Latin American panorama before new mobile generation

Delaying in implementing 5G would be a sin for the countries of the region. Whoever has 5G will take advantage in the future from Industry 4.0 and other corporate services and for individuals. According to Ericsson, for approximately 2024 about 1.500 billion people will have 5G, and coverage will reach 40% of global population.

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Panamá · Mobile · Operators · Spectrum26/04/2024

Panama begins 5G era with Más Móvil pilots and plan to allocate more spectrum

The Cable & Wireless operator brand carries out tests with commercial, tourism and port firms for a period of two to three months with spectrum provided free of charge by the regulator ASEP. A public consultation on future attributions will be held before July and it is expected that the 3.5 GHz band will be awarded by the end of the year.

América Latina · Operators17/04/2024

América Móvil's earnings fell 55% due to peso strength

It reached US$ 790 million in the first quarter of the year. Total revenues and Ebitda were also affected by the extraordinary income from the sale of towers, which boosted the result of a year earlier. Total mobile subscriptions grew 3.6% year-on-year to 311.6 million lines. Fixed UGIs totaled 74.1 million, 1% more than a year earlier.

Panamá · Regulation · Operators08/04/2024

Liberty and Millicom compete to conquer Digicel's 300,000 customers

The deadline expires next April 17. They offer 30% discounts on postpaid plans and unlimited data for 10 days from US$ 3 top-ups. The regulator ASEP modified portability procedure to facilitate migration.

América Latina · Mobile · Operators · Equipment Providers and Network Solutions04/04/2024

Latin America already has 87 mobile private network deployments

According to the GSA, the mining industry is the one that most demands these technologies, totaling 30 cases to date. Behind it are the Oil & Gas and manufacturing sectors, with eight cases each. These deployments are favored by the presence of Advanced 4G networks, already well-established, and 5G, which is taking its first steps.

Paraguay · Operators26/03/2024

Government analyzes partial privatization of Copaco

The state operator is going through a delicate moment. Its income does not cover operating expenses and it must fulfil a debt obligation of US$110 million. Furthermore, the lack of investments led to the obsolescence of its infrastructure. Oscar Stark, president of the firm, states that alternatives are being evaluated to obtain the necessary funds, including the possibility of adding private partners. And he believes that in 18 months "the situation will be resolved."

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