Solavei to launch mobile service in Puerto Rico
October 19, 2012
Washington-based Solavei, a first-of-its kind social networking and commerce platform, will introduce its unlimited 4G nationwide voice, text and data mobile phone service Oct. 20, during an event at the Puerto Rico Convention Center, the company announced Thursday.
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Dish Puerto Rico adds HD channels, ‘Hopper’ service
October 18, 2012
Dish Puerto Rico announced the addition of 19 new HD channels to its programming, as well as its Hopper Whole Home DVR System and Blockbuster@Home services, which became available Wednesday.
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Broadband provider AeroNet spends $4M on spectrum
October 15, 2012
Broadband service provider Aeronet has entered into a long-term lease agreement with AT&T de Puerto Rico and Sprint for wireless broadband spectrum with islandwide coverage.
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T-Mobile investing $7M to expand sales network, redesign stores
October 12, 2012
Wireless service provider T-Mobile announced Thursday an ambitious plan to expand its islandwide sales network and redesign its Puerto Rico stores and service centers based on a customer-centric vision, all to the tune of $7 million.
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Claro Chief: Puerto Rico market still ripe for growth
October 9, 2012
Four years after taking over the reins of Puerto Rico Telephone, the island’s largest telecommunications provider, company President Enrique Ortiz de Montellano believes there’s still a lot of work ahead to spur the growth of landline, wireless and paid television markets.
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OneLink/Liberty merger getting TRB approval next week
October 5, 2012
The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board will sign off on a resolution and order next week approving the proposed $585 million deal through which Liberty Cable would acquire the assets of San Juan’s cable provider, OneLink Communications, News is my Business confirmed.
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Claro deploys direct-to-home fiber optic network
October 5, 2012
Claro de Puerto Rico announced Thursday the deployment of fiber optic infrastructure that will enable it to offer consumers broadband Internet in speeds of up to 50 megabits per second.
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TMobile, MetroPCS merger may prove positive for Puerto Rico
October 4, 2012
The merger between Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA’s parent, and MetroPCS Communications Inc. may prove good for Puerto Rico consumers.
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Open Mobile unveils new biz model, fully deploys 4G LTE
October 2, 2012
Wireless carrier Open Mobile officially announced the birth of a new business model with which it will break away from the strictly prepaid, no-contract structure it has offered since entering the market more than a decade ago.
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AT&T urges Puerto Ricans to curb texting while driving
September 20, 2012
In recognition of the national “No Text on Board Pledge Day,” today Puerto Rico government officials joined forces with wireless provider AT&T to put the brakes on a dangerous practice that puts millions of people at risk: texting while driving.
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Evertec looking to back next ‘blockbuster’ tech solution
September 18, 2012
Evertec is looking for the next technological application that will turn the financial world on its head. The next PayPal or Square. And to make it a reality for a Puerto Rican company, the company is willing to put its money — and its corporate muscle — to work.
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iPhone 5 will be available in Puerto Rico Sept. 21
September 13, 2012
One of the two wireless carriers that include Apple’s iPhone in its portfolio of devices sold in Puerto Rico confirmed Wednesday it will be selling the new iPhone 5 model as soon as it becomes available.
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PRBI, Inteco interconnect broadband networks
September 13, 2012
High speed Internet service available to residents of Puerto Rico’s central-eastern region is about to get a boost through the successful interconnection of the networks run by Critical Hub Networks, through its Puerto Rico Bridge Initiative, and the Central-Eastern Technological Initiative, known as Inteco.
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Puerto Rico broadband adoption remains slow
September 11, 2012
Sixty-five percent of Puerto Rico residents have yet to adopt broadband — whether fixed or mobile — dragging significantly behind the U.S. mainland’s average.
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11 Puerto Rico towns included in Sprint’s 4G LTE network rollout
September 10, 2012
Wireless carrier Sprint announced Monday that the 4G LTE network build is under way in more than 100 additional cities within its existing nationwide 3G footprint. The list includes nearly a dozen Puerto Rico municipalities.
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