巴西市场上4G了，而且过去几个月巴西市场业绩超好。
据华为的哥们透露阿根廷和智利要准备卖掉。
全是超级大利好
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Nextel invests in own 4G network and says it is not for sale in Brazil
Digital Convergence - Careers
Lobo :: Ana Paula - 16/06/2014

Nextel Brazil believes that there are indeed room for a fifth operator in the country, in particular to meet the premium customer, you can pay more than £ 100.00 per telecommunications services. On Monday, 16/06, the operator activated the commercial operation of 4G with its own infrastructure in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

300 antennas covering 19 Rio neighborhoods were installed. The expansion is scheduled - tele has bought the 1.8 GHz frequency 3G in Minas Gerais and the Northeast - but the director of marketing at Nextel Brazil, George Dolce, in an interview with Digital Convergence portal, did not anticipate what will be the next cities.

Asked if there would be the possibility of making a similar Nextel signed with Vivo for 3G agreement - Nextel is paying $ 1 billion to Vivo by the use of 3G coverage in more than 2700 cities - Dolce says that the possibility is not ruled but this time, the operator invests in own network.

"The agreement with Vivo is for 3G only.'s Huawei 4G we are doing our network. Interestingly agreement with Vivo is that we have reports with the cities where there is greater demand outside our coverage area. We are evaluating to see these places and bet on 4G "he says.

The financial situation of the holding company NII - NII Holdings, does not affect the plans of the operator in Brazil, says Dolce. He said the company is, yes, seeking investments and capitalize to sustain operations, but at the moment there is no intention to sell Nextel Brazil, but do not rule out the entry of new shareholders. "These rumors to occur because there is the issue of financial holding company. Ago a search for more capital. But no one talks about sale of Nextel Brazil," he says.

Dolce also said that today Nextel enrolls more than 100 thousand new 3G subscribers each month, with about 20% coming from customers of other operators interested in premium plans. The tele also said that in the first four months of the year grew by almost 900% compared to the first four months of 2013, from 79,000 to more than 786,000 3G access. "Our target audience is the premium postpaid customer, you can pay over £ 100.00 and either a differentiated service. Believe that there is a space to be conquered in this asssinante profile".

Over traditional trunking service, the Director of Marketing for Nextel Brazil ensures that the operator is not disabling the IDEN network. "We still have 50 000 accessions / month to our radio products. But technology has evolved and we are even with the radio service, through application, with over 470,000 downloads in 3G mobile market," he says.

Watchful eye to auction 700 Mhz

The expansion of 4G is on schedule with its own network and Minas Gerais and the Northeast, where the operator bought the 3G license in 1.8 GHz São Paulo follows the plans is the 700 MHz auction, scheduled for August, is in the new clash of the bankrupt Unicel license - which came to be bought, but whose operation was canceled by the FCC.

"We have every interest in staying with the frequency in Sao Paulo and we will try to speak again with the FCC. About 700 MHz auction, we have interests, but there are still many points to be clarified. Lightening The cost of digital TV is a them, "says Dolce. Nextel also plans to use the 850MHz band - which has the IDEN network - to have 4G nationwide coverage. "As the demand for IDEN is falling, we can consider using the frequency for 4G. Planning exists," said the executive.

To enter the contest 4G, Nextel bet on aggressive plans. In the case of 4G, the package costs $ 129.99 and includes, in addition to access to new technology, 4 GB of data traffic, 400 minutes for calls to other fixed and mobile operators, unlimited calls and unlimited SMS for Nextel.

In the portfolio of handsets, the carrier has 4G models from the Samsung Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5S and 5C. For these two last, Apple has approved the operator's 4G network and will allow access to Nextel subscribers in the next update of iOS. Also, coming soon the new Motorola models compatible with 4G.