Business communications and collaboration systems and services provider, Avaya, recently held its Caribbean Partner Connection Day 2012 in Puerto Rico, where it recognized the work of its partners on the island and throughout the Caribbean.
The arrival of television-via-broadband could happen this quarter, as Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) had mapped out, after the U.S. District Court dismissed complaint filed by OneLink Communications opposing the manner in which the license to launch the service was granted.
Satellite television provider DirecTV is looking to strengthen its leadership position in Puerto Rico through a $50 million investment in new projects during 2012.
When Aguadilla native and two-time major-league all-star baseball player Carlos Delgado started his athletic career, he had the good fortune of having his parents guide him down the right financial path. However, in his line of business, Delgado, now retired, saw more than his share of his peers reach the pinnacle of wealth and blow it all away on fancy cars and big houses.
Wireless carrier Open Mobile announced Monday the appointment of Federico Grosso as chief operating officer of the company as it embarks on adopting and deploying its next-generation 4G LTE network.
Local software consulting and development firm Rock Solid Technologies is getting the boost it needs to speed up its expansion plans and create solutions to be exported and sold worldwide, company President Angel Pérez told News is my Business.
OneLink Communications and Choice Cable TV will face off against the Telecommunications Regulatory Board in federal court this week over the agency’s decision to grant Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) a cable television franchise license to offer Internet Protocol television services, which the cable providers claim is illegal.
Data-hungry AT&T customers — smartphone and tablet users — will begin paying more for their allotted monthly amount starting Sunday, when the carrier will begin charging an additional $5 per plan. However, the hike will also come with an increase in the amount of data assigned to each plan, the carrier said.
Puerto Rico’s wireless market is gearing up for another year of growth, fueled by the explosion of 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) digital technology that promises faster and better services. The demand that should be associated with LTE will drive companies to do everything they can to expand the technology’s reach, industry executives told News is my Business.
The concerns expressed by the island’s wireless carriers and retailers over the potentially harmful effects of regulating the sale of prepaid cellphones on consumers and competition apparently fell on deaf ears, as Gov. Luis Fortuño signed Tuesday a law mandating it.
Puerto Rico Telephone, which does business as Claro, announced Friday that if the increase in Universal Service Fund charges that the Federal Communications Commission is pushing for is approved, landline and wireless customers will see an increase in their bill starting the first quarter of 2012.
Non-computer devices — including mobile phones, tablets, and other connected gadgets — accounted for 5.9 percent of all web browsing activity traffic generated in Puerto Rico in October 2011, according to the latest report released Thursday by reputable digital world analyst firm comScore.
AT&T announced Wednesday its ongoing expansion of its 4G LTE network on the island, rolling it out to parts of Aguada, Aguadilla, Añasco, Mayaguez, Rincon, Moca and Hormigueros. The added areas comes a month after AT&T introduced 4G LTE in parts of the San Juan metropolitan area on Nov. 20.
AT&T’s decision to walk away from its intention of buying rival T-Mobile puts an end to concerns expressed locally that consummating the $39 billion transaction would create a monopoly on the island.
As AT&T’s proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA virtually unraveled Monday after a federal judge granted a request to delay the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case, an unlikely third party announced its interest in partnering with the latter carrier if the deal ultimately falls through, Bloomberg reported.
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