The four largest wireless carriers serving the island banded together Thursday to express their concern over House Bill 1956 that seeks to create a registry of prepaid phone numbers in an attempt to keep track of the devices that have become a conduit for criminal activity.
Puerto Rico Telephone/Claro’s parent company, América Móvil, and wireless provider AT&T announced Monday they have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to explore ways of delivering enhanced communication services to multinational companies throughout Latin America and the rest of the world.
Open Mobile, the island’s only pay-for-play wireless service provider, is on the final stages of completing its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, which should be up and running before the end of this year, News is my Business learned Wednesday.
While it may seem as though everyone on this island has one, or maybe several, wireless phones, the more than 3 million active devices still do not outnumber Puerto Rico’s residents. But the story is quite different when it comes to the U.S. as a nation, where wireless connections have exceeded its population for the first time.
As the stateside wireless industry’s landscape faces the possibility of reshaping to accommodate the proposed merger of two important service providers, the CTIA Wireless Association recently released an overview of the sector’s virtually unstoppable plans to invest and grow.
Just seven months after flipping the switch on its 4G network, T-Mobile announced Thursday a $5 million network enhancement that duplicates theoretical peak speeds to 42 megabits per second, throughout a considerable footprint in Puerto Rico.
The competitiveness level among the island’s wireless carriers, which never seems to take a break, is peaking again this week as four of the five industry players turn to the media to announce new devices and services.
The island’s top two wireless carriers introduced more than a handful of devices Thursday, keeping up with their commitments to offer island customers the latest in mobile technology.
Puerto Rico’s wireless carriers, in cooperation with local and federal government agencies, are working toward deploying a platform known as the Commercial Mobile Alerts System, to be able to deliver real-time messages to subscribers in case of an emergency.
Has it ever happened that you have opened your monthly mobile service bill, only to discover that you have exceeded your rate plan by tens or even hundreds of dollars?
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