Open Mobile completes 3rd phase of network expansion
May 8, 2013
Wireless provider Open Mobile has completed the third phase of its 4G LTE network expansion project, at a cost of $100 million, to offer faster mobile broadband speeds and additional services, company officials announced Tuesday.
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Claro Puerto Rico’s copper theft losses reach $4M in ’12
May 3, 2013
Telecommunications carrier Claro de Puerto Rico has reported 280 incidents of copper theft at its facilities this year — mostly along the island’s southwestern region — that not only cause service interruptions, but represent a safety risk as well. Last year, the company saw $4 million in losses related to the proliferation of the problem, company executives said.
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Blue Jay Wireless OK’d as eligible telecom carrier in Puerto Rico
May 3, 2013
The Puerto Rico Telecommunication Regulatory Board has granted authority to Dallas-based Blue Jay Wireless, LLC as an “eligible telecommunication carrier,” to offer wireless service to qualified low-income residents under the Lifeline Program, company officials announced Thursday.
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Sprint deploys $60M 4G LTE network in Puerto Rico, USVI
April 18, 2013
It took Sprint about two years and $60 million dollars to complete, but on Wednesday the wireless carrier announced the availability of its next-generation 4G LTE network throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Fusionworks expands to Florida, Central America
April 18, 2013
Puerto Rican business and technology information consulting firm, Fusionworks Inc. will mark 11 years of operations and growth with the opening of regional offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, company executives announced Wednesday.
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Sprint Board to evaluate DISH Network’s $25.5B offer
April 16, 2013
Sprint Nextel confirmed Monday it has received an unsolicited proposal from DISH Network to acquire the company for $25.5 billion, saying “its Board of Directors will evaluate this proposal carefully and consistent with its fiduciary and legal duties.”
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OneLink bumps Internet service speeds, debuts Wi-Fi
April 11, 2013
Building on its commitment to improve its customers’ digital experience, Liberty Puerto Rico announced Wednesday it will extend its 20Mbps download/2Mbps upload Internet service to all OneLink Communications residential customers.
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T-Mobile opening stores early for iPhone 5
April 11, 2013
In anticipation of iPhone 5’s arrival, T-Mobile Puerto Rico will open its stores early, at 7 a.m., this Friday to begin selling the device that has been available to customers through pre-orders since last week.
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WEF: Puerto Rico shows ‘digital paradox’
April 10, 2013
The Latin America and Caribbean regions still suffer from a serious lag in the adoption and use of information technology (ITC) despite infrastructure improvements, an expansion of coverage and a push into e-government, according to the World Economic Forum’s Technology Report 2013 released a few moments ago.
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Puerto Rico gov’t, Microsoft partner to boost IT, cloud computing
April 10, 2013
In light of the growth of cloud computing and application programming interfaces worldwide, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation framework with Microsoft that seeks to turn Puerto Rico into a global exponent of the digital cloud and promote job creation, among other objectives.
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HP launches powerful ‘Moonshot’ server series
April 9, 2013
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard unveiled Monday its first commercially available server system that delivers new infrastructure economics for companies seeking capacity for cloud-based services, while saving on energy, space and costs.
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AT&T partners with HTC, Facebook to launch HTC First
April 9, 2013
AT&T, HTC and Facebook have teamed up to develop and launch the HTC First, the first and only smartphone built to feature “Facebook Home,” which puts friends and family at the heart of the phone, with the latest updates appearing on the screen and messages that reach the user regardless of what they’re doing on their device.
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Claro Puerto Rico launches subsidized broadband service
April 4, 2013
Claro Puerto Rico on Wednesday became the first carrier on the island to launch subsidized broadband Internet services for low-income customers, in line with a pilot program the Federal Communications Commission announced late last year.
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Lawmakers clear bill to overhaul Telecom Board structure
April 4, 2013
A bill seeking to increase the number of associate Telecommunications Regulatory Board members and change the lengths of their tenures from the current three, five and seven-year terms to four years has passed in the House and Senate, paving the way for major changes at the agency.
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T-Mobile adding iPhone 5 to lineup April 12
March 27, 2013
Wireless carrier T-Mobile announced Tuesday its plans to introduce “radically simple” unlimited plans, eliminate contracts, and add new devices to its portfolio, including the highly-anticipated iPhone 5, which will be available starting April 12.
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