Aiming to boost the benefits of the digital economy, the MoU will see DSA and COMTELCA drive innovation in radio spectrum management, with dedicated focus on COMTELCA’s member countries: Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.
It will also facilitate cooperation between the parties and support the implementation of spectrum sharing projects across these countries.
“We are glad to start working alongside COMTELCA, we hope that this cooperation will help to develop a clear understanding of the possibilities enabled by dynamic spectrum sharing models and their impact upon inhabitants of the member countries,” said Martha Suárez (pictured), DSA president.
“Our goal is to incentivise the wider adoption of new innovative spectrum management models for the benefit of the entire region,” Suárez added.
DSA and COMTELCA aim to facilitate better-informed spectrum rulings in the future to drive the movement towards adopting new technologies according to their local requirements, connecting underserved communities and offering improved services.
Meanwhile, capacity-building activities will include training courses and workshops covering a range of dynamic spectrum access models and their potential for social and economic impact on parts of the world. Additionally, they will facilitate cooperation to support the implementation of spectrum sharing projects in the region and pave the way for” even more significant progression” in terms of connectivity.
“We believe that this initiative will be of great value to our countries, since it will promote better and greater use of the radioelectric spectrum,” said Allan Ruiz Madrigal (pictured), executive secretary of COMTELCA.
“We hope that together we can cooperate to improve the quality of life of our population, as well as that of small and medium-sized enterprises and productive sectors,” Madrigal continued.
