Tigo Guatemala successfully bid on the largest amount of 2.5GHz-2.6GHz spectrum in the frequency sale held by the Superintendence of Telecommunications (Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones, SIT) on Friday 2 June. According to TeleSemana, the auction raised a total of USD48.947 million, of which 75% will be allocated towards connectivity projects. A total of 126MHz of spectrum went under the hammer, comprising frequencies in the 2500MHz-2550MHz and 2604MHz-2680MHz bands.

As per the report, Tigo paid a total of USD32.236 million to acquire the rights to the spectrum in Blocks B to H, while Tigo’s sole mobile rival, Claro Guatemala, paid USD16.711 million for the spectrum included in Blocks A and A´.

Original article can be seen at:

https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/06/05/tigo-dominates-guatemalan-2-5ghz-auction-claro-also-snags-spectrum/

Get the news directly to your inbox

By providing your email address, you agree to receive relevant content from Cenerva. We will not rent or sell your information and you can unsubscribe at any time and can read more in our privacy policy.