Mexican telecoms regulator, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (FTI), has cancelled the auction for 5G spectrum that was scheduled for this month.
In a translated statement, the regulator revealed that on January 2, it received a request from the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency, the federal branch responsible for developing the government’s telecoms and broadcasting policies, to cancel the auction.
The agency requested this cancellation based on its assessment that it lacked the necessary resources to continue with the tender under the conditions set by the FTI.
The issue arises from the planned dissolution of the FTI during the tender process, which is set to run until Q1 2026. This would have required a new authority to manage the auction, prompting the tender’s cancellation.
The agency stated that this decision was made to prevent complications and uncertainties that could arise during the process. The auction would have included the sale of multiple blocks of spectrum, such as the 600MHz, 2.5GHz, 800MHz, and the L band, for the provision of 5G services.