The Special Public Tender for the AWS-3 and 2.3 GHz Radio Spectrum Bands projects will allow more than 1,561 new rural towns, with more than 300,000 inhabitants, to have access to 4G mobile services (telephony and Internet) to expand their connectivity. and integrate to Peru and the world, said today the Agency for the Promotion of Private Investment of Peru (ProInversión).

In addition, these bands will increase the capacity and quality of 4G mobile services provided in urban areas nationwide, supporting the strong growth expected in data traffic, he said.

To promote both projects, ProInversión and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) organized the webinar "Peru: attractive investment opportunity in AWS-3 and 2.3 GHz Radio Spectrum Bands", in order to attract global investors to provide services of telecommunications, which will improve connectivity and enhance our competitiveness, he mentioned.

During the event, the technical, financial and legal aspects of the tender and of both projects were detailed, attracting the attention of the participants, representatives of telephone companies, information technology companies, consultants, investment funds, among others, he said.

The webinar was attended by the Minister of Transport and Communications, Eduardo González; the Vice Minister of Communications, Diego Carrillo; and the executive director of ProInversión, Rafael Ugaz, noted.

"One of the central objectives of the government is to close the country's digital connectivity gap. This contest is part of a package of measures adopted by this administration so that more than one million Peruvians, from 2,600 localities, benefit from the service of internet, "said the head of the MTC.

“Likewise, we aim to achieve investments of more than 1,500 million soles. These initiatives are aimed at providing greater coverage of telecommunications services in rural areas that currently do not have internet access, "added González.

For his part, the executive director of ProInversión, Rafael Ugaz, commented that thanks to the availability of 4G mobile services, the beneficiary localities will be able to expand their access to information, improve the quality of their communications and develop distance education services and telehealth services, which are of vital importance to citizens.

This project joins the projects that ProInversión has been bidding for in recent years on behalf of the MTC, including regional broadband projects for comprehensive connectivity and social development that cover a large part of the country (21 regional projects) and that have made it possible to partially meet the greater needs for distance communication as a result of the measures due to the covid-19 pandemic, ProInversión highlighted.

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