Movistar Argentina is a telecommunications company operating in Argentina. It is a subsidiary of the Spanish multinational company, Telefónica S.A. The company was established in Argentina in the year 2005, following the rebranding of Telefónica Unifón and Movicom BellSouth. Telefónica S.A., the parent company, holds complete ownership of Movistar Argentina, maintaining control over its operations and strategic direction within the Argentine market.
Alias
Telefónica Móviles Argentina S.A.
Country
Argentina
Type
Network Operator
Ownership
Telefónica Group
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3G Network

The company traditionally operated 800 and 1900 MHz GSM services which were refarmed in 2007 to provide 3G services on B2 (1900 MHz) and B5 (850 MHz).

Network Frequency Band Status
B2 (1900 MHz)
Active
B5 (850 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

Movistar launched its 4G LTE service on B4 (1700 MHz) in December 2014.

In September 2016 Movistar in partnership with Ericsson demonstrated successful LTE-A (2C) over bands B4 (1700 MHz) and B28 (700 MHz), achieving peak data rates of 288 Mbps. The LTE-A service was activated in November 2017. The company is in the process of deploying additional LTE services in B2 (1900 MHz) by refarming existing spectrum, and B7 (2600 MHz) through new spectrum acquisition.

Movistar commercially launched VoLTE and ViLTE service on November 24, 2016.

Argentine Antarctica

Movistar provides LTE-A services at Argentine Antarctic bases of Esperanza and Marambio.

IoT Services

The company announced that it had activated its LTE-M network in Buenos Aires in December 2018, with a national rollout complete in June 2019. An NB-IoT network was also announced, with its commercial activation taking place place in May 2019.  LTE-M and NB-IoT have been deployed over the bands: B4 (1700 MHz) and B28 (700 MHz), and later rolled out to remaining bands.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B2 (1900 MHz)
10
Active
B4 (1700 MHz)
10
Active
B7 (2600 MHz)
15
Active
B28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch