Fernando Borjón
Fernando has more than 20 years’ experience in the ICT sector, working primarily with the Mexican government.
Access Alert: The Impact of 25% US Tariffs on Mexico’s Telecom Industry
President Trump recently declared that the proposed 25% tariff would be imposed on goods from Mexico and Canada starting this...
Access Alert: Mexico’s New Agency for Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Takes Form
President Claudia Sheinbaum has identified digital transformation as a key strategic element of Plan Mexico, in which she aims to...
Access Alert: What the abolition of Mexico’s telecoms and competition regulators means and what to do next
Mexico’s Congress has approved the constitutional reform for the elimination of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) and the Federal...
Access Alert: New agency for digital transformation and telecommunications in Mexico
The Mexican Congress has approved the creation of the Agency of Digital Transformation and Telecommunications, which will have the level...
Access Alert: Mexico’s telecommunications and competition authorities set to be dissolved
Overview On 13 October, Deputy Ricardo Monreal, leader of the ruling Morena party, announced that reforms to eliminate the Federal...
Access Alert: Mexico presses ahead with dissolution of telecoms regulator
Mexico is pushing forward with a constitutional reform package that proposes the extinction of IFT and Cofece, the autonomous bodies...
Access Alert: Update on Mexico’s Regulatory Reforms: What You Need to Know
In recent developments, Mexico is moving forward with a constitutional reform aimed at dissolving several key autonomous agencies, including the...
Access Alert: Mexican elections 2024 results – what to expect for the tech sector
On 2 June, Mexicans went to the polls to elect a new president, all congressional seats, and nearly 20,000 state-level...
Elections in Mexico and their impact on telecommunications
On 2 June, Mexico’s presidential and legislative elections will take place, as well as those of the authorities of some...
The Economic Value of A2P SMS in Mexico
The increased connectivity enabled by digital technologies has changed communication patterns throughout economies and societies and played an important role...
Exploring the Future of Connectivity in Latin America: A Critical Analysis
In a world where approximately 2.6 billion people remain disconnected, the future of connectivity in Latin America hangs in the...
Access Alert | Reflections on Mexico’s Cybersecurity Bill
On 25 April – three days before the legislative summer recess – Congress introduced the long-awaited cybersecurity bill. Totalling 92...
Access Alert | Ally-shoring: A Strategy to Expand U.S-Mexico Tech Ties
On 13 April, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen mentioned in a speech that the United States should favor friend-shoring supply...
Access Alert | Mexican ICT Regulator Green-Lights Government Rescue of Altán Redes
Mexico’s Federal Telecommunication Institute (IFT) unanimously approved the financing plan set forth by telecommunications company Altán Redes proposing a public-private...
Access Alert | President of Mexico Deems Proposals for IFT and COFECE Commissioners Invalid
The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), questioned the validity of six proposed lists for new Commissioners of Mexico’s Federal...
Digital Latam
The September edition of Digital Latam takes an in-depth look at the latest digital developments in the leading regional markets....
Digital Latam: The Reality and Cost of Spectrum Rights
At the beginning of this year, I was reflecting with a friend about the absence of a National Digital Strategy...
