MasterCard and Telefonica announced on Tuesday, 22/11, the creation of a joint venture to offer mobile financial services to 65 million customers of Vivo in Brazil.
The proposal is to make cell phones are a means of conducting transactions such aspayments, funds transfer and online shopping. The new company will takeindependent action, and each party will hold a 50% stake.
According to the two companies, the service will further strengthen the acceptance ofmobile payments in activities that traditionally only work with cash transactions, such as taxis, delivery services and sales door to door. Arrival in Brazil expands the partnership between the companies in Latin America. In the region, the service is offered by Movistar flag, which represents Telefónica.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Claro whether a consortium with Embratel and Net auctioning for the remains of the SMP
In order to use the 1.8 GHz band, designed for 3G, 4G projects, the controllers of Claro allowed the participation of the company - either alone or through a consortium with other companies of the group America Movil - on auction the remains of 800 MHz and 1.8 GHz, scheduled by the FCC for the 1st of December. Minimum price from the sale of frequencies was set at R $ 591.9 million.
The decision of the controllers of Claro was made at a meeting held on November 10. In report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), Brazil's financial regulator, the company announces that the officers resolved that "unanimously and without reservation," the company's participation in the auction in the following way:
1) approve the procedures for the formation of the consortium LIGHT S / A, if so required, as the lot where there is interest for the Company's participation in the tender mentioned, and:
2) authorize the Officers of the Company, or prosecutors appointed by them, the practice of all acts resulting from the Company's participation in the said bidding, including isolation, as provided in statute, and the conclusion of terms of authorization from ANATEL, if the Company is successful in the bid.
The Claro is one of the carriers are testing the use of LTE, the 4G mobile phone in the range of 1.8 GHz The purchase of additional spectrum is crucial to the success of the initiative. Still remember, was the only operator to show a favorable position to the sale of the 2.5 GHz band, in April 2012, like the government - the others complain that there is 'time' to invest in a new generation of telephone mobile.
The auction of the remains of the Personal Mobile Service by Anatel was scheduled for the day on December 1. The sub-bands will be offered (S) and extension (SE) to be exploited for 15 years, in 54 lots. The agency set a minimum price of R $ 591.9 million.
The decision of the controllers of Claro was made at a meeting held on November 10. In report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), Brazil's financial regulator, the company announces that the officers resolved that "unanimously and without reservation," the company's participation in the auction in the following way:
1) approve the procedures for the formation of the consortium LIGHT S / A, if so required, as the lot where there is interest for the Company's participation in the tender mentioned, and:
2) authorize the Officers of the Company, or prosecutors appointed by them, the practice of all acts resulting from the Company's participation in the said bidding, including isolation, as provided in statute, and the conclusion of terms of authorization from ANATEL, if the Company is successful in the bid.
The Claro is one of the carriers are testing the use of LTE, the 4G mobile phone in the range of 1.8 GHz The purchase of additional spectrum is crucial to the success of the initiative. Still remember, was the only operator to show a favorable position to the sale of the 2.5 GHz band, in April 2012, like the government - the others complain that there is 'time' to invest in a new generation of telephone mobile.
The auction of the remains of the Personal Mobile Service by Anatel was scheduled for the day on December 1. The sub-bands will be offered (S) and extension (SE) to be exploited for 15 years, in 54 lots. The agency set a minimum price of R $ 591.9 million.
Bottleneck of the Internet in Latin America requires regulatory intervention
A
survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Brazil, released on Wednesday,
16/11, shows that the expansion of the Internet data traffic will be higher in Latin America than the world as a whole:
from 2010 to 2015, the estimate overall average annual growth of data traffic is 32% per year, but the region it can reach 48%.Naturally,
this growth will be driven by the use of applications with video - the
expected increase is 65% over the same period in Latin American
countries. "Skype, for example, writes that video calls represent over 40% of all calls between application users."Another
survey from IDC indicates that the volume of digital information created
and replicated worldwide will reach 1.8 zettabytes (or 1.8 trillion
gigabytes) in 2011, representing an increase of nine times in just five
years . In
2015, the forecast is that this massive collection of data reaches 7.9
zettabytes and that a fifth of it is stored or processed in the cloud.At
the same time, PwC believes that the existing broadband infrastructure
is inadequate to meet the explosive growth in demand, which has order of
magnitude higher than the expansion of networks. In this sense, advocates of regulatory changes that encourage the expansion of infrastructure."The
current regulations are based on market realities and technology of 90
years, when there was the goal of fostering innovation, but to fill the
gap of unmet demand," argues the consultancy. And
though it was produced by the Brazilian office of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, is the primary defense of the policies adopted
in Europe.This
means the promotion of state participation in those places where
private companies have no interest - those "ill-served by broadband
networks." Even where there is a single operator acting on the advice suggests "further analysis" before some kind of state intervention.In
this line, also resists the use of instruments such as the unbundling
of networks, or unbundling, citing that such a policy, when adopted in
the United States did not succeed. "The local operators felt discouraged to invest in upgrading their own networks and the development of new technologies."On
the other hand, PwC argues that regulatory measures should be adopted
to promote efficient spectrum management and technological neutrality,
ie, different broadband technologies can play in providing voice, video
and data. In Brazil, Anatel resists, for example, to allow ISPs to make telecoms competition in the voice market.In addition, some policies also defended by consulting even been sketched in Brazil, but have yet to materialize. This
is the case of pegging the construction of pipelines in general
engineering works, or even the use of existing infrastructures, such as
gas networks for broadband expansion.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
ANATEL creates working group to define quality measurement in broadband
The
Anatel Superintendency of Private Services announced at 11/18/2011 Act No.
7540 - which deals with the constitution of the Group Deployment
Process Quality Measurement - GIPAQ. This
group shall be responsible for, implementing the process of measuring
the quality indicators provided in the new Regulation for the Management
of Quality of Service for Multimedia Communications and Mobile Personal
Service (SMP).
Were appointed to compose and coordinate GIPAQ employees, Bruno de Carvalho Ramos, current General Manager of Personal Communications Earth, and Jose Augusto Domingos Trentino. There are still being given to the group, representatives of providers of Multimedia Communication Service and SMP operators.
Quality
The methods and procedures that are defined by the Implementation Group Process Quality Measurement (GIPAQ ), will be the basis for broadband users can check if the black by the service providers are within the parameters required by ANATEL.
Thus, the GIPAQ will be responsible for determining the rules for hiring an "entity sealer Quality (eaq), by providers of Multimedia Communication Service (SCM).
The ANATEL expects that the user himself is able to perform this measurement speed, through a free software to be supplied by the provider of SCM. However, until now such matters as the delivery of the software source code, so that the regulator can check that there is no fraud in the measurement of network capacity offered to the user, has not been defined. It is hoped that discussions with the providers of SCM within this working group be set rules for delivery of the sources of these systems, which provide transparency and control of the subscriber.
The ANATEL estimates that within 120 days, the measurement software is available for subscribers from the date of publication of Regulation (October 31, 2011).
Network indicators
Regardless of the negotiations that will follow in the GIPAQ - the ANATEL has defined the key indicators that network providers have to comply with SCM. They are:
Instantaneous Velocity: Velocity measured at each measurement made by the software, the result can not be less than 20% of the maximum speed hired by the Subscriber for both upload and download, in 95% of the measurements. The target of 20% applies to the first twelve months, counted from the entry into force of the Regulation. Within twelve months, will be 30% and thereafter 40%.
Average Speed: Results of the average of all measurements taken in months Provider's network. The initial goal is 60% in the first twelve months. Within 12 months will be 70% and thereafter 80%.
Bidirectional Latency: Time in which a data packet traverses the network from one point to your destination and returns to its origin. The goal, to be observed in 95% of the measurements is at most 80 milliseconds and 900 milliseconds terrestrial connections in satellite connections.
Liabilities
According to the 7540 Act published today by the ANATEL, the GIPAQ have the following duties to be fulfilled:
I - Coordinate, set, draw up the detailed schedule of activities and monitor the implementation of procedures for measuring quality indicators referred to in Chapter II of Title IV of the SCM-RGQ indicators (network) and Articles 22 and 23 of SMP-RGQ(SMP10 and SMP11, respectively), and the development of the measurement software provided in these two Regulations (Article 10 of the SCM-RGQ and Article 24 of the SMP-RGQ.
II - Perform the necessary actions to ensure the engagement of the Quality Body Sealer within the deadline and the SCM-RGQ RGQ-SMP.
III - Validate the technical and operational procedures for the measurement of quality indicators referred to in item I.
IV - Evaluate and promote the deployment of the processes of measurement of quality indicators and software referred to in item I.
* With information from the ANATEL
Were appointed to compose and coordinate GIPAQ employees, Bruno de Carvalho Ramos, current General Manager of Personal Communications Earth, and Jose Augusto Domingos Trentino. There are still being given to the group, representatives of providers of Multimedia Communication Service and SMP operators.
Quality
The methods and procedures that are defined by the Implementation Group Process Quality Measurement (GIPAQ ), will be the basis for broadband users can check if the black by the service providers are within the parameters required by ANATEL.
Thus, the GIPAQ will be responsible for determining the rules for hiring an "entity sealer Quality (eaq), by providers of Multimedia Communication Service (SCM).
The ANATEL expects that the user himself is able to perform this measurement speed, through a free software to be supplied by the provider of SCM. However, until now such matters as the delivery of the software source code, so that the regulator can check that there is no fraud in the measurement of network capacity offered to the user, has not been defined. It is hoped that discussions with the providers of SCM within this working group be set rules for delivery of the sources of these systems, which provide transparency and control of the subscriber.
The ANATEL estimates that within 120 days, the measurement software is available for subscribers from the date of publication of Regulation (October 31, 2011).
Network indicators
Regardless of the negotiations that will follow in the GIPAQ - the ANATEL has defined the key indicators that network providers have to comply with SCM. They are:
Instantaneous Velocity: Velocity measured at each measurement made by the software, the result can not be less than 20% of the maximum speed hired by the Subscriber for both upload and download, in 95% of the measurements. The target of 20% applies to the first twelve months, counted from the entry into force of the Regulation. Within twelve months, will be 30% and thereafter 40%.
Average Speed: Results of the average of all measurements taken in months Provider's network. The initial goal is 60% in the first twelve months. Within 12 months will be 70% and thereafter 80%.
Bidirectional Latency: Time in which a data packet traverses the network from one point to your destination and returns to its origin. The goal, to be observed in 95% of the measurements is at most 80 milliseconds and 900 milliseconds terrestrial connections in satellite connections.
Liabilities
According to the 7540 Act published today by the ANATEL, the GIPAQ have the following duties to be fulfilled:
I - Coordinate, set, draw up the detailed schedule of activities and monitor the implementation of procedures for measuring quality indicators referred to in Chapter II of Title IV of the SCM-RGQ indicators (network) and Articles 22 and 23 of SMP-RGQ(SMP10 and SMP11, respectively), and the development of the measurement software provided in these two Regulations (Article 10 of the SCM-RGQ and Article 24 of the SMP-RGQ.
II - Perform the necessary actions to ensure the engagement of the Quality Body Sealer within the deadline and the SCM-RGQ RGQ-SMP.
III - Validate the technical and operational procedures for the measurement of quality indicators referred to in item I.
IV - Evaluate and promote the deployment of the processes of measurement of quality indicators and software referred to in item I.
* With information from the ANATEL
3G will be the global roaming of mobile broadband
"Can´t imagine on LTE, 4G without one infrastructure 3G consolidated.
Both technologies not rivals" contended Qualcomm CEO Bill Bold reminding that today 71% population world lacks access traditional Internet.
The executive which this Thursday, 17/11 participated teleconferencing international journalists region charged still harmonization spectrum use Latin America and endorsed use band GSM - 1.8 GHz-to enlarge coverage services Third Generation region.
In its presentation Bold was categorical: The telcos mobile need spectrum to enlarge their services. According data released by executive today American countries Latin rely something between 260 MHz and 345 MHz mobile services. "That pales, need much" defended.
To zoom service offer and release spectrum Bill Bold said is hour Latin America harmonize frequencies. "Several frequencies. Is very to work" emphasized. Qualcomm CEO recalled that for services 2G eg Brazil chose track 1.8 GHz while others countries region including, Chile stayed with 1.9 GHz
"Many bands. Industry knows work it but everything has its price and generates cost. Ideally was having global harmonization. Reduce costs and facilitate roaming consumer" reiterated.
Although industry be with eyes facing 4G, Bill Bold insisted emphasize's crucial role 3G massification mobile services. "3G will pillar new age communication. Without infrastructure 3G no LTE. Technologies not rivals. Need improve services, coverage 3G" said, noting that a promptly, 3G be the worldwide roaming to broadband mobile.
Asked trend Brazilian operators use the range 1.8 GHz - where are services 2G - testing with 4G LTE Bill Bold said best strategy will use this track to expand supply services 3G. "LTE will used in hotspots. Massification him will take. But 3G is pillar mobile broadband and new age mobility" advised.
Bold spoke still about range 700MHz today used by broadcasters and is coveted mobile operators region. According him this track is right for expansion lower cost mobile broadband in clear defense posture interests telecom. "The dividend digital migration TV must used to popular services. Mobile broadband will one engine economic development" said.
In its presentation Vice President Qualcomm showed numbers to highlight role Latin America. By 2015 region should present one growth 379% in mobile communication. Also highlighted that today 77% world population possesses a cellphone but recalled that in return 71% population lack access Internet traditional.
The executive which this Thursday, 17/11 participated teleconferencing international journalists region charged still harmonization spectrum use Latin America and endorsed use band GSM - 1.8 GHz-to enlarge coverage services Third Generation region.
In its presentation Bold was categorical: The telcos mobile need spectrum to enlarge their services. According data released by executive today American countries Latin rely something between 260 MHz and 345 MHz mobile services. "That pales, need much" defended.
To zoom service offer and release spectrum Bill Bold said is hour Latin America harmonize frequencies. "Several frequencies. Is very to work" emphasized. Qualcomm CEO recalled that for services 2G eg Brazil chose track 1.8 GHz while others countries region including, Chile stayed with 1.9 GHz
"Many bands. Industry knows work it but everything has its price and generates cost. Ideally was having global harmonization. Reduce costs and facilitate roaming consumer" reiterated.
Although industry be with eyes facing 4G, Bill Bold insisted emphasize's crucial role 3G massification mobile services. "3G will pillar new age communication. Without infrastructure 3G no LTE. Technologies not rivals. Need improve services, coverage 3G" said, noting that a promptly, 3G be the worldwide roaming to broadband mobile.
Asked trend Brazilian operators use the range 1.8 GHz - where are services 2G - testing with 4G LTE Bill Bold said best strategy will use this track to expand supply services 3G. "LTE will used in hotspots. Massification him will take. But 3G is pillar mobile broadband and new age mobility" advised.
Bold spoke still about range 700MHz today used by broadcasters and is coveted mobile operators region. According him this track is right for expansion lower cost mobile broadband in clear defense posture interests telecom. "The dividend digital migration TV must used to popular services. Mobile broadband will one engine economic development" said.
In its presentation Vice President Qualcomm showed numbers to highlight role Latin America. By 2015 region should present one growth 379% in mobile communication. Also highlighted that today 77% world population possesses a cellphone but recalled that in return 71% population lack access Internet traditional.
Mobile broadband: Data traffic must increase to 10 times on five years
The mobile data traffic will increase up to 10 times until 2016. Provides the study "Traffic and Market Data", conducted by the Ericsson, released on Monday, 07/11. A survey clears although the signatures of mobile broadband will reach 5 billion in 2016, and the estimated number for the end of 2011 is 900 million.
This would represent a 60% growth year-on-year, just the amount of data consumed by smartphones is growing rapidly. Total traffic on smartphones to triple in 2011.
Among all the devices, Internet access will continue to drive the development of traffic in mobile networks, and this traffic will grow up to 60% per year between 2011 and 2016, driven mainly by the use of video.
The survey also requires that, by 2016 to more than 30% world population will live metropolitan and urbarn areas with densidade over thousand people by square kilometer. These areas represent less than 1% of world population, but should generate about 60% of all mobile traffic.
Mobile broadband, new releases of smartphones and the adoption of applications will continue to increase consumption data. At the same time, the adoption of smartphones gains strength in all regions. The study expects the traffic generated by smartphones advanced increase 12 times, and reach the traffic generated by personal computers in 2016.
This would represent a 60% growth year-on-year, just the amount of data consumed by smartphones is growing rapidly. Total traffic on smartphones to triple in 2011.
Among all the devices, Internet access will continue to drive the development of traffic in mobile networks, and this traffic will grow up to 60% per year between 2011 and 2016, driven mainly by the use of video.
The survey also requires that, by 2016 to more than 30% world population will live metropolitan and urbarn areas with densidade over thousand people by square kilometer. These areas represent less than 1% of world population, but should generate about 60% of all mobile traffic.
Mobile broadband, new releases of smartphones and the adoption of applications will continue to increase consumption data. At the same time, the adoption of smartphones gains strength in all regions. The study expects the traffic generated by smartphones advanced increase 12 times, and reach the traffic generated by personal computers in 2016.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Mercadante: Challenge is to transform C & T and Innovation as the focus of development
In the natural knowledge, Mercadante believes that Brazil is already a major player worldwide. But it lacks the country fits into the Knowledge Society. Only then, he said, will cease being mere suppliers of raw masterpieces.
The minister believes that Brazil needs to create a "Embrapa " Science and Technology, especially in the area of Information Technology as a way of creating a culture of research, development and innovation. In the case of oil, for example, cited the case of Venezuela, who was a prisoner of diversifying the economy in sectors of high and medium technology. "We need not make the mistakes that others have committed, " he said.
Investments
The minister Mercadante presented to officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology investment projects that are on the way from Brazil. By the end of June, for example, the Brazilian government will receive U.S. $ 50 million in equipment from Huawei, within the $ 300 million to be invested by a Chinese company in Brazil, for research in cloud computing. But a lack of regulation from MCT to use these resources.
In addition, Mercadante believe that in six years Foxconn is structured in the country with a "smart city", which should generate 100,000 jobs in Brazil.
The minister believes that Brazil needs to create a "Embrapa " Science and Technology, especially in the area of Information Technology as a way of creating a culture of research, development and innovation. In the case of oil, for example, cited the case of Venezuela, who was a prisoner of diversifying the economy in sectors of high and medium technology. "We need not make the mistakes that others have committed, " he said.
Investments
The minister Mercadante presented to officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology investment projects that are on the way from Brazil. By the end of June, for example, the Brazilian government will receive U.S. $ 50 million in equipment from Huawei, within the $ 300 million to be invested by a Chinese company in Brazil, for research in cloud computing. But a lack of regulation from MCT to use these resources.
In addition, Mercadante believe that in six years Foxconn is structured in the country with a "smart city", which should generate 100,000 jobs in Brazil.
Deficit of engineers leads the government to prioritize career
n the field of training of human resources in S & T, the indices show that Brazil has grown over the past 10 years. But there is still a deficit in training new engineers, leading the government to soon launch a program to encourage specific courses and training new engineers.
Likewise, the country produces a lot of content in relation to scientific research and is well positioned globally in this segment. But sin time to translate these studies into patents.
The provision of Broadband, Mercadante underscores the minister, is also deficient in schools and needs to be increased immediately, as the government needs to increase the number of scholarships abroad to enter the young scientist in major world centers of knowledge.
The Minister of Science and Technology also noted that the president Rousseff announced a program aimed at creating 75,000 scholarships funded by the government in three years. "Especially nanas engineering and accurate, which is where our greatest deficit, " he said.
Covenants are being studied and discussed with major institutions in the United States, China, Korea and Japan, to lead the fellows to do specialization abroad.
Facing such a challenge, the goals that the ministry needs to achieve, Mercadante explained that he supports the idea of changing the name of the ministry, "Science, Innovation and Tecniologia (MCT & I).
Likewise, the country produces a lot of content in relation to scientific research and is well positioned globally in this segment. But sin time to translate these studies into patents.
The provision of Broadband, Mercadante underscores the minister, is also deficient in schools and needs to be increased immediately, as the government needs to increase the number of scholarships abroad to enter the young scientist in major world centers of knowledge.
The Minister of Science and Technology also noted that the president Rousseff announced a program aimed at creating 75,000 scholarships funded by the government in three years. "Especially nanas engineering and accurate, which is where our greatest deficit, " he said.
Covenants are being studied and discussed with major institutions in the United States, China, Korea and Japan, to lead the fellows to do specialization abroad.
Facing such a challenge, the goals that the ministry needs to achieve, Mercadante explained that he supports the idea of changing the name of the ministry, "Science, Innovation and Tecniologia (MCT & I).
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