1. What does Telcel do:
- Telcel is a global technology company that develops and manufactures smartphones, smartphone accessories, software, and online services.
- Mexico’s Telcel is owned by América Móvil and provides wireless telecommunications services.
- Telcel has quickly expanded into markets in India and South East Asia and has become registered in over 100 countries worldwide.
2. In March 2020, Telcel had 77.2 million wireless subscribers in Mexico.
3. Telcel Website: https://www.telcel.com/
4. Telcel Launch year: 1984
5. Telcel Headquarters: Mexico City, Mexico
6. Telcel Founder: Carlos Slim
7. Telcel CEO: Daniel Hajj Aboumrad
8. Industry: Telecommunications and Computers Electronics and Technology
9. Products: Fixed and Mobile telephony, Mobile Broadband
10. Company Type: Subsidiary
11. Parent- Organization: América Móvil
12. Number of Telcel employees: 17,528
13. Annual Revenue: $6 Billion
14. Number of countries that Telcel has users in 35 countries
15. Top 3 Competitors or similar products: People Connect People, Movistar, and AT&T
16. By utilizing SMS capabilities, Telcel was the first Mexican operator to provide premium information services in April 2002. During the installation of the upgraded service, partnerships were established with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League (NFL) of the United States.
17. Telcel offers GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSPA, 3.5G HSPA+, and 4G LTE data services
18. 3G (850Mhz Band) services were officially launched by Telcel on February 25, 2008, in Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mérida, León, Morelia, Monterrey, Tijuana, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro, and México D.F. After Iusacell’s 3G Nationwide CDMA2000 network, this was Mexico’s second 3G Wireless Network.
19. In Latin America, Telcel is the second company to offer 4G (under LTE Band 4/1700 MHz). However, Iusacell uses HSPA+ instead of LTE. In Mexico, Telcel offers 4G LTE service in 9 cities.
20. With the addition of 4G LTE, Telcel now offers the following technologies: TDMA, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+ & LTE. As a result, these technologies are classified as 2G (GPRS, EDGE), 3G (UMTS, HSDPA), 3.5G (HSPA+), 4G (LTE) & 4.5G (LTE-A).
21. In 2012, Telcel was listed as a partner of the (RED) campaign, along with Nike Inc., Girl, American Express, and Converse. By 2015, the campaign aims to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child (its slogan is “Fighting for an AIDS-Free Generation”).
22. Criticism:
Telcel’s monopolistic and commercial practices have earned the company much criticism, and the company has received a great deal of customer service complaints online in Mexico.
23. One interesting news:
Telcel, a subsidiary of America Movil, announced in February 2022 that it would launch 5G services in at least 18 Mexican cities, spending $1.8 billion.
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