State-owned operator Antel has deployed a network with commercial service in the seaside town of La Barra and in the municipality of Nueva Palmira, in Colonia.Notimex.- The telecommunications industry association 5G Americas celebrated the first commercial deployment of a 5G network in Latin America, developed by the state-owned operator Antel in Uruguay.
The Uruguayan presidency announced that state-owned operator Antel has deployed a 5G network with commercial service in the seaside town of La Barra (Maldonado department) and in the municipality of Nueva Palmira (Colonia department).
According to a statement from 5G Americas, the enabled 5G NR NSA (5G New Non-Standalone Radio, 15GPP Release 3) radio bases use 800 MHz of radio spectrum in the 28 GHz frequency band, according to the operator.
In expansion
In the coming weeks, the operator plans to continue the deployment of 5G in the rest of the country, while 5G devices will begin to be sold within a month.
“5G is already a reality in Latin America. Following Uruguay’s example, we will soon see new announcements of 5G networks in the region, bringing more benefits for Latin American users such as faster connection speeds and lower latency in their data and Internet services,” said José Otero, vice president for Latin America at 5G Americas.
5G, he added, will bring great advances in different activities in all spheres of human life, from work and economic activities to transportation, health, education and many other vertical sectors, thanks to several key advances in technology: the ability to massively connect Internet of Things devices.
“However, to facilitate the arrival of this new technology and ensure that these benefits materialize as soon as possible in line with the rest of the world, it is necessary for the public and private sectors to collaborate on key aspects for the present and future of telecommunications.”
He added that this is particularly true in identifying, clearing and assigning new radio spectrum frequencies to be used for 5G, removing obstacles and delays in obtaining permits for the construction of infrastructure, and facilitating access to 5G devices under affordable conditions for Latin American citizens.
Source: Forbes Mexico
