By 2021, purchases of communication radios reached $69 million in Central America, with Nicaragua being the main importer in the Central American region for $15 million, the largest supplier was China with 37% of total sales, representing $25 million.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Units of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graphic"]
During the second quarter of 2021, purchases of Nicaraguan companies were positioned in the region with $10 million, the main supplier in Central America was the United States with 28% of sales.
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International public tender to contract communications services and advertising campaign for the Energy Efficiency Education Program through radio and television spots, social media management.
Honduras Government Purchase LED-PEEE-036-LPI-S:
"The Government of Honduras through the Secretariat of State in the Office of Energy (SEN) and the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), carries out an international public bidding to contract communications services and advertising campaign of the Energy Efficiency Education Program, through the IDB Project Management Unit.
Last year, countries in the region imported communication radios for $52 million, and Central American purchases from Mexican companies increased by 79% compared to what was reported in 2019.
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In the first nine months of 2020, the countries of the region imported communication radios for $39 million, and Central American purchases from Mexican companies increased by 36% compared to what was reported in the same period of 2019.
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So far this year, interest in opinion programs in the region's markets has clearly picked up, with Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador recording the largest increases in interactions associated with the topic.
Through a system that monitors in real time changes in consumer interests and preferences in Central American countries, developed by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and long term demand trends for the different products, sectors and markets operating in the region.
In the first six months of 2019, the countries of the region imported communication radios for $42 million, with companies in Costa Rica and El Salvador being the main buyers.
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In the first nine months of 2018, countries in the region imported $100 million in communications radios, 12% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2017.
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In the first six months of 2018, countries in the region imported $69 million worth of communication radios, 16% more than what was purchased in the same period in 2017.
Figures from the information system on the Market for Communication Radios and Similar Devices in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
Last year, countries in the region bought $124 million worth of communication radios, and 67% were imported by companies in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
Figures from the information system on the Market for Communication Radios and Similar Devices in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is putting out to tender a supply of simple trunked portable communication radios.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2017LA-000051-0000400001:
"Technical details of the required equipment:
- Compatibility with the Motorola Astro 25 trunked radio system (P25), control channel at 9600 BPS, in accordance with the ANSI / TIA / EIA 102 standard.
In 2016, imports of communications radios and similar devices in Costa Rica totaled $37 million, 44% more than the previous year.
Figures from the Information System on the Market for Radios and Similar Devices in Costa Rica, compiled by the Business Inteligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graphic"]
The government aims to update the $6 a year license for concessionaires of radio and television frequencies which has been in effect since 1954, while employers fear a reallocation of spectrum.
The draft bill proposes an increase in the rates for radio and television based on the number of frequencies held by the concessionaire, the type of coverage, the use to be given and the type of diffusion, national or rural.
While mobile and internet operators are asking for more spectrum, concessionaires of radio and television are under utilizing the frequencies assigned to them.
The Superintendency of Telecommunications said radio and television concessionaires are under utilizing the spectrum frequencies assigned to them. '... In radio about 90% of the concessionaires have less than 50% coverage and in television only 6.9% of television channels exceed 70% of coverage assigned on the authorization certificates. "
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