Paraguay has experienced its own share of attacks against telecom infrastructure during the global Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The situation was so dire that it required the head of the National Telecommunications Commission, Juan Carlos Duarte, to issue a statement and reassure the population that “there will be no tender for 5G mobile licenses in the country until 2024 at the earliest.”
Paraguay - telecom market statistics Q1 2025
Paraguay - estimated tower ownership Q1 2025
American Tower has been operating in the country for a few years now, following the acquisition of 1,400 sites from Tigo. A Digital Bridge portfolio company, Andean Telecom Partners entered the market in early 2022, when it acquired BTS Towers. The company’s current site count in Paraguay sits at only around 10, and its future strategy in the country is still being determined. Similarly, Torrecom has a modest but steadily growing presence in the market with just under 40 towers.
Paraguay is one of two markets where Lati still owns Millicom’s towers. America Movil’s Sites is also operational.
One of the biggest issues in Paraguay relates to the limitations of the length of land leases, currently capped at five years, as well as the rising of real estate costs. Since 2020, Telecom, an MNO that operates in Paraguay underthe Personal brand, has made considerable investments in the country to expand its footprint. Telecom has since announced its intention to further reinforce its Paraguayan operations, where the operator enjoys strong margins ahead of its competitors. According to Paraguay’s national telecommunications commission, there will be no tender for 5G mobile licences in the country until 2024 at the earliest.
