📋 Tender Overview
These are the 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz Frequencies whose reference investment amount amounts to US$ 845 million (without VAT), according to a preliminary calculation.Lima, June 13, 2024.- The Private Investment Promotion Agency - PROINVERSION began the structuring of the projects 3.5 GHz Frequency Band (3,300 - 3,400 MHz and 3600 - 3,800 MHz) and 26 GHz Frequency Band (25.9 - 26.7 GHz) that will allow 5G mobile telephone and internet services to be provided nationwide.
In the structuring phase, the agency will define the conditions, characteristics and modality to promote both projects that will benefit the countrys telecommunications.
The design of the auction, conditions for participation of companies, competition factors for the award of projects and contract design, etc. will also be established.
To this end, the agency has begun the process of hiring a specialized consultancy that will help establish the conditions of the auction process and value the bands and mandatory investment commitments, among others. Likewise, the consultant will provide support in the Transaction phase through promotion and advisory work in the selection of project winners.
Meanwhile, in the promotion plan, it is specified that both projects will be promoted through a special public bidding through Active Projects (PA) under the single concession contract scheme. In this case, each project may be awarded to several bidders.
The term of exploitation of the electric radio spectrum bands will be 20 years from the date of signing of the concession contracts and the reference investment amount is US$ 845 million (without VAT), according to the preliminary valuation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), but it may be modified as the process progresses.
DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM
In Peru and the world, growth in mobile data traffic consumption is observed, and the number of phones with mobile internet access exceeds 30 million units, according to figures as of September 2023, evidencing the need to use fifth-class networks. generation (5G).
5G technology will allow the consolidation of a new digital ecosystem, in which it will improve mobile services and boost communications in different productive sectors through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), which will allow industries manage the status of your equipment in real time, measure productivity remotely and manage the maintenance of the elements of an industrial plant.
Likewise, in the health field, remote diagnoses and operations will be possible and, in commerce, marketing departments will be able to use virtual reality in real time to show their products.
Given the importance identified by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for the attention of priority areas at the national level, it has been established that the successful bidders of the Projects implement, as an offer, mandatory investment commitments to be developed in specific areas of the national territory.
