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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Globales · Operators04/09/2025

European operators increase pressure to get approval for transnational mergers

In a regular text, Connect Europe and the GSMA called for a comprehensive reform of the rules governing mergers in the European context. New warnings about the competitive lag of operators compared to their counterparts in China and the United States. The problem of scale and the fight against biases against mergers.

Costa Rica · Operators02/09/2025

5G in Costa Rica: An overview of each operator's offerings and deployments

Claro and Liberty will provide national coverage. They are joined by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute, which offers service through the spectrum of its subsidiary RACSA, which in turn offers 5G for private networks. In addition, four cooperatives operate in local areas.

Argentina · Spectrum25/08/2025

Enacom to assign private-use spectrum for large industries

This Monday, Enacom's Resolution 1111/2025 was published, establishing the Private Wireless Broadband System (SPIBA), which uses digital wireless and cellular reuse in the 2,300 MHz to 2,400 MHz band.

Paraguay · Mobile · Regulation · Politics21/08/2025

Questioned 5G tender enters final definition stage

Conatel must decide this week whether to pre-qualify the only two bidders: Claro and Nubicom. Tigo and Personal, the incumbents, decided not to participate due to added requirements outside the original bidding document that restrict Chinese providers.

América Latina · Operators19/08/2025

Fitch: Latin American operators must cut costs and control investment spending

Together with the net debt reduction, they will allow operators to obtain free cash flow to remunerate shareholders. It warns that the macroeconomic and financial context is "challenging."

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