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1. WiMAX in Latin America: Where Are We At?

   Although doubts about the scale of WiMAX have clouded its future, Latin American operators continue to invest in WiMAX and the technology still has the opportunity to have a significant market impact.

   Nov. 21, 2008 | Note | by Colin Bennett | CO-AUTHORS: Wally Swain  

2. M2M in Latin America Is Fueling the Anywhere Enterprise

   M2M communications are gaining traction in the enterprise market as operators increase their network coverage and capacity, thus reducing network cost. Yankee Group looked at four cases of M2M to highlight some of its technology benefits.

   Sep. 11, 2008 | Report | by Julio Puschel | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett, Felipe Estrada  

3. Anywhere Media: Alcatel-Lucent's Opportunity in Latin America

   Alcatel-Lucent has an opportunity to expand its IPTV leadership in Latin America into a broader strategy as demand for rich media grows.

   Sep. 9, 2008 | Note | by Colin Bennett 

4. Mobile Saturates, Forcing Changes on Latin America's Regulatory Agenda

   Latin American regulators are adjusting policy as mobile penetration reaches saturation across the region. Number portability, universal access, new entrants and spectrum availability are critical regulatory issues looking forward.

   Sep. 4, 2008 | Report | by Colin Bennett 

5. Can WiMAX Gain Traction in the Argentine Residential Market?

   With several acquisitions in the WiMAX space, Argentina could see some mass-scale deployments of WiMAX that reach the residential market.

   Jul. 9, 2008 | Report | by Colin Bennett 

6. Digital TV in Latin America: Think Mobility

   Brazil has started implementing digital television. However, the lack of scale and uncertain business model of multicast mobile TV are compounding this scenario, offering lessons for other Latin American countries.

   Jun. 26, 2008 | Note | by Julio Puschel | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

7. Chile's Pay-TV Market Needs Content Packaging and On-Demand Services

   Chile's TV industry is one of Latin America's most mature media markets. New competitors and technologies are being introduced that will have a profound impact on how service providers must do business in the future.

   Jun. 5, 2008 | Report | by Colin Bennett 

8. Prepaid vs. Postpaid in Latin America: Migrating the Anywhere Consumer

   Latin America's mobile market is predominantly prepaid. But with the right sort of plans and proper profiling of subscribers, operators can increase the share of postpaid users among their subscriber base.

   May. 21, 2008 | Note | by Colin Bennett 

9. Digicel Steps Up to Regional Players in Central America

   Digicel has made a business out of entering markets dominated by monopolies and achieving fast growth. Now the company is expanding into Central America, where its competitors are more agile and the market is more developed.

   Apr. 4, 2008 | Note | by Colin Bennett 

10. Holding the Anywhere Device: Smart Phones in Latin America

    Smart phones have made up a small fraction of all handset sales in Latin America. If operators address the looming challenges, they could grow this market by playing on consumers’ increased interest in smart phones and need for enterprise mobility.

    Mar. 18, 2008 | Note | by Colin Bennett 

11. WiMAX Is in Latin America to Stay

    Although the hype has outrun the reality at times, WiMAX has established itself firmly in the Latin American fixed-broadband market. Mobile WiMAX will take longer to develop in Latin America.

    Feb. 5, 2008 | Report | by Wally Swain | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

12. WCDMA Lands in Latin America

    3G is at a fledgling state in Latin America with key deployments in 2007. More launches on the way at the beginning of 2008 will create new opportunities for the industry to monetize through the offer of advanced devices, applications and services.

    Feb. 4, 2008 | Report | by Luis Minoru | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

13. Will Huawei Dominate Latin America?

    Vivo`s GSM network migration and Claro`s 3G implementations and improved relationship with fixed-line operations of Telefonica and Telmex have proven that Huawei is ready to fight for leadership in Latin America.

    Jan. 18, 2008 | Note | by Luis Minoru | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

14. RIM`s BlackBerry in Latin America

    The BlackBerry dominates in the corporate market due to its flexible messaging solutions, but more competition is coming and RIM must be ready to react by targeting outside of its original corporate niche.

    Jan. 17, 2008 | Note | by Luis Minoru | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

15. The Road Ahead for Latin America`s Anywhere Consumer in 2008

    We predict the key trends for 2008. IPTV, 3G and smart phones will be the trendsetters, but still no iPhone.

    Jan. 17, 2008 | Note | by Wally Swain | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

16. Brasil Telecom Emerges from Shareholder Battle Ready to Compete

    Brazil`s third-largest operator, Brasil Telecom, has emerged from a 2-year shareholder dispute ready to compete. In this Yankee Group Note, we look at what`s in store for the company.

    Jan. 10, 2008 | Note | by Luis Minoru | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

17. Pre-iPhone Latin America: The High-End Handset Market

    Operators and handset manufacturers should start cooperating more to improve knowledge of local market consumers and find the right balance among handset design, features, and marketing

    Dec. 18, 2007 | Note | by Luis Minoru | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett  

18. Open Source in Latin America: The Private Sector Impact of Public Policy

    Several Latin American governments have begun to change to open source solutions as a means of lowering their IT costs. This is trickling down into enterprises, particularly SMBs. We discuss the implications of the open source movement for enterprises.

    Dec. 18, 2007 | Report | by Wally Swain | CO-AUTHORS: Colin Bennett