Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT has issued a call for expressions of interest in a total of 21 blocks in the 440-450MHz band for trunking services all over the country. Three of the blocks are national while the remaining 18 are regional, equivalent to two per Mexican region, said the IFT, adding that it’s seeking to raise the minimum reference value of MXN 2.49 million from the tender.
The country’s mobile network operators as Telcel, Movistar and AT&T haven’t been barred from bidding but business daily El Economista said the tender opens the way for the participation of manufacturers and equipment distributors such as Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent or Steren and RadioShack.