Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners of the spectrum on March 5
Chilean telecommunications services regulator Subtel made new changes to the calendar for the spectrum auction through which it will award frequencies in the 3.5 GHz band.
Under the new scheme, Subtel will announce the winners of the spectrum on March 5.
The start of applications was moved from February 12 to February 26, while the closing of the process will be on March 4.
Subtel said that one to five concessions of no less than 10 megahertz each will be granted for the installation and operation of high-speed mobile networks. The licenses will have a duration of 30 years.
Local carriers Entel, Telefónica del Sur, Claro, WOM, VTR and Telefónica are authorized to participate in the process. However, Subtel said that the auction will also be open to new bidders.
The airwaves do not make up a continuous block. The regulator plans to rearrange the 3.4 GHz-3.6 GHz band upon the completion of the tender, so that the blocks awarded in the auction are “continuous, and that the rest of the blocks granted in [this] band are left with the least dispersion and greatest possible continuity”.
Subtel previously said that applicants will be evaluated and given scores. “This evaluation aims to determine which of all the competing applications offer the best technical conditions that ensure optimal transmission or excellent service, which will be measured by the deployment time of the network, the population benefited, the coverage committed and the new infrastructure installed,” the regulator said. However, a tie will be resolved through a bidding mechanism.
Source: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20240212/5g/chile-modifies-calendar-incoming-5g-spectrum-auction