ChinaTel | April 19,2011 | News Release
As seen on BNamericas
Monday, April 18, 2011-ChinaTel – a Chinese-US joint venture focusing on WiMax investments in Latin America and Asia – expects to set up a beta market in Peru opening in July to get a better feel for the local segment before its commercial launch in August, ChinaTel VP of strategic planning Ryan Alvarez told BNamericas.
Still on track to launch high-speed wireless broadband during August in all seven Peruvian cities where it holds concessions, ChinaTel will be up and running a month ahead of schedule in Trujillo, Ica and Chiclayo.
The cities were selected for their diverse sizes, as Trujillo is the largest ChinaTel will enter, with Ica landing in the middle and Chiclayo being one of the smallest.
The operator will use the beta markets to gauge how many prepaid dongles people are buying and what they will be buying the most. Alvarez said this will give the company a better insight into the market, as at the moment all expectations are projection based.
