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Mexico's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) submitted to public consultation draft rules for an upcoming spectrum auction. This auction would grant 20-year concessions for fixed radio link capacity in the 10.5 GHz (10.15–10.65 GHz) and 38 GHz (37–38.6 GHz) bands, with coverage for 242 geographic areas CRT refers to as basic service units (UBS). The spectrum is intended to extend wireless connectivity in rural and underserved areas. The consultation is scheduled to conclude on 21 October 2026. The proposal refers to interested parties having to express their interest as bidders from 23–27 November 2026, while bidding would start from 12 April 2027.
Mexico’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) published the final rules for auction CRT-RRI-01-2026, which will award 10-year concessions in the 2340–2400 MHz band for private industrial “intelligent wireless communications”. The final rules differ materially from the consultation draft, offering more spectrum per industrial coverage region (ICR), wider blocks and more ICRs. Expressions of interest can be submitted from 19 to 23 October 2026, and bidding is scheduled to start on 19 April 2027.
Subtel expanded spectrum availability for industrial networks in the 2.3 GHz band, reserving an additional 20 MHz for 5G and later technologies.
Uruguay authorised a new competitive spectrum award covering the 900 MHz, AWS and 26 GHz bands for IMT. Regulator Ursec must submit the final tender rules by 6 November 2026.The ministry has already set eligibility requirements, licence terms, reserve prices, a 26 GHz spectrum cap and a reservation mechanism for the state-owned operator Antel.
Anatel submitted to public consultation until 23 October 2026 the draft rules for an auction of 700 MHz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band in national and regional blocks of 200 MHz and 100 MHz. All awards will have a licence term of 20 years. Winning bidders must deploy both fibre backhaul and 4G (or better) networks in selected areas. They must also invest in deploying data centres and commit to annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) obligations.
The Brazilian telecoms and spectrum regulator, Anatel, is consulting until 13 October 2026 on setting more restrictive permanent spectrum caps in low and mid-bands, and imposing a new cap in the 3.5 GHz and 6 GHz bands.
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