Within the framework of the "Digital Inclusion in Colombia" event, the ICT Minister, Sandra Urrutia, assured that there are nine companies that were interested in participating in the objective selection process that allows the massification of 5G: "In the second quarter we will present the draft of the auction process and we hope that by the third quarter the objective selection process can be presented. It is noteworthy that after the action plan was published, nine expressions of interest in participating in the auction were received.”
The companies that sent their expressions of interest are Tigo, Colombia WB Hots, Claro, EGC Colombia, ETB, Global Play, OSC Top Solutions Group, Movistar and WOM.
From the MinTIC they clarified that "the expressions of interest in the process to grant permits for the use of radioelectric spectrum are in the frequency bands of 700 MHz, 1,900 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,500 MHz and 26GHz for the operation and provision of land mobile services identified for International Mobile Telecommunications”, it pointed out.