Cobertura de República Dominicana

Qué significan las cifras de República Dominicana

Importan dos números y solo uno es el que cita todo el mundo. La velocidad habitual, 43 Mbps, te dice cómo es un buen momento.

El percentil diez, 10 Mbps, es el que conviene leer. Es la velocidad en la peor décima parte del día, cuando la antena de encima de la estación está llena y todos los que te rodean están en ella. Un país con mediana alta y suelo bajo es un país que funciona de maravilla hasta el momento en que de verdad lo necesitas.

Si el viaje depende de videollamadas o de compartir conexión, planifica con la cifra de hora punta y no con la habitual.

Qué pasa en República Dominicana cuando la red se satura

La congestión no es una avería, es un martes por la tarde. La pregunta es qué puede hacer tu eSIM al respecto, y en la mayoría de las eSIM de viaje la respuesta es nada: un acuerdo mayorista por país, una red y ninguna salida salvo comprar una segunda eSIM a otro mientras estás de pie en la calle.

Aquí el tráfico de Orbislo va por Claro y Altice. Cuando la red en la que estás se degrada te movemos a otra, en mitad del viaje, sin que lo pidas, y te lo contamos después en lugar de interrumpirte en ese momento.

Operadores móviles en República Dominicana

• Claro: Claro, the trading name of Compañía Dominicana de Teléfonos, had 7,010,974 of the country's 11,003,354 active mobile lines at the end of 2025, a 63.7 percent share of the market.
• Altice: Altice Dominicana had 3,684,072 active mobile lines at the end of 2025, a 33.5 percent share, making it the second largest mobile network in the Dominican Republic.
• Viva: Viva, run by Trilogy Dominicana, had 308,308 active mobile lines at the end of 2025, a 2.8 percent share, and its mobile internet subscriptions fell by about 20 percent during the year.
• Viettel: In August 2026 the regulator awarded Viettel 240 MHz of spectrum on a 20 year concession: 40 MHz at 700 MHz, 100 MHz at 2.3 GHz and 100 MHz at 3.6 GHz. Viettel must set up a Dominican company to hold the licence.

El 5G en República Dominicana

• In the 2021 5G auction Claro and Altice each won 70 MHz in the 3.5 GHz range. The regulator then rearranged the band so each holds 100 contiguous MHz: Claro from 3,300 to 3,400 MHz and Altice from 3,400 to 3,500 MHz.
• The 700 MHz blocks offered in the same 2021 auction drew no bids and were declared void, while Onemax and SATEL were moved within the 3.5 GHz band and 3,540 to 3,560 MHz was left free for a later award.
• Claro launched commercial 5G on 1 December 2021. Altice followed on 22 February 2022 in Santo Domingo's Colonial City and Santiago de los Caballeros, both on the 3.5 GHz band.
• In the 2026 spectrum auction Claro added 20 MHz in the 700 MHz band for the 15 years left on its concession, while the 30 MHz of AWS spectrum on offer drew no bids and was declared void.

Notas sobre la red en República Dominicana

• Apple's carrier list shows both Claro and Altice supporting 5G, eSIM and VoLTE on iPhone in the Dominican Republic, with Wi-Fi Calling listed for Claro only. Viva does not appear on the list.
• Under the national roaming regulation, Resolution 070-2023, a provider without coverage in an area can carry its customers on a rival's network there at no extra charge to the user. The Constitutional Court upheld the rule in February 2025.
• In February 2025 a major fault left Viva customers without mobile data or internet for five consecutive days, and the regulator said it would require the company to compensate affected users.
• The 20 year concession contracts signed with the main providers include minimum expansion plans that require coverage to grow in remote areas with low network penetration.
• Active mobile internet accounts in the Dominican Republic rose from 7.2 million in 2020 to 8.9 million at the end of 2022, an increase of 24 percent.
• International submarine cables land at Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, Haina and Cacique, including ARCOS and SAm-1 from 2001, AMX-1 from 2014, the East West cable from 2011 and Firmina from 2025.