9.3 million mobile phone lines were registered at the end of 2015, but they are only able to operate on the 3G network as the 4G network has not even been put out to tender yet.
While the rest of the region has already made progress in the use of 4G technology, in El Salvador the process for awarding frequencies of that band between telecommunications companies has not yet even started.In the developed world they are now planning the implementation of 5G technology.
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) will buy 400.000 GSM phone lines from Ericsson Costa Rica.
Jaime Palermo, commercial director of the Institute, explained they have many 3G lines available for purchase, but clients prefer the GSM service, especially through pre-paid cards.
In 2008, only 6 out of each 100 persons had internet access in Guatemala. The situation seems poised to change with the current competition in the 3G mobile market.
4 companies offer 21 different plans for wireless internet access, via devices containing a SIM card similar to those used by mobile cell phones, only that these devices only send and receive data using the same networks as mobile phones.
Broadband access to Internet is key for development, and mobile telephony seems the optimal way of making Internet available everywhere.
The upcoming opening of the Costa Rica telecommunications market could bring massive broadband access to the Internet, without relying on a physical cable, through third and fourth generation mobile telephony.
The French multinational will build a backhaul mobile network nationwide, allowing better services for Claro.
In a press release, Alcatel-Lucent announced that the new network will allow ClaroPanama to offer its customers multimedia services, including better access to broadband Internet.
The Telefónica company will launch its 3.5G technology network in El Salvador in June.
Hernán Ozon, Salvadoran director for Telefonica, said that despite the crisis, the company will invest $20 million to install technology that will allow users to download information from the Internet with a bandwidth of up to 6 Megs.
A study predicts that 3G will cover 30% of the Honduran telecommunications market by 2014.
A study by Pyramid Research, published by TMCnet.com, examined the current state of the 3G sector and found it covers only 2% of the telecommunications market in Honduras in 2009 and makes a 5-year projection predicting a growth of 5%.
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