América Móvil will be able to offer 5G mobile services in Mexico. This is thanks to the fact that the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) decided to modify 18 concession titles of Carlos Slim’s company to use, take advantage of and exploit frequency bands of the radio spectrum that operates in the 3450-3550 MHz segment. Until the modification, the company had only authorized the fixed wireless access modality.
In a statement, the telecommunications regulatory body specified that it also authorized the change of frequency bands in such a way that the 18 concessions operate in the 3,350-3,450 MHz segment.
“The approved modification includes operating conditions for Telcel (subsidiary of América Móvil) to provide due protection against harmful interference to satellite services that operate in the 3,400 to 3,700 MHz segment in the country. With this, Telcel will be able to put into operation the largest 5G commercial network in Latin America, based on the deployment it has been carrying out for the provision of fixed wireless access services with 5G technology,” the IFT said in a statement.
Earlier, Daniel Hajj, CEO of América Móvil, explained in a conference with analysts that he plans to launch his fifth-generation technology network this year in 90% of the countries where he operates, including Mexico.
On the other hand, the IFT specifies that as a result of the authorization of the mobile modality to Telcel, the State will receive resources for the payment of rights of more than 900 million pesos per year, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights .
This fifth mobile generation is not only a new version that offers higher data transmission speeds and lower response times (latency), but, together with other technologies, it will have applications aimed at automating agro-industrial processes, the Internet of things mass, distance education, teleworking, remote medicine, intelligent and autonomous transportation, public safety, the development of smart cities, electronic commerce, financial inclusion and entertainment, among many others.
In Mexico, this technology began with experiments last year with AT&T, by deploying infrastructure in Mexico City.
