Liberty launches first commercial 5G mobile network in Costa Rica today

For many years, our country has been talking about having a fifth-generation mobile network. This wish has become a reality from this moment, as Liberty today launched the first commercial 5G mobile network, available to all mobile users.

“Two years ago, when we launched our brand, we said we were ready to move to 5G. We decided that Costa Rica should not wait any longer and that the transition to fifth generation should begin, and we are working to make this new experience a reality right now.”

— Johanna Escobar, General Manager, Liberty.

With this launch, the operator has also introduced four new postpaid plans to the market, which, in addition to access to the 5G network, will offer a larger data volume -GB-, unlimited applications such as YouTube, social networks, etc. as special discounts on 5G phones. Of course, all these benefits will also apply when customers subscribing to these plans browse the 4G LTE Pro network.

Liberty’s 5G network will initially focus on sites in metropolitan areas (GAMs) where mobile data traffic is highest, while improving the experience on the 4G LTE Pro network. Escobar recalled, “Just 10 years ago, when we launched our 4G network, we first deployed it in the GAMs and then quickly expanded coverage to the entire country. Currently, 4G-LTE Pro covers more than 90% of the country’s population; we will do the same thing, but faster with 5G.”

The managing director added that this new network will run on spectrum currently owned by Liberty and will be enhanced once the state government calls for tenders for available spectrum. “Let’s think of a new highway, today we have opened it and it will allow us to enjoy huge benefits like better speeds and better latency, once we have this spectrum we will be able to go on this 5G highway and create a giant highway with uneven steps and more lanes. But the first step, and the decisive step, is the one we are taking again today to be the pioneer in the country,” he commented.

Escobar insists that the highway is the first step in gradually realizing all the benefits that 5G will bring: smart cities, real-time telemedicine, connected cars, the Internet of Things, artificial BroadCast Unitedligence, and more.

In January of the same year, Liberty launched a test network operating in precisely this spectrum and put it out to tender. The first experimental phase was successful, allowing us to finalize the technical details of the launch announced today, including the qualification of the vast majority of smartphone brands for Liberty 5G, many of which support Android operating systems and IOS. (iPhone).

According to the GSMA (Global Mobile Operators Association) “5G Commercialization and Adoption Status” report released in May 2024, only El Salvador, Cuba, Bolivia, Suriname, Guyana and Costa Rica in the Americas do not have 5G commercial 5G networks. With this release, Liberty will allow the country to exit this list.

The operator invites all customers and the public to visit its website libertycr.com/5G Learn about the latest plans and details of the 5G network. If you have any questions, please contact us via WhatsApp 6311 1693.

Liberty, a brand of Liberty Latin America, operates in Costa Rica and provides telecommunications and entertainment services such as broadband Internet, mobile telephony and digital TV to individuals and homes, as well as technology and connectivity solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises, large corporations and governments.

For more information, see www.libertycr.com

Liberty Latin America is a global communications company with operations in more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean under the brands Flow, Liberty, Más Móvil and BTC. In addition, Liberty Latin America operates a network of terrestrial and submarine fiber optic cables connecting more than 40 markets in the region under the Liberty Networks brand. Liberty Latin America is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market with three stock options: LILA, LILAK and LILAB.

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