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Millicom transitions Central American carriers to GSM

BERTRANGE, Luxembourg-Millicom International Cellular said its Central American wireless operations have launched GSM services in the 800 MHz band under the brand name Tigo.

The service will cover 92 percent of the population of El Salvador and 75 percent of the populations of Guatemala and Honduras.

Guatemala’s Comcel and El Salvador’s Telemovil will continue to operate their TDMA services, while Celtel in Honduras will continue CDMA services.

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