Latest Telecoms News from Paraguay
European Bank Lends to Fund Paraguay GSM Expansion
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing EUR68.5 million (US$106.9 million) to Millicom subsidiary, Telefónica Celular del Paraguay SA (Telecel) to part-finance the expansion of its GSM network structure....
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Telecom Argentina - Mobile Dominates Group Revenues
Telecom Argentina's mobile unit Personal added more than half a million customers in its home market in Q4 2007 to end the year with a total of 10.67m - 27% up year on year....
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Ericsson to be Sole Supplier of 3G Network in Paraguay
Ericsson has been chosen by Paraguay's operator, Personal to supply a nationwide WCDMA/HSPA network. Under the one-year frame agreement, Ericsson will be the sole supplier of a WCDMA/HSPA radio network and a fully IP-based common core network, including Ericsson's Mobile Softswitch Solution....
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Telecel shuts down TDMA network
Paraguayan mobile operator Telecel, which operates under the Tigo brand, was due to shut down its TDMA network on January 3 and end its Tele2 service, local paper La Nación reported company general manager Miguel Blasco as saying....
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Paraguay: Mobile operators' revs up 20.6% in Jan-Oct
Mobile telephony operators in Paraguay posted revenues of US$357mn in the first 10 months of 2007, up 20.6% compared to the same period last year, local press reported, citing data from Paraguay's economy ministry....
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Tigo expects its subscriber base to grow 30% in 2008
Paraguayan mobile operator Telecel, which operates under the Tigo brand, expects to end 2008 with approximately 2.6mn subscribers compared to some 2mn forecast for end-2007, local newspaper La Nación reported company general manager Miguel Blasco as saying....
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Paraguay plans to block stolen mobile phones
Paraguayan mobile operators must implement by January 15, 2008 platforms that automatically detect and block the use of SIM cards from stolen mobile phones, VÃctor MartÃnez, head of the technical department of telecoms regulator Conatel, told BNamericas....
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CTI Móvil launches 3G services in Asunción
Paraguayan mobile operator CTI Móvil has launched 3G services in capital Asunción, local newspaper La Nación reported company general manager Luciano Mauroni as saying....
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Fitch affirms Personal rating at A
Credit ratings agency Fitch Argentina affirmed its A(arg) rating on bonds issued by local mobile operator Personal, Fitch said in a statement....
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Personal Q3 profit Surges 261% to US$41.6mn
Argentine mobile operator Personal recorded net profits of 130mn pesos (US$41.6mn) in the second quarter of 2007, up 261% compared to 36mn pesos in the same period last year, the company said in an earnings statement....
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