📋 Tender Overview
After six months of articulated activities the Multisectoral Working Group led by the MTC together with the National Aerospace Research and Development Commission Conida and the National Telecommunications Program Pronatel delivered the final report that proposes alternatives for satellite solutions to expand the coverage of Internet services and contribute to closing connectivity gaps in the country. for the benefit of the population and the State.This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Communications Omar lvarez commenting that the document contains the aforementioned alternatives the evaluation of the current regulatory framework and the recommendations for the effective use of each identified solution.Reaching the most remote towns with less than 100 inhabitants is complex due to our geography but the most immediate solution is a satellite-type wireless network said Deputy Minister lvarez.He added that based on the report received the best proposal to reduce the connectivity gap in our country will be analyzed and decided since there are currently more than 84000 population centers that lack connectivity services.Our work as MTC is aimed at closing gaps and expanding areas of digital coverage said the official.For his part the general director of Projects and Programs in Communications Juan Carlos Villalobos Chumpitaz stressed that the working group has evaluated not only offers and demands in the satellite field but also the current regulatory framework that allows to adequately take advantage of the satellite solutions identified.Where private networks do not reach the presence of the State will be firm to guarantee digital coverage to the population that does not have any communication Villalobos said.He also said that the satellite service has evolved over time currently including the provision not only of capacity in MHz and Mbps but also ensuring that the provision of the technological service reaches the end user.
