With an expected investment of $1.2 billion over the next five years, Entel, which bought Nextel Peru in 2013, has begun its new operations in Peru, seeking to stimulate competition in the telecommunications market. The carrier’s investment will focus on network deployment, technology and growth in customer services.
Sebastian Dominguez, general manager of Entel, said that the carrier has a deep commitment to building long-term relationships and emphasized that Entel has a long-term commitment to Peru. “We strongly believe in competition, and we want to promote and support initiatives that deepen and strengthen this,” he said.
Entel has 50 years of experience in Latin America. The group launched services in Peru in 2002 through its subsidiary Americatel. Since then, Entel has renewed 100% of its network with LTE services, doubling its telecommunications infrastructure and improving coverage of mobile services. It has also doubled its points of contact with customers and expanded its portfolio of equipment, offering iDEN-based 2G, 3G and 4G.
More news from the Latin American region:
- Brazil ended August with 277.41 million mobile lines. GSM technology showed a slow reduction in penetration and W-CDMA increased. If this trend continues, over the next few months Brazil will have more 3G accesses than 2G, a landmark for the Latin American region.
- Mexico’s mobile prices are expected to be reduced by 3.8% as a consequence of the structural changes in the country’s telecommunications market and the competitive pressure of mobile virtual network operators like Virgin Mobile.
- Cisco and Portugal Telecom announced a strategic collaboration over the next three years to build out the smart solutions portfolio. Cisco is collaborating with PT on a number of key initiatives, including: smart solutions, smart work centers, smart/connected city Wi-Fi, and connected transportation, sports and entertainment.
- Car-sa, a Mexico-based alternative carrier, has deployed the AOptix Intellimax wireless transport product at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in Monterrey to replace lower-capacity wireless connections.
