Spectrum & Regulatory
Private spectrum in South America - without the fiction.
Dedicated private licensing is live in some markets, emerging in others, and absent in the rest. Here is the honest picture per country, and the paths AiraGrid uses so a deployment works wherever you operate.
Per-country reference
Where private spectrum stands today
A market-by-market view of the private-network regime, the bands available for private use, and the current status across South America's priority markets.
| Country | Regulator | Private-network regime | Private mmWave | Private mid-band | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | ANATEL | SLP + polygon (live) | 27.5–27.9 GHz (n261) | 3.7–3.8 GHz | Best market |
| Argentina | ENACOM | SPIBA (live, Oct 2025) | None | 2.3 GHz only | Live, self-use |
| Mexico | CRT (ex-IFT) | Experimental | None (28 GHz = sat) | Experimental | Emerging; fees high |
| Colombia | MinTIC / ANE | Draft (May 2026) | Proposed 26 GHz | Proposed 3.62–3.7 GHz | Not yet awardable |
| Chile | Subtel | None (general permit) | None | None | Consultation only |
| Peru | MTC / OSIPTEL | None (carrier-oriented) | None | None | Dormant |
Regimes evolve. Colombia and Mexico are at the consultation or draft stage; Chile and Peru have no dedicated private path today. Confirm current rules with the relevant regulator before any award.
Honest guardrails
The rules we design and write to
Our copy never promises spectrum that does not exist. These are the constraints that shape every AiraGrid deployment in the region.
No CBRS in South America
There is no shared-spectrum CBRS tier anywhere in the region. We never design against one - and we never claim one. Where a country lacks a dedicated private regime, the network is built on the paths that legally exist there today.
Private mmWave: Brazil only
Licensable private mmWave exists in Brazil alone (27.5–27.9 GHz, band n261). Everywhere else we lead radios with mid-band and sub-GHz - the spectrum the market actually buys. mmWave is an option, not the headline.
SLP and SPIBA are self-use
Under Brazil's SLP and Argentina's SPIBA, the end-user holds the license and cannot resell capacity. AiraGrid deploys and operates against the operator's own authorization - the license stays with the site owner.
A path in every country
AiraGrid supports operator-partnership, shared and unlicensed deployment paths in addition to dedicated private licensing. So the offer works region-wide - even where a private regime is still under consultation or dormant.
Data sovereignty
Your data stays on your site, under your law
Spectrum is only half the regulatory story. AiraGrid runs the network core, data and AI inference on-premises, under the operator's control - so personal and operational data need never leave the site or the country. For Brazil that aligns with the LGPD's data-residency and accountability expectations, and the same on-prem posture maps to each market's local regime. Sovereignty by architecture, not by promise.
Tell us where you operate. We'll map the spectrum.
Our team will lay out the licensing, partnership or unlicensed path for each of your South American sites.