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Nextel Peru launches Push-to-talk service

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This week, Nextel del Peru, S.A. has launched Push-to-Talk (PTT) services on its Huawei and Qualcomm supplied W-CDMA network.

The new PTT services are tightly integrated with the broadband data services already available on the network and deliver an instant PTT experience that meets the expectations of Nextel Peru’s customers for best in class instant communications. This is a major milestone for NII and is a key component in the company’s strategy to pursue profitable growth across its markets by bringing new and innovative service offerings to its customers.

“The launch of our PTT services on our new W-CDMA network is a major technical achievement and the first time that a truly high performance PTT solution has been delivered over a commercial HSPA-enabled network,” said Alan Strauss, executive vice president and chief technology officer for NII. “Our PTT service is the primary mode of instant communication for millions of customers in Latin America, and the launch of this service integrated with the high-speed data capabilities of our next generation network provides our customers with a unique set of services that meet their voice and data needs,” he added.

“We are excited about the launch of our next generation PTT services in Peru because it enables us to offer our customers a seamless, high performance PTT experience paired with a wide range of unique new capabilities and features,” said Robert Ewald, vice president of product management of NII. “As we deploy our next generation networks across our markets, we continue our commitment to delivering differentiated high quality wireless products and services that meet the needs of our large and growing customer base,” he added.

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Viettel wins mobile licence in Peru

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Vietnamese military-run mobile operator Viettel has won Peru’s fourth mobile operator licence.  The company plans to invest around USD 27 million in the new network and begin operations in the first half of this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Viettel will be joining Claro, Movistar, and Nextel del Peru in the mobile market, with a licence in the 1900MHz band.

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Peru Cable TV Market will Maintain 10% Growth

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According to the General Manager of Telefónica Multimedia, José Miguel Gamero, the Cable TV market will maintain a growth of between 8% and 10% over the next few years.

He stated that there is an expectation for continued growth in cable TV customers nationwide as there is potential throughout the country.

He added that in order to sustain the growth, their company plans to deploy satellite service to reach areas where no network currently exists.  He also believes that competition within this sector is not an issue in the same way that signal piracy that occurs in Lima and the provinces.

Referring to figures published by the National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI), which establish there are between 1.4 million and 1.5 million homes in the country that currently have cable TV service. Whereas according to other official information about the market, there are only about 1 million households with a formal connection, suggesting that approximately 400,000 families obtain the service “informally”.

For its part, Telefónica has more than 690,000 customers for their Cable Magic product throughout the country, said Gamero.

Telefónica Multimedia announced today that it is preparing to deliver 3D content via its digital platform with next generation set-top boxes starting in the first quarter of 2011.

He stressed that in recent years the company has invested more than 10 million dollars into improvements and modernization of its high definition digital platform.

The company also introduced its new digital programming guide, which can be accessed by the more than 250 thousand digital and satellite service clients, providing programming access in a modern way.

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KT, Romero to invest USD 150 mln in Peru's broadband network

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Korea Telecom (KT), in partnership with Peruvian business group Romero, plans to invest over USD 150 million to develop broadband projects in Peru, according to Peru’s minister of transport and communications Enrique Cornejo. The initiative aims to expand the country’s broadband infrastructure and make it a driver of national productivity growth, said Jorge Puga, vice-minister of communications.

According to ministry data, in recent years, the telecommunications sector accounted for 22 percent of the overall investments in Peru. “KT is not here to compete, but to develop the opportunities offered by the Peruvian company [Grupo Romero] that already has the spectrum allocated but does not have sufficient capacity to develop the broadband infrastructure,” Puga said.

The companies will develop a broadband infrastructure in the 2.3 GHz spectrum band. The vice-minister also announced there are other spectrum bands available in Peru for broadband services provision, and that spectrum tenders could be launched starting with the second half of this year.

Grupo Romero wholly owns the Internet Service Provider Sitel / Digital Way

 

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America Movil, Telmex to invest $880 mn in Peru through 2012

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Wireless operator America Movil and fixed-line company Telmex Internacional – both controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim – plan to make $880 million in infrastructure investments in Peru through 2012, the head of America Movil’s Peruvian unit, Sr Humberto Chavez Lopez, said.

“This investment will be carried out over three years. The investment by America Movil will total $500 million, while Telmex will invest an additional $380 million,” Chavez said.

The announcement was made during the inauguration of a new $110 million, 3,200-kilometer (1,990-mile) fiber-optic network that runs the entire length of Peru’s Pacific coast, the official Andina news agency said.

“This network will be a voice, data and video superhighway with state-of-the-art technology for users,” the executive said.

America Movil, which entered Peru in 2005 and operates under the Claro brand; and Telmex Peru, a unit of Telmex Internacional, have already installed three ducts for the fiber-optic cable, Chavez said.

Construction of America Movil’s corporate headquarters in Lima was also launched during the same inauguration ceremony, attended by Peruvian President Alan Garcia.(EFE News Service)

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Peru to reignite tender for 4th mobile licence

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Peru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) plans to relaunch the project to attract a fourth mobile operator on the local market, reports El Comercio, citing vice-minister of communications Jorge Cuba. According to the government representative, the Agency for Promotion of Private Investment (ProInversion) and MTC have prepared a redefinition of a mobile licence in the 1900 MHz frequency band, also known as the C-band. The new licence will enable the entry of a fourth mobile operator on the local market, currently served by Claro, Movistar and Nextel. ProInversion plans to appoint an investment bank to find leading operators in Europe and Asia, so as to attract around six bidders for the process. The second option is to launch an open tender, which would allow the participation of any operator, including existing operators Movistar, Claro and Nextel. The government plans to launch the tender in March.