October 24, 2020

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Latin America to see its first mobile 5G commercial releases in 2021

Latin America to see its first mobile 5G commercial releases in 2021

Although a number of Latin America telecom operators have already engaged in 5G network trials, and a few telcos in Uruguay and Brazil have already launched FWA 5G services, the region lags substantially behind in terms of mobile 5G deployments. The  Covid-19 pandemic and the deterioration of the macroeconomic environment across the Latin America region [] The post Latin America to see its first m

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Date: 2020-11-30

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