Movistar Chile is a telecommunications company operating in Chile. The company is a subsidiary of Telefónica, a Spanish multinational telecommunications company. Movistar Chile provides a range of services including landline, broadband, mobile services, and pay television. The Movistar brand has been active in the global market since 1995, following the launch of GSM services in Spain. However, it wasn't until April 5, 2005, that the brand became globally recognised, after Telefónica acquired the BellSouth mobile operations in South America.
3G Network
In December 2007 3G UMTS was launched over B2 (1900 MHz) and B5 (850 MHz). 3G services were upgraded to HSPA+ in 2010, and DC-HSPA+ in 2011.
3G Frequency Bands
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3G Network Events
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Launch of 3G Network
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4G Network
In November 2013 the company launched 4G LTE over B7 (2600 MHz), and in July 2016 activated LTE-A 2C, aggregating B28 (700 MHz) to provide peak data rates up to 300 Mbps. VoLTE was launched in June 2018.
4.5G LTE-A Pro testing began in June 2017 in partnership with Nokia Networks, with Massive MIMO and carrier aggregation technologies achieving peak data rates of 1 Gbps.
4G Frequency Bands
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10
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20
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20
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Launch
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5G Network
Movistar launched its 5G network in December 2021 using n78 (3500 MHz).
5G Frequency Bands
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50
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5G Network Events
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Launch of 5G Network
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Launch
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