From today participants can register to take part in El Salvador’s upcoming auction of two 20 MHz blocks of spectrum.
The paired 10 MHz + 10 MHz blocks are in the 1.7 GHz/2.1 GHz and 1.8 GHz/1.9 GHz bands. A reserve price of US$14m has been set for…
From today participants can register to take part in El Salvador’s upcoming auction of two 20 MHz blocks of spectrum.
The paired 10 MHz + 10 MHz blocks are in the 1.7 GHz/2.1 GHz and 1.8 GHz/1.9 GHz bands. A reserve price of US$14m has been set for each licence.
In a statement, telecoms regulator Siget said the registration period will close on 1 November ahead of the auction on 5 November. Bidders are required to place a US$7m deposit.
El Salvador has a mobile penetration rate of 131% and four significant players: Tigo, Digicel, Claro and Movistar.
Within that group, Tigo has the largest market share with 35% and Movistar has the smallest, at 17%, according to data from Pyramid Research. Last year the country blocked an attempt by Claro and Digicel to merge.
