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The Mexican telecom regulator, Cofetel, has unveiled details of the country’s long-awaited 3G mobile spectrum auctions. The regulator plans to offer nine blocks of spectrum in the 1850MHz-1990MHz band in eight of the country’s nine mobile operating regions. In addition, seven blocks of spectrum between 1710MHz and 2170MHz will be offered in all nine operating regions, which could give auction winners a nationwide presence.
The auction will be opened to both existing spectrum holders and potential new market entrants, though no start date was indicated.
According to Dow Jones Newswires, companies that could be interested to grab the license include Televisa — Mexico’s largest broadcaster with equity stakes in three large cable-TV companies — as well as Mexico’s smaller operators – Grupo Iusacell and Nextel Mexico.
The main idea behind the auction is provide competition to America Movil’s Telcel, which hold over a 72% share of the market and is the only operator that offers 3G services in the country.
[Via: GSMA]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
