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Claro, Entel submit bids for additional 5G spectrum in Chile

The main aim of the tender is to award up to five blocks of 10 megahertz each in the 3.5GHz spectrum band for 5G Chilean operators Claro and Entel were the only bidders in Chile’s second 5G spectrum auction, local press reported. The main aim of...

Chile modifies calendar of 5G auction due to forestry fires

Chilean operators which will take place in the 5G auction are currently focused on guaranteeing telecom services in several regions affected by massive fires Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel introduced new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies...

Movistar gets ready to launch 5G service in Colombia

Movistar said its 5G technology will be initially available in the main urban areas across the country Colombian mobile operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, announced plans to launch 5G services in the coming weeks. In an initial phase, Movistar said its 5G technology will...

Chile modifies calendar for incoming 5G spectrum auction

Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners of the spectrum on March 5 Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel made new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band. Under the new scheme, Subtel...

Chile modifies dates of upcoming 5G spectrum auction

Subtel said it will announce the winners of the 5G spectrum auction on February 20 Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel modified the calendar for spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band. Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners...

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...

Colombian operators secure 5G spectrum

The country's communications ministry said the 5G spectrum auction had raised more than 1.5 billion pesos ($380 million) Colombian operators Claro, WOM, Tigo and Movistar have all secured 5G licenses in a spectrum auction carried out by Colombia’s ICT Ministry MinTIC. The country's communications ministry said...

Colombian regulator approves four bidders for 5G spectrum auction

MinTIC aims to award spectrum in the in the 700 MHz, 1.9 GHz, AWS, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands Colombia’s ICT ministry MinTIC authorized Claro, WOM, Tigo and Movistar to participate in an upcoming spectrum auction through which the former will award 5G frequencies. With...

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...

Four telcos to take part in Colombia’s 5G spectrum auction

The Colombian government previously said it expected to award the 5G spectrum on December 20 Colombia’s ICT ministry, Mintic, confirmed that it has received and verified the applications of the four operators interested in participating in the upcoming 5G spectrum auction. In a release, the ministry...

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...

Uruguay’s Antel activates 5G across all departmental capitals

In June, Antel started to deploy 5G technology in Uruguay via spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band Uruguayan state-run operator Antel has announced it has completed the activation of 5G services in the country’s 19 departmental capital cities, local press reported. The telco noted that it...

Colombia sets requirements, base price for 5G spectrum

Local operators Movistar and Tigo have already carried out 5G trials in the country Colombia’s telecom ministry, MinTIC, has published the second draft of a resolution to award spectrum for the provision of 5G services in the country. This new draft resolution establishes the requirements, conditions...

GSMA: Current Argentina auction rules put 5G rollout at risk

The proposed design of the 5G spectrum auction goes against the best international practices in spectrum allocation, GSMA said The proposed scheme announced by Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom to auction 5G frequencies could potentially put at risk the development of 5G technology in the South...

Argentine carriers urge government to change terms of 5G auction

Earlier this week, Enacom’s board approved the terms of the auction for the provision of 5G services Argentine mobile operators issued a joint statement opposing to the terms recently approved by the government to auction 5G spectrum. In a release, mobile carriers Personal, owned by Telecom...

Argentina approves 5G spectrum tender

Enacom confirmed it will make available a total of 300 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.3-3.6 GHz bands for 5G Argentine telecommunications regulator Enacom’s board approved the terms of a long-delayed spectrum auction for the provision of 5G services in the country.   In a release,...

Colombia to award 5G spectrum in December

The ministry will publish the planned mechanism for the 5G auction process in August Colombia is expected to auction 5G frequencies in December, according to the country’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC). The ministry reported that the 5G auction is expected to begin on...

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,...

Nokia and Claro install private LTE at Puerto Bahía cargo terminal in Colombia

Finnish vendor Nokia and Colombian operator Claro have deployed a private LTE network at Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Bahía in Cartagena, billed as the “most modern” multipurpose maritime port in Colombia. The solution includes Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private networking solution, plus its MX...

Nestlé intros “first” all-private 5G in Latin America – with Ericsson, Claro, Embratel

Swiss food-and-drink manufacturing conglomerate Nestlé has tapped Brazilian telecoms duo Claro and Embratel, both subsidiaries of Mexican group América Móvil, to build a private 5G network at a factory in Caçapava, a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Swedish vendor Ericsson...

Brazilian govt. expects 5G auction to take place next month: Report

Brazil's communications Minister Fabio Faria has expressed that the government expects the spectrum auction for the award of 5G frequencies to take place next month, according to a recent report by Reuters. The 5G auction’s plan is being revised by the country’s audit court, TCU,...

Movistar selects Nokia for 5G deployment in Chile

Chilean mobile operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, has selected Nokia to provide its AirScale portfolio to launch the operator’s 5G network in Chile. In addition, Nokia will upgrade Movistar’s 4G and "4G+" networks to strengthen the critical network backbone across Chile’s key...