According to the survey, based on consultations with 100 telecommunications companies, the first services will focus on supporting existing data services (96%). Daniel de Vinatea, Country Manager for the Southern Cone of Vertiv, commented to Convergencialatina that the expectations for Latin America are optimistic, since between 2020 and 2022 the deployments of 5G networks will be developed.

So far it has not been possible to measure the impact of the 5G deployment, since it will enable a lot of technology that today is just beginning to be used. This was stated by Daniel de Vinatea, Country Manager for the Southern Cone of Vertiv, to Convergencialatina, after the company presented a study in which it predicts that by 2021, 86% of global operators will be able to provide 5G services.

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Ericsson Mobility Report: 5G subscriptions reach 3.1 billion as differentiated connectivity drives service growth

A total of 84 operators now offer network slicing. Services based on differentiated connectivity have moved beyond the early adoption phase and into widespread commercialization.

Operators maintain profits with limited investment and cost controls

That is according to a report by analyst firm MTN Consulting, which estimated EBIT margins at 15.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Ronald Spina is General Manager of the National Telecommunications Corporation (Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CNT). He said the state-owned Ecuadorian operator’s turnaround was achieved while improving its EBITDA margin and accelerating the rollout of FTTH and 5G.

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The operator added 50,000 new lines across the countries in which it operates, with Costa Rica, Panama, and Jamaica standing out. It also recorded slight increases in RGUs in Costa Rica and Jamaica. Total revenues reached US$1.083 billion, in line with the same period a year earlier.

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