AT&T Mexico had initially launched 5G providers in Mexico in December final 12 months utilizing spectrum within the 2.5 GHz band
AT&T Mexico introduced the launch of its 5G community in ten new cities throughout the nation.
In a launch, the operator mentioned that its 5G providing has been activated in Tijuana, Mexicali, Ciudad Juárez, Mazatlan, Ciudad Obregon, Navojoa, Guasave, Ensenada, Puerto Penasco and Guamuchil.
On the similar time, the provider mentioned that it’s also increasing 5G protection in Mexico Metropolis, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
AT&T Mexico mentioned it expects its 5G community infrastructure to achieve 25 new cities throughout Mexico earlier than the top of 2022.
AT&T Mexico customers will have the ability to entry 5G by AT&T Ármalo, a personalised expertise which is able to permit customers to construct their very own 5G plan. Moreover, companies will have the ability to benefit from 5G by AT&T Enterprise.
The provider had initially launched 5G providers in Mexico in December final 12 months utilizing spectrum within the 2.5 GHz band.
The preliminary protection of AT&T’s 5G community was restricted to the Cuauhtémoc and the Napoles districts in Mexico Metropolis.
AT&T Mexico had beforehand opened a 5G Innovation Laboratory, an area designed to check and validate 5G use instances with collaborators, business and prospects. AT&T Mexico additionally mentioned it can work in collaboration with business, authorities, universities, startups and enormous firms, within the realization of prototypes that use 5G know-how to enhance enterprise fashions.
In the meantime, rival operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica, beforehand mentioned it was contemplating a launch of 5G in Mexico by way of a community sharing settlement with AT&T.
Camilo Aya, CEO of Telefónica Movistar México, highlighted that one of many benefits of sharing infrastructure with AT&T was that after the latter firm launched these providers, Telefónica will likely be ready to take action concurrently.
“We’re beginning our plan to do exams and begin the deployment as nicely. We’re going to use the protection that AT&T makes use of, as they launch in these cities we are going to launch the service,” Aya had mentioned. The manager additionally mentioned that the telco is in course of to judge 5G plans, market situations and the technological infrastructure essential to help the community in Mexico.
America Movil’s CEO Daniel Hajj beforehand mentioned in a convention name with buyers that the provider’s 5G community had reached 40 cities throughout the nation as of July.
Hajj additionally mentioned that America Movil expects to achieve the principle cities in Mexico with 5G by the top of this 12 months.
American Movil’s COO Oscar Von Hauske beforehand mentioned that the telco goals to have almost 100 Mexican cities lined with 5G know-how by the top of this 12 months.
In February, America Movil launched 5G providers in 18 of Mexico’s largest cities, reaching greater than 48 million individuals.
The corporate, which operates within the cell telephony section by the Telcel model, initially launched 5G in Mexico Metropolis, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Tijuana and Puebla, amongst different cities.
Earlier this 12 months, Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT had confirmed that the 5G spectrum public sale for cell providers will happen throughout 2022.
