In El Salvador, businessmen are preparing a proposal for the government to disconnect the 2G telephone network, so that services migrate to 4G and 5G technology.
The initiative, which is being prepared by the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP), will be presented to the authorities during the National Meeting of Private Enterprise (Enade) 2019.
In El Salvador, the 1.7 and 2.1 GHz bands of the radio spectrum will be auctioned on December 5. The spectrum will be structured in 12 blocks of $6.25 million each.
Elmundo.sv reviews that "... The band 1.7 and 2.1 gigahertz (GHz), known as AWS, comprises the radio spectrum blocks 1710-1755 and 2110-2155, its allocation would allow the exploitation of more advanced mobile communications services, the consolidation of the deployment of fourth generation technology (4G) and higher speeds in the transmission of mobile data."
"The regulation exercised by the Siget in the retail mobile market discourages investment in infrastructure and the acquisition of larger portions of the spectrum."
Without the regulation of retail prices, the Salvadoran mobile phone market would have incentives for investments with social and economically desirable ends, concludes the study entitled "Analysis of the regulation of retail prices of mobile telephony in El Salvador",prepared by the Center for Studies on Telecommunications in Latin America.
Preparations are being made to announce before the end of the year a call for the tender of 120 MHz of radio spectrum for mobile telephony.
Blanca Coto, chief of the General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET), told Laprensagrafica.com that they are"... 'soon to start the bidding process to broaden the spectrum available for mobile phones, to increase access'. "
9.3 million mobile phone lines were registered at the end of 2015, but they are only able to operate on the 3G network as the 4G network has not even been put out to tender yet.
While the rest of the region has already made progress in the use of 4G technology, in El Salvador the process for awarding frequencies of that band between telecommunications companies has not yet even started.In the developed world they are now planning the implementation of 5G technology.
The only countries in America where mobile phone prices are still regulated are El Salvador and Costa Rica. It is no coincidence that these countries are among the last in the rankings for speed of mobile internet services.
The commercial potential of mobile devices continues to grow in emerging markets, where 93% of people check their phone in the first hour after waking up.
A global report by Deloitte highlights the growing business potential of mobile devices such as tablets and mobile phones, both in developed and emerging markets.
An operator has warned that investments in the sector will be jeopardized by uncertainty regarding the renewal of concessions.
The breaking down of the relationship between the Salvadoran government and telecommunications companies has embarked on a new chapter. Uncertainty about whether the General Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (Siget) will or will not auction 40 megahertz of the radio spectrum, is generating unease among some operators.
In El Salvador appeals filed by the five operators have been rejected and the $2.2 million fine imposed for abuse of their dominant position has been upheld.
Confirmation has been given of the fine imposed on the operators Digicel, S.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications is preparing the tender conditions for an auction of 40 MHz of radio spectrum for mobile operators.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) plans to re launch the auction. Although the process of calling on the companies concerned has not yet started, a process is underway to determine if it will be opened up to new companies or only those already established.
An announcement has been made that the bidding rules for the tender for managing the porting process will be presented in the coming months.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications confirmed with Elsalvador.com that "... the tender committee will be in charge of portability, which in turn will be integrated after the Portability Regulation has been officially presented, now that it has been completed."
The arrival of new mobile services could be delayed if the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of licenses to mobile operators continues.
A report by the company GSMA, a firm that brings together more than 800 mobile operators in the world, presented a study which analyzes the state of the radio spectrum in Latin America and how the licenses are renewed for use in countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications is calling for expressions of interest or opposition regarding the allocation of the mobile frequencies in the 1,900 MHz and 1.700/2.100 MHz range.
The Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) has announced that in accordance with Articles 76 and 78 of the Telecommunications Act, they have issued resolution T-0819-2013, dated August 7, 2013, which concedes the request for putting out for concession these frequencies.
After the competition regulator imposed the release of part of the spectrum leased by Claro as a condition to the merger between the two companies, America Movil has announced its withdrawal from the move.
In March last year, America Movil announced an agreement to acquire a 100% stake of Digicel El Salvador, for an undisclosed amount.
The Superintendency of Competition (SC) of El Salvador conditioned the operation to Claro waiving the right to exploit 20 MHz of the total spectrum it owns in El Salvador. "The reason for this precondition to authorize the merger of operations of both companies is to retain the current level of competition in the cell phone industry to protect consumers' pockets", explained at the time the head of the SC, Francisco Diaz Rodriguez .
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