Colombia has granted data transfer capacity to three bidders in a closeout that raised 5 trillion pesos ($1.5 billion) as a major aspect of endeavors to improve cell phone benefits and grow web get to.
Claro, an auxiliary of America Movil, Tigo de Millicom and Novator Partners from Britain were altogether granted bandwith in the sale, while Movistar, a backup of Telefónica of Spain, was most certainly not.
"This is the biggest portable social network venture throughout the entire existence of Colombia that will permit, just because, to acquire web to a great many Colombians country territories," President Ivan Duque said on Twitter.
Claro commands Colombia's versatile market, trailed by Movistar, Tigo, Avantel and ETB.
The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications said on Friday that Claro was granted 20 megahertz (MHz) in the 700 MHz band and 30 Mhz in the 2,500 MHz band.
Tigo won 40 MHz in the 700 Mhz band and Novator Partners verified 20 MHz in the 700 Mhz band and 30 MHz in the 2,500 Mhz band, it included an announcement.
No offers were submitted for the 1,900 MHz band and in the 700 MHz band 10 MHz were left finished. The entirety of the 2,500 MHz band on offer was taken.
The 700 megahertz band covers Colombia's least created and most provincial districts, while the higher megahertz groups are valuable for specialist organizations looking for piece of the overall industry in urban regions, where their range guarantees administration in the midst of higher client thickness.