Overview
- Industry leaders spoke at the México Digital Summit on Tuesday and urged regulators to go beyond the Paquete Económico proposal that cuts some annual spectrum fees by about 12% for 2027.
- Executives said Mexico holds roughly 645 MHz of licensed spectrum, about 38% of a 1,700 MHz reference used for high‑demand scenarios, creating a structural shortfall for 5G and future 6G services.
- They warned that Mexico’s historically high spectrum fees sit well above the Latin American average and divert capital away from antennas, fiber and other network build‑out.
- Data from AT&T presented at the summit showed global per‑user traffic rose ninefold from 2016 to 2023 while annual network investment grew only about 11%, a gap executives say increases pressure on operators’ finances.
- Speakers proposed converting spectrum value or discounts into enforceable rural and road coverage commitments and revisiting neutrality rules to explore fair‑share contributions from large content platforms, and regulators’ next moves will determine whether investment accelerates or coverage lags.