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Mexico's Altan Redes to seek 4-year extension to coverage target - report

Thursday 29 April 2021 | 12:33 CET | News
The Altan Redes consortium tasked with deploying Mexico's 4.5G shared network (Red Compartida) is set to request a four-year extension to its 2024 coverage deadline, according to a report published by local daily El Universal. Red Compartida was activated on the 700MHz band in March 2018 and has reached around 68 million people, equivalent to 61 percent of the Mexican population. The original aim was to expand the network to 70 percent of the population by 2022 and to 92.5 percent by 2024 but the latter goal may be extended to 2028 in view of uncertainty regarding Altan's financial position,

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