Claro Brasil
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
Area served | Brazil |
Products | Mobile telephony Landline Broadband Internet services Satellite television |
Parent | América Móvil |
Website | https://www.claro.com.br/ |
Claro Brasil is a mobile, satellite-television, fixed, and broadband telecommunications operator in Brazil. It was created in 2003 as a result of the union of six regional operators: Americel, ATL, BCP Telecomunicações, Claro Digital, & Tess Celular.[1]
History
In September 2003, it was announced the consolidation of all these operators under a single brand, Claro. Controlled by América Móvil, the mobile company adopted the Claro brand in 16 other Latin American countries: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.[2]
In January 2015, Claro incorporated the companies Embratel & NET and became a publicly held company, with a corporate name "Claro S.A." It maintained the brands of the companies.[3]
In September 2022, telecom regulator Anatel ruled that Claro must build over 700 km of fiber backhaul networks, with a minimum capacity of 10 Gbit/s, as compensation for the acquisitions of Nextel and Primesys.[4]
In October 2022, Claro signed a deal with SES S.A. to enable the delivery of enhanced 4G/5G-ready services to over 260,000 inhabitants in the Amazon region.[5][6][7]
In August 2023, Claro launched Internet Movel 5G+, its first residential internet plan using the 5G mobile network as FWA. Its service offers speeds up to 1 Gbps.[8]
References
- ^ "CLARO LOGO". LOOO Logos. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Claro entrega plano de ação à Anatel; Oi e TIM reafirmam investimentos". Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Sobre a claro". Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Brazil orders América Móvil's Claro to build 700km of fiber after acquisitions". bnamericas. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Claro Brasil to Extend 4G and 5G-Ready Mobile Services Across Amazon Region with SES's O3b mPOWER". SES. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Jewett. "Claro Brasil to Extend 4G and 5G-Ready Mobile Services With SES O3b mPOWER". Satellite Today. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Natalie Bannerman. "Claro Brasil selects SES satellite to extend 4G and 5G across the Amazon". Capacity Media. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Claro Brasil launches FWA service with speeds of up to 1 Gbps". Telecompaper. Retrieved August 3, 2023.