PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1130729
PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1130729
The Peru - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses report includes all relevant BuddeComm research data and analysis. Covering trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, internet, broadband, infrastructure and regulation. Please review the Executive Summary and Table of Contents for more details.
Peru's mobile operators await delayed spectrum auction
Peru's mobile market has made great strides in recent years, supported by government programs to bridge digital divides and widen the reach of services in rural and remote areas. Movistar noted that through it 'Internet for All' program, its LTE network was available to some 13,000 rural towns and settlements across the country as of September 2021.
5G services have been launched by MNOs using existing concessions. Entel's 5G infrastructure covered over 90 sites in districts of Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Chiclayo, and Trujillo by September 2021. However, though the auction of additional spectrum for 5G use has been delayed, and this has put a dampener on the consumer uptake of 5G services.
América Móvil's shareholders in September 2021 approved a proposal to spin-off the company's telecom towers and other passive infrastructure in its Latin American markets to a newly created subsidiary, Sitios Latinoamérica. The deal includes about 36,000 sites across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. In Peru alone, the deal affects some 3,687 sites.