Proinversion relaunches 4G Bands tender to promote access to mobile service

The Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment (ProInversión), in coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), has relaunched the Special Public Tender process for the award of Radio Spectrum Band projects that will provide and improve the service 4G mobile (telephony and internet) to different communities and areas in the interior of Peru. This, after this process was suspended in February 2022 in order to improve the conditions of the process.

In order to generate more competition and ensure that the 4G mobile service reaches a greater number of locations, Proinversión in coordination with the MTC reformulated some aspects of the projects, incorporating modifications to the Tender Bases that interested parties can review on the portal of the institution.

“These are priority projects that will help improve the connectivity of thousands of people and families in districts and communities in various regions of the country,” said the executive director of Proinversión, José Salardi.

4G projects

In the current tender, the AWS-3 Band is divided into two blocks -Block A of 2×15 MHz and Block B of 2×15 MHz- so that a bidder can present its offer for one or both blocks. For its part, the 2.3 GHz Band maintains a single 30 MHz block.

The allocation of these blocks It will be defined exclusively based on the offer made by the bidders for locations to be implemented within a certain period.

The awarding of both Bands will allow a greater number of rural towns nationwide -which today only have 2G or 3G services- to also improve and have 4G mobile services, and thus access more information, improve the quality of their communications and receive the distance education and telehealth services that are of vital importance today.

Data

• The schedule of the new stage of prequalification of bidders will be until April 5, 2023and the maximum date to consult the Bases and suggestions to the Contracts is February 28, 2023.
• The bidding documents (circulars, TUO of Bases and intermediate version of Contracts) are available to interested parties on the Web Portal https://www.investinperu.pe/espectro.