Thursday, August 03, 2023

"Our goal is to promote 5G and not insist on 4G"

arco Antonio Baten Ruiz, head of the Superintendence of Telecommunications of Guatema (SIT), assured that the call for tenders for 60 MHz in the 700 MHz band to be used in fifth generation will be published in mid-September. In June, the tender for 120 MHz in 2.5 and 2.6 GHz was completed, which was awarded to Claro and Tigo. In addition, it licensed Starlink and prepares the arrival of Kuiper.

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