Guatemala takes step to tender AWS spectrum
Guatemala's executive power ordered the telecommunications department to draft the guidelines to tender frequencies in the AWS spectrum, which allows for the deployment of 4G LTE mobile telephony technology.
Experts have advised the government to tender the spectrum in order to increase fiscal revenues. The head of a local business group told daily El Periódico that the auction could bring in US$250mn.
The government had announced earlier in the year its intention to tender 90MHz of the spectrum in 2H16, but telecom regulator SIT has still not set a timeline, and it seems likely no auction will happen before 1H17.
Raúl Solares, Guatemala's superintendent of telecommunications, said in an interview with TeleSemana that new operators could be interested in the spectrum that will be auctioned. Currently, Claro, Tigo, and Movistar operate in the country.
According to the 5G Americas, Guatemala had LTE penetration levels below 1% in the first quarter, one of the lowest in Latin America.
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