On December 29th, 2022, the Argentine Government announced their implementation of 5G in the country. The National Communications Agency Enacom Argentina has approved the regulation that sets the general rules for this service.

Enacom developed the regulations required for the addition of 5G communication technology within Argentina. With these General Regulations approved, the allocation of spectrum bands will be conducted via auction within the first half of 2023.

The regulations approved by Enacom pertain to the Reliable and Intelligent Telecommunications Service (STeFi). The STeFi establishes the general rules for all new services that will emerge with 5G technology, as well as any future developments.

Importantly, this new regulation does not replace or eliminate the existing regulation of Advanced Mobile Communications Services for 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies.

The new regulations, which set the technical conditions to classify communications as reliable and intelligent, are referred to by Enacom as "the floor for 5G technology and future evolutions."

Source: Enacom and LU Laboratories