This is stated in the GSMA report “The Mobile Economy in Latin America 2024”, which stated that it also supported 2 million jobs. 5G represented 5% of total lines by the end of 2023.

According to GSMA, the adoption of 5G in Latin America was 5% by the end of 2023. The organization that brings together operators observed that this level will be 14% in 2025 thanks to a momentum that has been consolidated this year. The forecast is included in the report “The Mobile Economy in Latin America 2024”, delivered a few days ago.

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Liberty Latin America consolidated profitability in the second quarter

The group reported OIBDA growth, a solid improvement in free cash flow and operational progress driven by broadband and postpaid mobile services. LLA ended June with 6,759,800 mobile subscribers and 3,883,500 fixed revenue-generating units (RGUs).

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The acquisition of regional operator Desktop will allow the company to expand its presence in the state of São Paulo, the main stronghold of its competitor Telefónica, which has already withdrawn from most of the Latin American market.

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The combined spending by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta exceeded the cash generated by their core operations by US$100 billion. A situation that is worsening.

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Convergencia identified how AI is being applied in five areas: 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G integration; mobile site acceptance; RAN Sharing; refarming and overlay; and vendor license management.

Smartphone shipments enter increasingly pronounced ups and downs

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