The Secretariat of National Defense of Honduras tenders the satellite signal upload services of the Armed Forces TV Channel, data link and Internet and insertion of the channel in the programming grid.
Government of Honduras Purchase No. LPN-002-2021-SDN:
"The basic procedures for the Satellite Signal Upload and data and internet link with a bandwidth of 30 megabits, signal insertion and TV-HD for the channel Fuerzas Armadas TV are tendered.
As of April 27, 2020, the analog television signal will cease to operate in the country, which is why the channels must broadcast their content in digital format.
Representatives of the National Telecoms Commission (Conatel) urged the television channels that transmit their signal in the country to make their technical adjustments and test digital transmission before the announced date.
During the first half of 2018, imports of televisions in the region totaled $240 million, and purchases from Mexican companies increased 58% over the same period in 2017.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
In 2017, television imports from China totaled $120 million, equivalent to an increase of 8% compared to figures from 2016.
Information from the interactive system "Television Market in Central America", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graph"]
In the first nine months of 2017, Central American countries imported $282 million worth of televisions, 8% more than was bought during the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the the Televisions Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
The National Telecommunications Commission has awarded another 5 regional digital television channels completing the concessionary awards of 18 frequencies and raising a total of $5 million.
Channel 47 in zone 1 and with coverage in Francisco Morazán, was acquired by Publicaciones y Noticias S.A. (Publynsa) who offered $294,000. The auction for channel 46 was declared invalid and for 49 there were no bidders.
The National Telecommunications Commission has begun awarding various frequencies with regional coverage and some with national scope.
Channel 44, a national digital television, was awarded for $3 million to the Mexican capital company TV Azteca. This company will operate the frequency for 15 years.
The National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) sold the frequency for channel 45 to Publicaciones y Noticias (Publynsa), at a price of $191 thousand, where the base price was $156 000. This will give regional coverage in the towns of Comayagua, Intibucá and La Paz .
Starting from very low levels, pay TV is growing in Central America, with 4.4 million subscribers foreseen by 2018.
"... In just four years between 2008 and 2012, all of the six Central American countries saw increases in the average subscription rates of pay TV from between 21.4% to 31.3% of households with televisions. Measured in nominal terms, it amounted to a net addition of nearly 1.15 million new subscribers during the period, going from 1.5 million customers at the end of 2008 to over 2.6 million by the end of 2012 .... this upward trend will continue in the medium term. Towards 2018, it is expected that over 40% of households with televisions in the region (4.4 million) will subscribe to a pay TV service, which still generates significant room for future growth. "
From 3rd to 10th September, the National Telecommunications Commission of Honduras will be holding an auction of the 36 digital television frequencies and one national one.
An announcement has been made of the publication of tender specifications; "In order to be included participants must be up to date with payments to the state, have a radio or television company and pay the bid price, which for television ranges around $123,000," noted an article in Laprensa. hn.
The National Telecommunications Commission has convened a public tender to operate a Free Television Broadcasting service in different parts of the country.
The tender conditions will be available from June 24 until July 5 at the Conatel offices operating in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula for the amount of $246.
"In zone 1 five channels will be distributed, in zone 2 a total of six channels, in zone 3 three channels, in zone 4 seven channels, in zone 5 nine channels and in zone 9 six channels, totaling 36 channels," noted an article in Latribuna.hn.
Once it has been defined, the new regulatory framework will proceed to tender or auction available TV frequencies in Honduras.
Currently, the National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has about 20 applications for licenses for broadcasting on hold while it defines a new regulatory framework to take into account the upcoming transition from analog to digital television.