Following the choice of the CFE tender, Starlink Satellite tv for pc Techniques México, Elon Musk’s firm, gained the tender as a result of it supplied the very best worth.
Elon Musk has set his eyes on Mexico. First, he constructed a Tesla automobile plant within the state of Nuevo León, now he has gained a young from the Federal Electrical energy Fee (CFE) to offer distant areas of the nation with web and communications.
In accordance with the CFE bidding, Starlink Satellite tv for pc Techniques Mexico prevailed over the businesses Tangerine Electronics and Apco Networks as a result of it supplied the very best worth. The contract will probably be legitimate till December 31, 2026
Reuters acknowledged that the choice was on October 18 and, in accordance with the phrases, the contract needed to be formalized on October 20.
The Authorities of Mexico Confirms Contracts With Elon Musk
Throughout Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s press convention on Wednesday, November 15, Emiliano Calderón Mercado, Coordinator of the Nationwide Digital Technique, confirmed the contracts with the corporate Starlink Satellite tv for pc Techniques México.
He defined that the corporate owned by Elon Musk will make it potential to attain the aim set by the federal president to carry Web to Mexico’s rural communities, that’s, to twenty million Mexicans.
“The normal satellite tv for pc connection has satellites which are very removed from the earth, which causes a time delay in all communications. Elon Musk’s firm Starlink has lately began providing a sooner satellite tv for pc service for knowledge transmission, as there is no such thing as a delay between the earth and the satellites,” he defined.
“The corporate gained the bid as a result of it was a direct supplier and never an middleman. It gained the contract for the worth it supplied… This service is likely one of the most superior that exists to reply a lot sooner to connectivity with the entire nation,” concluded Calderón Mercado.
In accordance with the federal authorities, solely 117 municipalities in Mexico at present haven’t any Web connection.
