The development of 5G in Latin America is still in its infancy. In 2023, the technology represented around 6% of the total number of mobile lines in service and although it had been developed in 12 countries, 95% of customers were distributed among only four: Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. The deployment times of the technology are at least one year behind those of 4G and the development context is also very different: the current ARPU is 43% lower than a decade ago. Although it has a slow start, the technology will consolidate from 2024 and is expected to be dominant from 2028.

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Optical Fiber is already widely deployed across Latin America. Dataxis analyzes that in 2023 fiber covers 231 million homes in the region, representing a penetration of 139%. Due to overlapping layouts in major urban centers, there was more fiber than homes and much of these connections will not be occupied. Excluding overlaps, 76.5% of households are covered by that optical footprint, representing a significant increase since 2019. The industry had invested around $41.9 billion, between network deployment and customer connection to the lines.

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