Claro Chile is the third largest telecommunications company that operates within Chile. Claro began operations as Smartcom PCS, rebranding to Claro in mid-2006 following its acquisition by América Móvil in August 2005. Claro Chile is a subsidiary of América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V, an international telecommunications group with operations in a range of countries throughout South America.
3G Network
The company launched 3G UMTS services over B2 (1900 MHz) in November 2007. The 3G network was upgraded to support HSPA+ in 2011.
3G Frequency Bands
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Active
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3G Network Events
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Launch of 3G Network
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Launch
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4G Network
Claro launched Chile's first 4G LTE network in June 2013 over the B7 (2600 MHz) band, and upgraded to LTE-A (branded 4G LTE+) in October 2016 using 2C carrier aggregation with a new B28 (700 MHz) network.
4G Frequency Bands
| Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status |
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20
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Active
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10
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Active
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4G Network Events
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Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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5G Network
The company launched its 5G network in April 2023, using mid-band n78 (3500 MHz) and mmWave n258 (26 GHz).
5G Frequency Bands
| Network Frequency Band | Max. Channel Bandwidth | Status |
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50
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Active
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400
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Active
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5G Network Events
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Launch of 5G Network
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Launch
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