Movistar Chile Announces 1.5 Million 5G Customer Milestone and Fiber Migration Plan

Movistar Chile (Telefonica) announced at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona that it has crossed the milestone of 1.5 million 5G customers. Additionally, the company announced 5G Standalone (SA) Technology pilots and a renewal plan for migrating all home broadband customers to fiber optics by the end of 2024. As part of its Technological Renewal Plan, the company also announced the end of public telephone booths during the MWC 2024.

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Movistar Chile 5G Customers

Movistar Chile said currently, 1.5 million customers are enjoying its 5G service, and it will continue to expand its mobile network throughout 2024. The company also reported that seventy percent of mobile customers are on free 5G plans at no additional cost and users are consuming 40 percent more Gigabytes than 4G users.

5G SA Pilots

Furthermore, the telco announced the inauguration of two new 5G Movistar Experience Laboratories – a project by Movistar Empresas – at the Catholic University of the Santisima Concepcion and at the University of La Serena, both featuring the new Stand Alone technology. This will help explore 5G use cases on the SA technology.

Network Expansion and Modernization

Regarding the expansion of the mobile network, the company detailed that in 2024, Movistar Chile will execute over 800 4G and 5G modernization projects and over 260 5G coverage expansions throughout Chile.

This network modernization and expansion will allow coverage expansion to new areas such as Easter Island, Cape Horn, Primavera, and Timaukel, bringing high-speed connectivity to rural areas in the country.