Movistar has invested $15 million in a latest generation fiber optic network which will interconnect overland with Central Mexico.
Movistar, the mobile phone brand of Telefónica, has invested $15 million in a fiber optic network that will cover 3,158 kilometers and will connect to Central America and Mexico by land.
Juan Castroverde manager of Movistar Panama said that "through the Central Telefónica network, companies will have greater capacity, quality, security and reliability of their data. The network will have an initial capacity of 10 Gigabits per second for data transmission, in addition to providing a variety of routes and connection points."
Systor International will be responsible for managing the porting process, which will be funded by operators of frequencies for mobile phones.
Authorities from the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel), as well as executives from the mobile operators Tigo, Claro and Hondutel confirmed that the Norwegian company Systor International will is responsible for the operation, administration and management of the central database for the number portability process.
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.
The National Telecommunications Commission announced that in the next few days it will publish details of the public international contest.
Ricardo Cardona, president of the Honduran National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel), said that among the international companies interested in this band are "Movistar, Telefonica from Spain and WirelessKeyView from England."
America Movil, Claro's parent company, is investing in the development and delivery of broadband services.
Users of the Claro network, and now Digicel, will have access to greater geographical coverage, better quality and innovation in services, and higher speeds.
So said the director of Claro Honduras, Luis del Cid, who announced the acquisition, which was negotiated between the parties in the first quarter of 2011.
The Mexican telephony giant announced it has completed the acquisition of phone company Digicel in Honduras.
A press release from American Mobile reads:
America Movil, announced today (November 30, 2011) that as part of the agreement with Digicel Group Limited and its affiliates ("Digicel") during the first quarter of 2011, has acquired on this date 100% of Digicel’s operations in Honduras and sold to Digicel its operations in Jamaica.
América Móvil announced the acquisition of 100% of Digicel's operations in El Salvador and Honduras.
America Movil announced that it has agreed to acquire 100% of Digicel Group Limited and its affiliates in Honduras and El Salvador.
As part of the agreement, America Movil will sell its operations in Jamaica to Digicel.
The closing of the deal is subject to obtaining appropriate regulatory and governmental approvals in Honduras, El Salvador and Jamaica. The parties expect for approvals to be ready during the second quarter of 2011.
The companies formed a joint venture in order to provide financial solutions through mobile phones in Latin America.
Movistar mobile customers in Latin America may use the mobile phone to transfer money to other people, pay bills, purchase airtime and make purchases in shops and stores, among other services.
This is the first time that two leading companies in the payment industry and telecommunications sector have joined forces to create a new company focused on integrating the advantages of accessibility of mobile phones used as a tool for financial solutions associated with payment systems.
The computer maker and the telecommunications company seek to double the region’s internet penetration.
Under the terms of the alliance, the companies will market plans for customers to acquire computers and internet access services with special financing programs, explained Jorge Castillo, commercial director at Claro Guatemala.
Castillo added that 4 of HP’s computers will be sold at Claro’s stores with internet access included.
The companies announced that they will attack together some segments of the Central American market.
According to Ericsson's Phone Account manager, Mats Malmstrom, the company "expects an expansion of its Central and Latin American portfolio in 2009, in association with corporations such as Movistar, and offering solutions to users of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ".
With 1.5 million users, América Móvil's subsidiary, announced its new image and strategy.
Luis del Cid, General Manager of Claro Honduras, made reference to some of the promotions that are valid throughout Central America, they include 10 x 1 minutes - for each minute you talk, you will have ten minutes free.
Further comments by Luis del Cid are reported in Laprensahan.com: "The telecommunications market, after the arrival of Digicel in the country, has been revolutionized. 'We have experienced significant growth in several areas of our business and not just mobile phones. The user is more aware of the telecommunications market, plus we love the competition'."
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%.
The article indicated that the analyst and co-author of the report, Jose Magana, said: "Mobile penetration, which ended close to 87% for 2008, will advance by 109% for 2014. Currently, 3G subscriptions represent less than 2% of the total, but Pyramid anticipates that it will be more than 30% by 2014."
Mobile phones, the strongest sector for the regional economy, registered a decline in earnings in 2008.
El Periódico reported on its website: "While América Móvil added 1 million new customers in Central America in 2008, revenues from its subsidiaries in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua fell by 3.4 % and its profits were reduced by 26.6%.
In 2009, Digicel will invest between $150 and $200 million, Tigo between $100 and $150 million and Claro between $50 and $100 million.
Elheraldo.hn reports: "There has been a historic amount of investment in cellular phones in Honduras.
This behavior will continue in the medium term, executives from Tigo, Claro and Digicel agreed, although they preferred to speak anonymously so as not to reveal their strategies.
SmartTrust has been awarded a contract by América Móvil to deploy in CA its event-aware and subscriber-centric mobile device management solution.
With the automatic device configuration and SmartTrust's market leading Terminal Capability Repository, América Móvil (Claro) is now able to fully support their Value Added Services (VAS) and ensure that all the devices in its network will be recognized, correctly configured and optimized for the full extent of each device's specific potential and full capability.
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