Project

USE, UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF THE AVAILABLE RADIOELECTRIC SPECTRUM SEGMENT AVAILABLE IN THE FREQUENCY BAND 2483.5 – 2495 MHZ FOR THE PROVISION OF THE COMPLEMENTARY TERRESTRIAL SERVICE OF THE MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE, AT NATIONAL LEVEL.

Sector: Telecommunications


Last Revision

November 15, 2024
 
Short Name of the Project:
0940 Land Complementary Service of the Mobile Satellite Service
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Telecommunications Network
Asset (s):
 Electromagnetic Spectrum 10 Mhz 
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

N.A.

Estimated Investment USD:

N.A.

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2024: $ 17.1
Contract Scope:
  Exploitation

DESCRIPTION

- The period for receiving expressions of interest in this tender is from the 4th to the 15th of March of the current year.
- In telecommunications matters, Mexican legislation provides for foreign participation of up to 100% through a company incorporated under Mexican law.

The project consists of the use, utilization and commercial exploitation of the available radioelectric spectrum segment available in the frequency band 2483.5 – 2495 MHz for the provision of the complementary terrestrial service of the mobile satellite service.

- Block: Block S.
- Spectrum use technique: Time Division Duplexing (TDD).
- Block size: 10 MHz.
- Segment: 2485.5-2493.5 MHz.

The elements of the complementary terrestrial component must be connected without any physical or logical impediment to the network elements of the satellite system, in order to carry out resource management and coordinated operation for the provision of the service as a single network and must have at least the following elements:

- Policy server for operation between the complementary terrestrial component and the satellite system.
- Central database server.
- Signaling or control server.
- Service interface between access network and core network.
- Service interface for external networks.
- Policy, quality of service and charging server.
- Server for real-time control and optimization of the use of frequencies and resources of the satellite system and the complementary terrestrial component.

The provision of the Complementary Terrestrial Service of the Mobile Satellite Service in the block will have a national geographical coverage.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public / Private
Type of Contract
  Concession
Term
10 years
Selection Process
Open Domestic Bidding
Financing Sources
Private
100 %
MXN
N.A.
USD
N.A.
Payment Source
Project revenues

STATUS

Stage
  Bidding
Substage
  Formalization
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement February 07, 2024
Proposals Reception September 23, 2024
Ruling October 30, 2024
Contract Signing 2024
Contractor
Mobile Satellite Services Mexico  

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
The whole country   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Federal Institute of Telecommunications
Department
Unidad de Espectro Radioeléctrico
Dirección de Licitaciones
Contact
Federico Saggiante Rangel
E-mail
federico.saggiante@ift.org.mx

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Source
Diario Oficial de la Federación
Description
A Constitutional Government of the United Mexican States Body, which has the function of publishing in the national territory: laws, regulations, agreements, circulars, orders and other acts issued by the powers of the Federation.
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Source
Federal Institute of Telecommunications
Description
Institute in charge of regulating, promoting and supervising efficient development in the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors in Mexico.
ID
IFT-13
Tender Public consultation
ID
Comunicado 113/2024
Notification of award

REMARKS

The total amount of the consideration is 82 million 100 pesos, which must be paid within 30 business days following the notification of the respective award report. Once the payment of the consideration has been verified, the Institute will be able to return the performance bond to the winning participant and issue the commercial use concession title, which will be valid for 10 years.

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