Tag Archives: South America

Entel Chile makes offer for Nextel Peru

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Entel, the Chilean based mobile network operator is reportedly making plans to acquire the Nextel Peru according to local newspaper, Diario Financiero.   NII Holdings which operates the Peruvian base mobile operator under the Nextel Brand plans to sell various of its operations in Latin America.

Entel already has a presence in  Peru via its Americatel Peru subsidiary. Americatel provides voice, data and internet services for business customers in the Lima capital area.

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Mobile Spectrum Tender in Uruguay

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Uruguay’s telecoms regulator Ursec has launched an auction of spectrum blocks in the 900 MHz, 1900 MHz and 1700 – 2100 MHz (AWS) frequency bands, for provision of mobile communications services on the local market. Interested companies are invited to acquire the tender documents by 26 February for USD 3,600. The tender winner is expected to be announced on 13 March.

The government in auctioning two spectrum blocks in the 900 MHz frequency band, six blocks in the 1900 MHz frequency bands, and nine spectrum blocks in the 1700 – 2100 MHz frequency bands. The minimum auction price for each block of 5+5 MHz has been set at USD 7.5 million

Claro, Vivo, Oi and TIM win 4G licences in Brazil

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Vivo, Claro, TIM Brasil and Oi have been chosen to provide the 4G mobile internet service in Brazil. The companies submitted bids of BRL 1.05 billion, BRL 630.191 million, BRL 340 million and BRL 330.851 million respectively, winning the spectrum auction held on 12 June by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel)

Frequencies in the 450 MHz band for rural mobile telephony were auctioned, too, and as there were no bids, the four operators that won the 4G auction will also be required to invest in that segment.

In the 4G auction notice, Anatel did not define what internet speeds operators must offer for the 2.5 GHz band service. For the 450 MHz band, the download speed must be at least 256 Kbps and the upload speed, 128 Kbps. In addition to the national and rural telephony lots, Anatel is also auctioning 268 lots of frequency bands for regional operations, and Sky Brasil won at least ten lots.

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Three Bids Received for Chilean 4G License Auction

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Three Chilean mobile networks have submitted bids for the country’s 4G radio spectrum auction, local media is reporting.

According to CanalCL, citing information from the regulator, Subtel, the compliance scores for the three bidders are Clear (98.52), Movistar (98.11) and Entel with 99.6.

The compliance scores cover issues such as indoor coverage, support for MVNOs and network infrastructure sharing. In addition, deployment will be favoured in the regions and areas currently lacking 3G services.

The regulator noted that the Department of Telecoms will now evaluate the bids and check legal compliance.

ZTE to Provide Managed Services to Comcel Colombia

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ZTE has entered an agreement to provide managed services to Colombian mobile operator Comcel. The deal will make ZTE the largest managed services provider in the country.

As part of the agreement, ZTE will provide equipment including BTS and power equipment.

Comcel has 30 million subscribers and is the largest mobile operator in Colombia. It is owned by Mexican América Móvil.

In 2011, ZTE signed a contract to provide managed services to Telefónica-Telecom, the largest fixed line operator in Colombia. The company’s agreement with Comcel means it will provide services to more than 6,000 sites, the most of any provider in Columbia.

“We are pleased with the expansion of telecoms services in Colombia and the South American market,” said ZTE Columbia Vice President Zhang Dianjun. “The agreement with Comcel will help the operator provide customized services to its users.”

Brazil has more than 250 million mobile subscribers in March 2012

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Brazil ended March 2012 with more than 250.8 million active mobile subscribers, of which 52 million were 3G, representing growth of 10.11 percent from 47.2 million 3G handsets in February 2012.

The mobile phone penetration rate rose to 128 percent. Of the total mobile phones in the country, 205.2 million were prepaid (81.83%) and 45.6 million postpaid (18.17%). The absolute number of new additions (3.2 million) is the largest recorded for the month of March in the last thirteen years and represents an increase of 1.30 percent compared with February 2012, according to statement from the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel).
Maranhao remains the only Brazilian state with less than one mobile phone per capita density (84.4).

Vivo is still the market leader with 74.78 million subscribers (29.81% market share), followed by TIM with 67.2 million subscribers (26.80%), and Claro in third position with 61.59 million subscribers (24.56%). Oi appears in fourth place with 46.69 million active subscribers (18.53%) and was the only one to see its market share shrink in comparison with the previous month. In percentage terms, Claro was the operator with the highest growth.

Virgin Launches MVNO in Chile with Movistar

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Virgin Mobile has launched a MVNO in Chile. Virgin will provide its services in Chile using the Movistar mobile network. Virgin Mobile Chile will mainly target the young customer segment.

Virgin Mobile Latin America plans to launch its mobile network in Colombia later this year.

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