Mexican MVNO 'Newww' launches on 'Red Compartida' network

News Wireless Mexico 11 MRT 2020
Mexican MVNO 'Newww' launches on 'Red Compartida' network
A new MVNO called Newww has been launched in Mexico on the country’s ‘Red Compartida’ wholesale 4.5G shared network, reports website Xataka. There are three plans available at launch, ranging from 5GB of data, and unlimited calls, SMS and social networking for MXN 100 (USD 5) a month, to 8GB for MXN 150 and “unlimited” data for MXN 200 a month. The operator specifies that “unlimited” calls are limited to 1,500 minutes a month and SMS to 250. In addition, Newww’s fair use policy limits data at maximum speed to 20GB after which it will be reduced to 512 Kbps. 

The country’s ‘Red Compartida’ wholesale 4G shared network on the 700MHz band currently reaches some 57 million people, according to latest update from the Altan Redes consortium that’s rolling out the infrastructure.


 

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