📋 Tender Overview
Commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), the Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversión), awarded the company Viettel Peru S.A.C. the projects of Radio Spectrum Bands AWS-3 and 2.3 GHz, which will allow the improvement and expansion of 4G mobile services in rural areas nationwide.
In this way, 3825 rural localities will be added that will have the services in question, for which an investment of around 600 million dollars will be deployed. In addition, this public tender stands out for the commitment to speed of coverage, since only in the first year of validity of the contract will be 3282 locations that will have 4G. The remaining group will have it in the second year.
"The awarding of these bands is an important milestone for telecommunications in the country. We celebrate that about 4,4 rural localities that today do not have access to <>G technology will be able to do so next year," said Patricia Carreño, Deputy Minister of Communications of the MTC.
In the award ceremony, the official thanked the technical teams that allowed the successful conclusion of the contest, as well as the commitment of the operators to continue investing in the country. "From the MTC we renew our commitment to continue working articulately to connect more Peruvians and continue reducing the digital divide," concluded the Deputy Minister of Communications.
It should be noted that the AWS-3 Radio Spectrum Bands project was divided into two blocks, which were obtained in the interest of the companies Viettel Perú S.A.C. and América Móvil S.A.C., awarding the first with its proposal for coverage in 2640 locations. Meanwhile, for the 2.3 GHz Band, the companies Entel Perú S.A. and Viettel Perú S.A.C. presented their proposals, awarding the latter the coverage of 1185 locations. The duration of the concession of both bands will be 20 years.
The bidding processes for radio spectrum bands bring with them a substantial improvement for the country by connecting more localities and allowing the development of new investments around the education, mining, health and telecommunications sectors.
