America Movil expands Claro Box TV throughout Latin America and launches it in Colombia

June 18, 2021
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Telecommunications company Claro (America Movil) announced this last Thursday, June 17th, the launch of Claro Box TV in Colombia, which was originally released in Brazil in 2020. The announcement takes place after, at the end of April, Daniel Hajj, CEO at America Movil, confirmed in a conference with analysts that the device will be launched in the rest of the Latin American countries where the company operates. ‘At Claro we continue to offer innovative and advanced services for Colombians. Claro Box TV allows us to make available to our customers options that evolve the TV experience, such as accessing the Google Play Store, where it is possible to download entertainment applications. In addition, the remote control will allow access to the voice assistant features, with which it is possible to interact with the installed applicat...
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