A new player has arrived in the Virtual Mobile Operators market. CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos , a subsidiary of the CFE, began to offer mobile telephony services in the country with 4.5G technology.
The company will compete with players, such as Walmart’s Bait or Izzi Móvil, with prepaid plans that start at 30 pesos, for 4 GB of internet and 250 minutes of calls; up to 300 pesos, for 40 GB of internet and 1500 minutes. It also has postpaid packages ranging from 400 to 2,100 pesos.
CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos uses the infrastructure of Altán Redes and, since its inception, the company set out to become a large operator, which could be an alternative in remote locations, where Telcel, AT&T and Telefónica have not yet reached. For now, it is starting operations as an MVNO, just over two months after
The Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) endorsed, on August 1, 2021, CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos to provide mobile telephony services, according to a document of which Expansión has a copy.
Last week, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed that he has requested a new permit from the IFT so that CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos can provide mobile telephony services in Mexico City, but the regulatory body rejected his request. The concession of the subsidiary company of the CFE indicates that it can only offer services in areas where companies such as Telcel, AT&T or Telefónica do not operate.
According to the website of the CFE subsidiary company, the company estimates that it will benefit approximately 62 million inhabitants distributed in more than 300,000 locations, in addition to hospitals, schools, welfare banks, Telecomm centers and federal offices.
CFE Telecomunicaciones e Internet para Todos detailed to Expansión via transparency that from 2020 to May of this year it has invested 5,659 million pesos, without specifying the expenses. He also assured via transparency that in terms of internet service, the company already has 15,753 connection points, so on average it would be benefiting more than 3 million users.
MVNO, the fastest growing in the mobile segment
Virtual Mobile Operators (MVNOs) such as Izzi Móvil, Bait, Telgen, Mega Móvil, among others, have become the main drivers of the mobile segment since the pandemic began, thanks to their business model that includes more affordable rates for users. users.
Two years after Covid-19, MVNOs already hold 6% of the mobile market share, which means that from the second quarter of 2020 to 2022 they have gained 4.0 percentage points of participation. While the big operators have had marginal growth, or have even lost market share, according to figures from the consulting firm The Ciu.
The state company reaches markets neglected by traditional operators and even by other MVNOs, due to technological barriers, with this offer:
Prepaid plans (recharges)
30 pesos
4GB
250 minutes
125 SMS
3 days
45 pesos
4GB
250 minutes
125 SMS
3 days
Hotspot
100 pesos
20GB
1,000 minutes
500 SMS
15 days
150 pesos
8GB
1,500 minutes
500 SMS
30 days
Hotspot
200 pesos
40GB
1,500 minutes
1,000 SMS
30 days
300 pesos
40GB
1,500 minutes
1,000 SMS
30 days
Hotspot
Postpaid Plans (rental)
400 pesos
5GB
1,500 minutes
500 SMS
30 days / Semiannual
Hotspot
700 pesos
5GB
1,500 minutes
500 SMS
30 days / Annual
Hotspot
800 pesos
40GB
1,500 minutes
1,000 SMS
30 days / Semiannual
1,200 pesos
40GB
1,500 minutes
1,000 SMS
30 days / Semiannual
Hotspot
1,400 pesos
40GB
1,500 minutes
1,000 SMS
30 days / Annual
2,100 pesos
40GB
1,500 minutes
1,000 SMS
30 days / Annual
Hotspot
