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Claro, Vivo, Oi and TIM win 4G licences in Brazil

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Vivo, Claro, TIM Brasil and Oi have been chosen to provide the 4G mobile internet service in Brazil. The companies submitted bids of BRL 1.05 billion, BRL 630.191 million, BRL 340 million and BRL 330.851 million respectively, winning the spectrum auction held on 12 June by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)

Frequencies in the 450 MHz band for rural mobile telephony were auctioned, too, and as there were no bids, the four operators that won the 4G auction will also be required to invest in that segment.

In the 4G auction notice, Anatel did not define what internet speeds operators must offer for the 2.5 GHz band service. For the 450 MHz band, the download speed must be at least 256 Kbps and the upload speed, 128 Kbps. In addition to the national and rural telephony lots, Anatel is also auctioning 268 lots of frequency bands for regional operations, and Sky Brasil won at least ten lots.

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Turmoil in the SMS Market in Brazil

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TIM and Claro filed a complaint against Vivo before the Brazilian regulator ANATEL, arguing that the promotion “Receive More SMS” (in Spanish: Reciba más SMS) created a parallel market for SMS.

The promotion launched by VIVO in 2011 and extended until the end of May 2012 encourages subscribers for every SMS received, the subscriber gets $ 0.0247 USD credit per SMS.

According to Marketing Director at TIM, Roger Solé, “this type of promotion encourages fraudulent use of SMS”.

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Brazil adds 39 millions mobile subscribers in 2011

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Brazil finished 2011 with more than 242.2 million mobile phone lines, after adding 39.3 million new subscribers last year. The country’s mobile penetration reached 123.87 percent at the end of 2011, according to figures from market regulator Anatel.

New additions were the highest in the past twelve years and totaled 6.1 million in December alone. Of the total base, 191.2 million were prepaid (81.81%) and 44 million postpaid (18.19%). Vivo finished in first place with 29.54 percent or 71.55 million subscribers. TIM Brazil surpassed rival Claro to take second place with 26.46 percent or 64.08 million customers. Claro Brazil ended the year with 24.93 percent or 60.38 million subscribers. Oi was in fourth position with 18.78 percent or 45.48 million subscribers, and regional operator CTBC closed the year with 653,905 subscribers, accounting for 0.07 percent.

3G handsets (phones and mobile devices) totalled more than 41.1 million in Brazil last year, which means an increase of 99.31 percent compared to 2010.

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MasterCard and Telefonica set up m-Payments Joint Venture in Brazil

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MasterCard and Telefonica have created a joint venture to offer mobile financial services for the 65 million Vivo customers in Brazil.

The partners will develop a mobile wallet service, enabling consumers to make payments via their mobile phones as well as transfer funds, pay bills and make online purchases. The service allows operations between banked and unbanked consumers and fosters the acceptance of mobile payments at locations that traditionally have only accepted cash transactions, such as taxis and delivery services, as well as direct sales such as door-to-door transactions.

The new company will operate independently with each shareholder holding 50 percent of the equity. The joint venture will be presented to competent authorities for approval.

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Brazil adds 4.3 million mobile lines in October

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Brazil ended the month of October with more than 231.6 million active mobile phones.

In the first ten months of 2011, the mobile service registered nearly 28.7 million new activations, and only in October, the market added almost 4.3 million mobile lines, The mobile penetration rate stood at 118.62 percent in October, an increase of 13.32 percent in the year. Mobile broadband totaled over 37.6 million accesses, growing 82.36 percent in the year.

According to the Anatel data, Vivo added 1.54 million new subscribers in October, ending the month with 68.59 million clients (29.61 percent of the total). Second-place TIM added 1.01 million new subscribers, taking the total to 60.22 million (26%). Claro added to its base 866,990 new subscribers in October, ending the month with 58.38 million clients (25.20%). Oi remained fourth, adding 849,172 new subscribers to reach a new total of 43.69 million clients (18.86%). CTBC and Sercomtel placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

Telefonica launches TV Digital HD pay-TV service in Brazil

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Brazilian operator Telefonica/Vivo has launched the Telefonica TV Digital HD pay-TV service in the State of Sao Paulo. The operator is providing four different types of packages: Fit HD, Flex HD, Premium HD and Full HD, with prices ranging from BRL 109.90 to BRL 199.90.

In addition to the 75 pay-TV channels in Standard Definition (SD), these packages now bring between 11 and 17 pay-TV channels in HD. Some of the HD channels include Globosat HD, Multishow HD, HBO HD, the Telecine HD channels, TNT HD, Fox/Nat Geo HD and Discovery HD Theater. The new packages also provide access to up to 15 free-to-air channels in HD, according to regional availability.