RIO DE JANEIRO – Uruguay’s state-owned telecommunications company hopes to start laying the foundation of a LTE network this year, but in the meanwhile has established a number of low-cost programs to bring wireless connecitivity to the masses, according to a company leader at the second day of Informa’s LTE Latin America conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
AnTel is currently conducting limited LTE trials and hopes to start making purchases this year to build a future LTE network, said Humberto Roca, CTO of AnTel. The ultimate commercial launch date will depend on acquiring the necessary frequencies. Roca said the company will start in small hotspots and low frequencies, and will watch where the market is going throughout the continent.
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