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Mobile internet, 4G and 5G in Paraguay

Paraguay's mobile operators are Claro (América Móvil), Tigo (Millicom, traditionally the market leader) and Personal (Núcleo S.A., controlled by Argentina's Telecom Argentina).

Claro activated Paraguay's first commercial 5G network on 18 December 2025 — earlier than the market had expected — using 100 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum, topped up with further frequencies left unsold at the August 2025 auction. The initial rollout reached 12 cities, including Asunción, Ciudad del Este, Encarnación, Coronel Oviedo and Pedro Juan Caballero. Claro's general director called the launch only the beginning, with further expansion planned across more of the country.

Roaming in Paraguay without an eSIM

Paraguay is outside the EU and the EEA, so 'Roam Like at Home' does not apply. That arrangement covers the EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, along with Moldova and Ukraine, and Paraguay is not among them. Your Belgian or Dutch bundle therefore does not cross the border with you: your operator bills every megabyte at its own out-of-bundle roaming tariff, with none of the EU price caps that apply inside the zone. Ask what that tariff costs before you fly — the European Commission gives travellers the same advice.

Paraguay's second 5G auction: Tigo and Personal, on unusually short licences

On 6 August 2026, Tigo and Personal won Paraguay's second 5G spectrum auction: Tigo took the 2.3-2.4 GHz band, Personal the 3.7-3.8 GHz band. Claro did not take part in this second round. Both winners must activate commercial 5G service within 180 days — around February 2027 — have four years to deploy 100 radio base stations each, must submit detailed engineering plans within 90 days, and must each activate 10 radio bases serving government institutions within two years. One notable detail: the licence term is only five years, the shortest 5G permit in Latin America, against the 15-plus years typical elsewhere in the region.