During a recent call with investors, América Móvil CEO Daniel Hajj confirmed that the commercial launch of its 4G Long-Term Evolution platform in Puerto Rico will not take place until the third quarter of this year, following a limited roll-out of the next-generation technology late last year.
Sprint's network conversion is finally underway, a move stateside industry sources said Monday could lead to an August deployment of the 4G next-generation technology.
T-Mobile Puerto Rico will be investing $35 million in a series of projects to strengthen its islandwide network, including expanding the capacity of its 4G HSPA+ network, upgrading cell sites and begin construction on its next-generation Long Term Evolution infrastructure, General Manager Jorge Martel said Thursday.
On Thursday, Open Mobile, the island’s only no-contract provider, announced it had flipped the switch on its LTE network, which is initially available in the San Juan metropolitan area.
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced Thursday plans to close seven call center facilities nationwide, resulting in the elimination of 1,900 jobs by summer. However, the cutbacks will not have any local effects, Jorge Martel, general manager of the wireless carrier’s local operations said.
T-Mobile USA unveiled plans Thursday to spend $4 billion — the same amount it collected from the failed merger with AT&T last year — to modernize its network through the deployment of 4G Long-Term Evolution technology nationwide and in Puerto Rico in 2013.
AT&T announced Wednesday its ongoing expansion of its 4G LTE network on the island, rolling it out to parts of Aguada, Aguadilla, Añasco, Mayaguez, Rincon, Moca and Hormigueros. The added areas comes a month after AT&T introduced 4G LTE in parts of the San Juan metropolitan area on Nov. 20.
Wireless speeds for Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) customers are about to get a whole lot faster.
With the quiet flip of a switch, AT&T de Puerto Rico this week became the first commercial wireless carrier on the island, and in the Latin American region, to launch a next-generation Long-Term Evolution network that is already offering blazing fast speeds.
Wireless carrier AT&T announced Monday plans to expand its 4G LTE platform to six new markets, including Puerto Rico, effective Nov. 20, News is my Business learned.
Mexican telecommunications giant América Móvil, parent company of Puerto Rico Telephone (Claro) announced Tuesday its plans to roll out its next-generation Long Term Evolution digital platform throughout Mexico and Puerto Rico starting next year.
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