Mexico America Movil, Telmex 4q Net Seen Up on International Growth

From Cellular News:

MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's leading telecommunications firms - wireless carrier America Movil and fixed-line company Telefonos de Mexico - are expected to post higher fourth-quarter net profit next week, led by growth in international markets.

America Movil is expected to report net profit of 14.05 billion pesos ($1.30 billion), or MXN0.40 a share, up from MXN10.84 billion, or MXN0.30 a share, in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey of 11 analysts.

The analysts see revenue climbing to MXN83.35 billion, up from MXN65.36 billion for the year-ago period on the back of strong subscriber growth in its two largest markets, Mexico and Brazil.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, probably rose 35.2% to MXN33.00 billion, while Ebitda margin likely expanded to 39.8% from 37.3%, according to the survey.

Cable & Wireless' Caribbean Chief Canned

From CaribbeanWorldNews:

CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Mon. Feb. 4, 2008: Cable & Wireless' chief executive of the Caribbean and Americas, Chris Hetherington, has been canned.

Hetherington, who had been in the job for just 18 months, has been replaced by Tony Bromfield, former director of operations for Energis, which was bought by C&W in 2005.

The shake-up comes as C&W continues to face stiff competition in the Caribbean from Irish company, Digicel. Last year Hetherington said C&W invested £78 million across the Caribbean to improve the customer experience. The company also introduced a range of services such as eTopUp, international pre-pay roaming and Netspeak.

Cable & Wireless is in 14 islands in the Caribbean. The Caribbean businesses make a significant contribution to the financial results of Cable & Wireless International. – CaribWorldNews.com

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