Economic and Regulatory Challenges. Deployments of 4G networks and cellular M2M technology are poised for rapid growth across Latin America...

Stand Up Mobile: Renowned comedians stress the need for Child Online Protection

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Update: GSMA, UNICEF and Comedy Central win 2015 Eikon Award for ‘StandUP Mobile’ Campaign. The ‘Stand Up Mobile’ campaign was awarded the 2015 Eikon Award for institutional communications excellence in the Social Marketing category. Today, UNICEF and the GSMA, ...

Focusing on maximizing income on spectrum bids jeopardises Internet adoption in Latin America

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The study covers the spectrum auctions conditions and provides recommendations to increase investment and mobile broadband adoption The Centro de Estudios de Telecomunicaciones de América Latina (cet.la) and the GSMA launched today the study “Key Considerations in Mobile ...

Mobile industry committed to Child Online protection: seminars in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador

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The GSMA and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) organized during April online seminars on Child and Adolescent Online protection in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to promote and support children’s rights on the Internet. Workshops were held with international ...

Spotlight on Central America: Mobile money enhances financial inclusion

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For access to financial services, many Central American markets have lagged behind others in Latin America. However, the landscape is quickly changing, in part due to the efforts of mobile operators in the region...

Agendas – Mobile 360 Latin America

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Download the latest version of the Agenda of the Mobile 360 main conference of Wednesday 13, May HERE. Download the Agendas of GSMA LA Working Groups: Regulatory (REGU). Coordinator: Matías Fernández Díaz. Billing & Roaming (BARG). Coordinator: Alexis Arancibia. ...

GSMA announces first details for inaugural Mobile 360 Series – Latin America

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The GSMA today outlined the first details of the first Mobile 360 – Latin America event, which will be held on Wednesday, 13 and Thursday, 14 May 2015 at the Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort in Rio de Janeiro...

Handset Theft in Latin America

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In recent years, handset theft has grown strongly due to the expansion in the adoption of mobile phones, especially smartphones. Public and private sectors are working jointly and collaboratively to prevent the activation of stolen devices, thereby restraining the black ...

GSMA Mobile 360 Series comes to Latin America

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GSMA Plenary Sessions have been growing in presence and attendance. We are pleased to announce we are taking a step further: this coming May 13th and 14th, in Rio de Janeiro we will hold the GSMA Mobile 360 – Latin America. The successful GSMA Mobile 360 Series reaches ...

Latin American Summit at MWC15: setting regulatory policy to support an increasingly mobile society

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With over 93,000 visitors from 200 countries, the Mobile World Congress 2015 has again beaten all records, in its 10th year in Barcelona. The event counted, once again, with...

GSMA honours the governments of Brazil and Pakistan in its 2015 Government Mobile Excellence Awards

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The GSMA today recognised the governments of Brazil and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the mobile industry’s prestigious Government Mobile Excellence Awards, which honour governments’ significant achievements in driving growth in the use of mobile services and ...

4G networks will cover more than three-quarters of Latin American population by 2020, according to new GSMA Intelligence data

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4G-LTE networks will cover more than three-quarters of Latin America by 2020, according to new data from GSMA Intelligence...

Qualidade dos Serviços Móveis na América Latina

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As operadoras móveis estão comprometidas com a melhoria contínua da qualidade do serviço. O aprimoramento constante da rede tem resultado em altíssimos níveis de investimento para a região ao longo dos tempo: US$144 bilhões entre 2001 e 2013 e uma projeção estimada de US ...

Calidad de los Servicios Móviles en América Latina

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Los operadores móviles están comprometidos con la mejora continua de la calidad de servicio. El mejoramiento constante de la red ha implicado para la región altísimos niveles de inversión a lo largo de los años: US$144 mil millones entre 2001 y 2013 y una proyección estimada ...

Mobile Energy Efficiency: a Latin American perspective

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With global energy spend by mobile operators at $15 billion a year, mobile network operators are increasingly seeing energy efficiency as a high strategic priority. As mobile use increases, so does the demand for energy, particularly by network infrastructure. Carbon ...

Conferencia GSMA MWC15 – La industria móvil de América Latina

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No te pierdas la conferencia de prensa oficial del Mobile World Congress 2015 sobre la Industria Móvil Latinoamericana!   La GSMA está llevando a cabo la Conferencia de Prensa Oficial del Mobile World Congress 2015 sobre la Industria Móvil de América Latina, que ...

GSMA collaborates with Government of Colombia to launch “We Care” campaign to enhance mobile experience for consumers

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The GSMA, together with Colombian mobile operators Claro, Telefónica Movistar and Tigo and trade association Asomóvil, today announced a series of joint initiatives to enhance mobile users’ experiences throughout the country. These initiatives are supported by the Colombian ...