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Argentina to make available additional spectrum for 5G services

5G penetration in Argentina is expected to reach 9% by 2025 while it would expand to 48% by 2030, according to the GSMA The Argentina government confirmed it will make available additional frequencies for the provision of 5G services. The presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni stated...

America Movil, Telefonica explore alliance to buy WOM

Chilean telco WOM had filed for bankruptcy in April after failing to refinance its debts América Móvi, through one of its subsidiaries, and Telefónica signed a non-binding agreement to jointly explore their potential participation in the sale process of the assets of Chilean operator WOM...

Nokia secures 5G contract with Claro Argentina

Nokia said that the first phase of Claro's 5G implementation will reach Argentina's largest cities Finnish vendor Nokia has signed an agreement with Argentine carrier Claro Argentina to deploy 5G infrastructure across the country, the former said in a release. Claro Argentina is owned by Mexican...

America Movil ends Q2 with 12.8 million 5G subscribers in Mexico

In April, America Movil had reached 125 cities across Mexico with its 5G network Mexican telecoms group America Movil ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 12.8 million subscribers in Mexico, according to the carrier’s earnings report. In Mexico, America Movil operates...

Chile raises $90 million in its second 5G spectrum auction

Local carrier Claro was the sole winner in the 5G auction Chile raised nearly $90 million following the conclusion of a new spectrum auction, in which local carrier Claro obtained additional spectrum for 5G services. In a release, Chilean telecom regulator Subtel confirmed that local telco...

Mexico’s 5G auction faces limited interest due to high fees: Report

The country’s telecom regulator IFT initiated a public consultation on this 5G spectrum auction on May 7, 2024 Mexico’s 5G auction faces hurdles as high spectrum fees deter operator interest, according to a recent report by GlobalData. The country’s telecom regulator IFT initiated a public consultation...

America Movil to invest in 5G in all its markets: CFO

Garcia noted that America Movil is on track to meet its capital investment forecasts for 2024, which will be $7.1 billion Mexican carrier América Móvil will invest in 5G technology in all the markets in which it operates, the company's CFO, Carlos García Moreno, said...

America Movil expands 5G network to 125 Mexican cities

America Movil currently has over 10 million 5G subscribers nationwide Mexican operator América Móvil, which operates under the Telcel brand, reached 125 cities with its 5G network, América Móvil's deputy director of communication and government relations, Renato Flores Cartas said via social media. The executive...

Nokia, A1 deploy 5G edge cloud network slicing solution

The 5G edge cloud network slicing solution can be used by enterprises and industries across a wide range of use cases including retail, media, utilities, healthcare and transportation Finnish vendor Nokia and Austrian carrier A1 Austria announced that they have successfully completed what it claims...

Telecom Argentina expands 5G SA network

The telco claimed to be the first operator to launch 5G Standalone technology in Argentina Telecom Argentina said it has already activated 68 5G antennas using the 3.5 GHz band in different cities across the country. The telco claimed to be the first operator in the...

Telecom Argentina claims first 5G SA deployment

Telecom Argentina’s first 5G SA antennas were deployed in large urban concentrations in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area Telecom Argentina said it recently activated its first 5G antennas using the 3.5 GHz band, thus becoming the first telco in the country to launch 5G Standalone...

Argentine carriers secure frequencies for 5G deployment

The Argentine government would obtain $875 million for the frequencies, less compared to the initial expectation of $1.05 billion Argentine operators Claro, Movistar and Personal have all secured spectrum for the provision of 5G services in a tender carried out by the government. The government will...

Argentina confirms date for 5G spectrum auction

Through this 5G spectrum auction, the Argentina government aims to raise around $1.1 billion Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom confirmed it would carry out an auction to award 5G frequencies on October 24, local press reported. Through the move, the cash-strapped government aims to raise around $1.1...

Claro, Movistar and Personal to take part in Argentina’s 5G auction

The Argentine government had said that the 5G spectrum auction is expected to take place during the first days of November Argentine mobile carriers Personal (owned by Telecom Argentina), Movistar (owned by Spain’s Telefonica) and Claro (owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil) have expressed...

America Movil increases ownership in Telekom Austria

America Movil said this transaction increases its overall shareholding in Telekom Austria from 51% to 56.55% Mexican telecommunications group America Movil has increased its ownership in Austrian mobile operator Telekom Austria after it acquired shares corresponding to 5.55% of the voting rights in the company. In...

Mexico to reach 87 million 5G subscribers by 2030: GSMA

GSMA also estimates that 5G networks will cover 86% of Mexico’s population by 2030 5G subscribers in Mexico are expected to reach 87 million by 2030, up compared to 16.9 million in 2025, according to a report by telecom association GSMA. The GSMA report showed that...

Telcel plans to participate in Mexico’s 5G spectrum auction: Report

Telcel already owns 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Mexican mobile operator Telcel, owned by telecommunications group America Movil, is considering whether to participate in the upcoming auction process through which the Mexican government expects to award 5G frequencies, local newspaper El...

Claro, Movistar secure 5G spectrum in Uruguay

Uruguay confirmed that a block of 5G spectrum had been reserved for state-run telco Antel Uruguayan operators Claro, owned by Mexican telecom group America Movil, and Movistar, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, secured 5G frequencies in the country’s first auction of 5G spectrum. The operators,...

Major telcos move to open network APIs to developers – to drive innovation, revenues

MWC 2023: The GSMA has announced a framework of universal network application programmable interfaces (APIs) to provide universal access to operator networks for developers. At launch, at the annual MWC showcase in Barcelona, the so-called GSMA Open Gateway initiative has the support of 21...

Mexican regulator seeks to offer more low, mid-band spectrum

The 5G spectrum auction is expected to happen this year Mexico’s telecom regulator IFT approved the launch of a public consultation to put together an auction of 330 megahertz of additional low and mid-band spectrum. In total, the regulator aims to award 330MHz, of which 90...

Mexico to make available up to 7,750 megahertz for 5G in 2023

Local carriers America Movil, AT&T and Movistar are already offering 5G in some cities across Mexico Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT confirmed that it will make available up to 7,750 megahertz of millimeter-wave spectrum next year that will be used for the deployment of 5G networks. In...

Movistar activates 5G services in Mexico

Movistar is using AT&T’s network infrastructure for the provision of 5G in Mexico Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, announced the launch of 5G services in the country. In a release, Movistar Mexico said that its 5G service was activated in Ciudad de...

AT&T Mexico’s 5G network reaches 18 cities

AT&T expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 cities across Mexico before the end of 2022 AT&T Mexico is currently offering its 5G services in 18 cities across the country, local press reported, citing the company’s Deputy Vice President of Execution and Transformation Carlos...

Mexican telco America Movil’s 5G network reaches 64 cities

America Movil aims to end 2022 with 5G coverage in 100 cities across Mexico Mexican telecom group America Movil ended the third quarter of the year with 5G coverage in 64 cities across the country, the carrier said in its earnings statement. The telco had ended...