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Friday, March 05, 2021

Claro launches 5G plans in Peru

Claro Peru has begun commercializing its 5G residential wireless internet service. As stated before Osiptel, it offers a maximum download speed of 50 Mbps, guaranteed at 40%, so the minimum guaranteed speed is 16 Mbps. The upload speed is 4 Mbps, guaranteed 1.6 Mbps. The cost of this plan is US$ 30 per month. The initial coverage available of Claro's 5G will only reach some areas in the south of the city of Lima.

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