The mergers and acquisitions being reported in Central America are largely because not all companies in the region are willing to make the heavy investments that the transition to 5G technology will require.
The most recent register of the sale of assets of one of the Central American competitors is the case of Telefónica, which on January 24 reported that for $648 million it sold to América Móvil all the shares of Telefónica Guatemala and 99.3% of Telefónica El Salvador.
Costa Rica is the regional leader in 4G data consumption through mobile devices and 4G networks.
America Movil (Claro) and Telefonica (Movistar) agree that Costa Rica is the country with the highest data traffic in Central America, this is because it is the only country that does not charge for downloading data, but rather by the speed offered by providers.
Costa Rica's telecommunications superintendence is negotiating advising deals for developing the required public bidding processes.
These agreements include one with the World Bank, and another with U.S. company Telecommunications Management Group (TMG), who will be advised by Costa Rican law firm BLP Abogados and Deloitte.
"TMG is a consulting company dedicated to telecommunications and information technologies ...
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