Tag: Network

By Lise Alves, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - During the opening ceremony and first game of the World Cup in São Paulo June 12th, more than 135,000 calls were made and more than one million pieces of data sent...

By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government of Brazil yesterday announced plans to allow telecommunications companies tax breaks provided they make additional infrastructure investments totaling R$16 billion to R$18 billion before 2016. However in...

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter MANAUS, BRAZIL – Italian telecom giant TIM has unveiled a new R$171 million (US$84 million) plan to bring high-speed internet to Brazil’s Amazon region, accounting for over 45 percent of the country’s territory, but...