Thursday, July 30, 2026

Honduras deploys AWS spectrum strategy: Technical details of 4G and 5G auction

Regulator Conatel presented the terms for the auction of three nationwide 20 MHz blocks using FDD mode in the 1.7/2.1 GHz band. Each block will cost US$8 million.

Honduras’ National Telecommunications Commission (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, Conatel) has officially launched the National Public Tender CNT-CP001/2026. The tender seeks to award key radio spectrum to expand the capacity of 4G Advanced networks and accelerate the deployment of 5G technology nationwide.

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