Personal Argentina is a mobile phone service operated by Telecom Argentina S.A., a major local telephone company in the northern part of Argentina. The company, initially known as Sociedad Licenciataria Norte S.A., began its operations following the privatisation of Argentina's state-owned utilities in 1990. Telecom Argentina was given the "upper half" of the country, from the middle to the north, while Telefónica was given the southern part. Each company was granted an initial 7-year monopoly starting on November 8, 1990. The ownership of Telecom Argentina has seen changes over the years. The original stakeholders, Stet International (the previous name of Telecom Italia) and France Télécom, later sold their part of the company to the Argentine Werthein Group. In 2017, Telecom Argentina merged with Clarín Group's Cablevisión, becoming the largest mass media enterprise in Argentina. The merger, which saw the company expand into internet access and mobile telephony, was approved by the Government of Argentina in June 2018.
Alias
Telecom Argentina S.A.
Country
Argentina
Type
Mobile Network Operator
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3G Network

The company began providing 3G services on B2 (1900 MHz) and B5 (850 MHz) in May 2007. The company has since refarmed its B2 carrier.

Network Frequency Band Status
B2 (1900 MHz)
Shut Down
B5 (850 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

4G Network

After successful bidding in Argentina's 2014 spectrum auction launched 4G LTE-A services on B4 (1700 MHz) and B28 (700 MHz) bands, with 2C aggregation in December 2014. In October 2017 Personal activated its first B7 (2600 MHz) LTE services. Refarming of 2G and 3G has since seen the implementation of B2 (1900 MHz) and B8 (900 MHz) carriers.

Personal also operate 25 MHz worth of B38 (2600 MHz) TDD LTE services.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B2 (1900 MHz)
20
Active
B4 (1700 MHz)
15
Active
B7 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
B28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
B38 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch

5G Network

Beginning January 2021, the company initially provided 5G-DSS services over its existing 700 and 2600 MHz bands. Personal later activated mid-band 5G using 100 MHz of spectrum in the n78 (3500 MHz) band.

Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
n28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
n38 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
n78 (3500 MHz)
100
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 5G Network using DSS
Launch
Launch of 5G Network using mid-band spectrum.
Launch