Convergencialatina spoke with Julian Jordan, CEO of Neptune Communications. The firm specializing in communications for public safety has a 700 MHz license to develop a system similar to FirstNet in the United States.

Our vision is to do in the Caribbean what the United States is doing with FirstNet ”, explained Julian Jordan, CEO of Neptune Communications, to Convergencialatina. The great difference lies in the very nature of the sub-region: different territories on islands, compared to a single unified geography such as the North American country.

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Convergencialatina spoke with Julian Jordan, CEO of Neptune Communications. The firm specializing in communications for public safety has a 700 MHz license to develop a system similar to FirstNet in the United States.

MORE ANALYSIS

Sites earned US$28 million in the first quarter and added 1,040 towers in a year

The tower arm of América Móvil maintained its tower lease ratio at a level of 1.21, similar to the previous quarter. The loss of agreements in Brazil and Panama was offset by new agreements in other countries in the region.

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

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

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.

Latin America already has 87 mobile private network deployments

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