América Móvil's Claro wins 61 health units in Brazil tender

América Móvil subsidiary Claro won provisional contracts to connect 61 basic health units in Brazil. The award is part of tender Edital N.º 387/2026, managed by Brazil's Ministry of Communications to expand public healthcare connectivity.

The government selected 11 telecom providers and internet service providers across 1,307 basic health units, allocating a total of 31.6 million Brazilian reais. The tender originally targeted 1,832 health clinics with an estimated initial budget of 50 million Brazilian reais, leaving 525 units without winning bids in this phase. The winning offers generated an average discount of 11.2% against original cost estimates.

TIM took the largest share of the award, securing 1,127 health units or 86.2% of the total. Telefonica Brasil, operating as Vivo, took 87 units, while eight other regional providers secured a combined 32 units alongside Claro's 61 locations.

Winning operators must deliver contracts lasting two years with minimum fiber-optic broadband download speeds of 300 Mbps. Participants have a timeframe of 10 days to submit administrative appeals before final contracts are settled.

In the earlier health tender round under Edital N.º 238/2026, authorities awarded 1,983 health clinics with total committed funding of 45 million Brazilian reais. In that prior round, Claro had captured 1,324 units, Vivo won 471, and TIM secured 50.