As part of its strategy of permanent expansion throughout the country, Claro became the first telecommunications company to connect the Chubut town of El Hoyo with 4G / LTE service.
Recently, through an act via streaming headed by the mayor of El Hoyo, Pol Huisman; the Community Chief of Paso del Sapo, Victor Candia; Senator Alfredo Luenzo; the Director of the National Communications Agency (ENACOM), Raúl Gonzalo Quilodrán; the provincial delegate of ENACOM, Marcelo Vidal; the Director of Regulatory and Institutional Affairs of Claro Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, Alejandro Quiroga López and, the Director of Operations and Maintenance of Claro, Sergio Pierresteguy; This service provided by Claro, which modernizes mobile telecommunications in the municipality, was officially inaugurated.
The installation and commissioning process, which focused on updating the cellular equipment to provide 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity in El Hoyo and included the satellite link to provide the service, allows bringing the latest technology to the population of this region Patagonian.
“Our company, in a joint public-private effort, was able to take this important step so that our El Hoyo clients have better communication, transforming the user experience with fundamental connections for the evolution of daily life. In this way, Claro continues working to provide quality services to all its clients, and on this particular occasion, it is a pride to be able to be the first to bring 4G / LTE connectivity in the area, ” said Alejandro Quiroga López, Director of Affairs Regulatory and Institutional of Claro Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Located in the extreme west of Chubut, 140 kilometers from San Carlos de Bariloche and 12 from El Bolsón, El Hoyo has experienced significant growth in tourism for years, being a point where visitors from all over the country converge to enjoy its mountain landscapes, gastronomy and outdoor activities.
Thanks to this technology provided by Claro, users who live or visit the town can access faster and better connections to make the best use of their mobile devices. With the presentation of this milestone in Patagonia, the company continues to improve its network throughout the Argentine territory, as it recently did in Paso del Sapo, where for the first time its inhabitants were able to access mobile phone services provided by the company. This municipality that is located to the west of the province of Chubut and the closest towns are 200km away.
Source: https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/claro-connects-the-chubut-town-of-el-hoyo-with-lte