Antel builds and owns national infrastructure (FTTH, copper/ADSL, mobile networks) (Source).
Uruguay
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
Founded 1974 as Uruguay's national telecoms operator (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones). Antel is state-owned and is both an ISP and Network Operator, providing retail broadband to consumers and building/owning national infrastructure. Launched first commercial LTE (4G) in Uruguay in 2011, deployed 5G network with commercial launch in June 2023 (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Organization type
ISP
Antel sells services directly to consumers (retail broadband, mobile telephony) (Source).
Network Operator
Antel builds and owns national infrastructure (FTTH, copper/ADSL, mobile networks) (Source).
Retail-only ISP?
No
Antel is not retail-only; it also owns and operates network infrastructure (FTTH, copper/ADSL, mobile networks) (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Antel is not wholesale-only; it sells services directly to end users (retail) (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Antel serves both consumers (residential) and businesses (Source).