The president of Antel, Gabriel Gurmendez, participated in the launch and authorization of the 5G system in Artigas, accompanied by the mayor of the department, Pablo Caram. This new technology for cell phones places the state company in a leadership position and “connects Uruguayans with the future”said the official of the telecommunications company.
After the inauguration of the first radio bases, Antel has been prioritizing the interior of the country in its strategy throughout the entire national territory. The emphasis of management is to include all departments.
With the launch that took place yesterday, the entire city of Artigas will be covered, while later it will also reach other urban areas of the department.
New connectivity points in towns of Artigas
In addition to enabling 5G in the departmental capital, the authorities presented new radio bases in the towns of Guayubirá, Paso del León and drought. In this way, the inhabitants will see their internet connectivity optimized.
In this regard, Gurméndez stressed that the administration seeks to cover the different parts of the country where there is “great inequality” in access to telecommunications. As a result, he reported, currently more than 100 towns in the interior have the service.
Antel’s milestone
At the end of June, Antel became the first telecommunications company to deploy 5G technology in the country, after launching the networks in more than 100 sites in Montevideo, Canelones, Cologne and Maldonado. A few days later, the radio bases of Florida, Black River and Paysandu.
In the launch presentation, Gurméndez assured that the state company is committed to competing in the market in a competitive and cutting-edge wayin a search for retain leadership within the national telecommunications plaza. And he assured that 5G connectivity goes beyond “reduce latency” in communicationsbut it is about “taking things to the next level” to keep pace with an instantaneous world that revolves around networks and information.
“We are talking about life itself, about the future, about that first world that is already there, we have it here in Uruguay“, said the president of Antel, “something that will allow us to work better, and export our talent” and “so that the young people of Uruguay can find their destiny here and do not have to look for it elsewhere,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
