3G Network Launched in Bolivia

Bolivian mobile operator, Telecel operating under the brand name Tigo, has launched 3G services in the country. The service has been launched in several cities in the regions of Santa Cruz, La Paz and Cochabamba.

Telecel is a subsidiary of Luxembourg based, Millicom International, and launched its network in December 2005. According to figures from the Mobile World subscriber database, the operator ended the first half of this year with just over 1.19 million customers - of which an estimated 120,000 were still connected to a legacy TDMA network at the end of March. The company has a market share of 29%.

Bolivia's Nuevatel PCS - which operates under the VIVA brand name recently announced the launch of a commercial WiMAX rev-e network in the country with coverage roughly similar to the 3G coverage being offered by Telecel.

On the web: Tigo 3G Portal - Mobile World

Posted to the site on 29th August 2008