Regulatory Standing · Mexico
An IFT-registered
operator, by act
of regulation.
Chadeva México operates under the Mexican telecommunications framework — the Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión (LFTR), the federal regulator IFT, and the consumer-protection regime of NOM-184-SCFI and REPEP. Every claim on this page is documented in the public record.
Legal entity & status
Chadeva México is the commercial brand under which Esmero Soluciones de México, S.A. — the group's Mexican entity — operates regulated telecommunications services.
| Item | Reference |
|---|---|
| Legal entity Mexican subsidiary of the Chadeva group | Esmero Soluciones de México, S.A. |
| Commercial brand Used in the Mexican market and in partner-facing materials | Chadeva México |
| Regulator Currently in institutional transition | Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) |
| Licence basis Concesión Única — Article 118 LFTR | Authorised to provide technically feasible telecom services |
Note on regulatory transition: a constitutional reform published in early 2025 provides for the eventual replacement of the IFT by a new Agencia de Transformación Digital y Telecomunicaciones, pending the issuance of secondary legislation. The IFT remains the operational regulator during the transition period.
Why this matters
The Mexican telecom framework,
made operational.
LFTR — General Telecommunications Act
The Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión is the statute that governs every aspect of telecommunications in Mexico. Two of its articles are particularly relevant for our service:
- Article 118. Concesión Única — a single concession authorises a holder to provide any technically feasible telecommunications service, not limited to traditional mobile network operators.
- Article 127. SMS is an interconnection service subject to mandatory non-discriminatory exchange between operators of public telecommunications networks. The interconnection obligation applies equally to P2P and A2P traffic.
Chadeva México operates under this regime as an IFT-registered operator, with the same interconnection rights and obligations as any other concessionaire.
Statutory basis
Articles of the LFTR
- Art. 118 LFTR «Los concesionarios podrán prestar todo servicio técnicamente factible» — single concession regime.
- Art. 127 LFTR SMS as mandatory interconnection service — non-discriminatory exchange between all public network operators.
NOM-184-SCFI & REPEP — consumer protection
Mexican consumer-protection law explicitly governs commercial SMS. We comply with both requirements:
- NOM-184-SCFI Article 4.9. Providers must obtain the user's express consent before sending promotional SMS; consent may be revoked at any time.
- REPEP — Registro Público para Evitar Publicidad. Numbers registered in REPEP must not receive promotional SMS or calls; we honour the registry in our origination platform.
For transactional A2P traffic — OTP codes, transaction alerts, appointment reminders — the framework allows delivery without prior consent provided the message is strictly informational and tied to an existing service relationship between the sender brand and the recipient.
IFT investigation on A2P collusion
The IFT has an active investigation into possible anti-competitive practices among Mexican mobile operators in the A2P segment, which may result in significant changes to interconnection tariffs and to the competitive structure of the Mexican SMS market.
Chadeva México welcomes regulatory oversight of the A2P segment. As an entrant operator with its own core network and no historical participation in the upstream mobile market, our economic interest is aligned with that of the regulator: a transparent, competitive, non-discriminatory wholesale market for SMS.
- Full cooperation with the IFT investigation
- Transparent pricing on every traffic class
- Auditable CDRs available on request
Regulatory horizon
A new entrant with full core network architecture, no historical participation in radio-spectrum auctions, and aligned interest with the regulator. That is the kind of operator the Mexican market needs in 2026.
Chadeva México — positioning statement, May 2026.
An iberoamerican operator
One group, two countries,
one regulatory ethic.
Chadeva México is the Mexican operation of the Chadeva group, which also operates as a CNMC-licensed mobile operator in Spain under PLMN ES 214-12. The two operations share architecture, technology and operational standards — and each is fully compliant with the regulatory framework of its country.
Press, regulatory affairs, institutional contact
We answer the regulator.
And we answer you.
For institutional contact, regulatory affairs, or formal documentation requests, write to our compliance team. Response within two business days.