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Movistar Ecuador launches HSPA+ in Quito

After investing US$ 20 million to launch HSPA+ technology and begin to offer 4G services in Guayaquil, the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, Movistar has announced deployment of HSPA+ network in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, allowing its users to experience data connectivity at speeds of up to 10 megabits per second (Mbps) to download files and up to 2 Mbps to upload. Telefónica-owned Movistar said this launch is part of US $100 million investment that carrier in doing this year on innovation and deployment network.

Besides Quito and Guayaquil, other four cities count with HSPA+ network. They are Ambato, Cuenca, Manta, Santo Domingo and Machala.

Telefónica Movistar is offering its customers different plans. Its Internet 4G BAM Premium plan costs US $50 ( plus value added tax) and includes for free the new 4G modem (USB) and 3.5 gigabytes of data. Its 4G Smart Plan 105 includes the new Samsung Galaxy II for US $199 plus tax, and includes US $50 to speak, 500 text messages (SMS) and 3.5 GB Movistar navigation.

Movistar is also selling the Samsung 4G Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G for $842 spread over 18 months if the customers buys the Internet BAM 4G Premium plan.

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Roberta Prescott
Roberta Prescott
Editor, Americasrprescott@rcrwireless.com Roberta Prescott is responsible for Latin America reporting news and analysis, interviewing key stakeholders. Roberta has worked as an IT and telecommunication journalist since March 2005, when she started as a reporter with InformationWeek Brasil magazine and its website IT Web. In July 2006, Prescott was promoted to be the editor-in-chief, and, beyond the magazine and website, was in charge for all ICT products, such as IT events and CIO awards. In mid-2010, she was promoted to the position of executive editor, with responsibility for all the editorial products and content of IT Mídia. Prescott has worked as a journalist since 1998 and has three journalism prizes. In 2009, she won, along with InformationWeek Brasil team, the press prize 11th Prêmio Imprensa Embratel. In 2008, she won the 7th Unisys Journalism Prize and in 2006 was the editor-in-chief when InformationWeek Brasil won the 20th media award Prêmio Veículos de Comunicação. She graduated in Journalism by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, has done specialization in journalism at the Universidad de Navarra (Spain, 2003) and Master in Journalism at IICS – Universidad de Navarra (Brazil, 2010) and MBA – Executive Education at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.