More than 50 years innovating in communications
July 7, 1965
The big idea
Gustavo M. de la Garza Ortega meets with Bob Galvin (CEO of Motorola) to pitch his idea for a device that would send selective messages using one same frequency. (encoder/decoder)
August 24, 1973
Materializing the idea
Fomento Radio Beep S.A. de C.V. is constituted in the city of Monterrey. It’s the first great step to what would become a technological revolution across Latin America.
August 24, 1974
The beginning
After 8 years of waiting for the The Ministry of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT), Radio Beep begins operations, offering its service nationwide.
September 26, 1980
Real Estate
Gusma: Expertos en planeación, comercialización y operación de proyectos inmobiliarios dentro de Estados Unidos (Houston, Texas). FAISA: Con oficinas en México y ciudades de la Repúlica Mexicana.
March 7, 1989
Extending our coverage
Radio Beep expands services throughout Mexico by opening strategic points to meet demand with coverage.
The great popularity of beepers promoted the beginnings of mobile telephony. Beepers reached peak popularity during the 80s and 90s.
July 7, 1993
Marcatel is founded
As the next natural step for Radio Beep, Marcatel is established in association with IXC. The new telecommunications company would shake the existing monopoly in Mexico.
April 8, 1995
Long-Distance
The Ministry of Communications and Transportation of Mexico (SCT) grants Marcatel a concession to offer long-distance services in Mexico for the next 30 years.
July 7, 2000
The Jorge García Abaroa Scholarship is established
The BJGA scholarship is created in honor of Br. Jorge García Abaroa, who dedicated his life to supporting the education of young people in Nuevo León. This nonprofit organization would be dedicated to donations and programs for children and youth.
September 8, 2003
A wholly Mexican company
En honor al Hno. Jorge García Abaroa, quien dedicó su vida a apoyar jóvenes de Nuevo León a continuar con su educación, se creó BJGA. Asociación sin fines de lucro para donativos y programas a niños y jóvene
August 21, 2003
Unifica Teleservices
Seeking to innovate in “customer service” solutions, Unifica is founded. Inbound and outbound services contact center for companies looking for personalized attention.
October 10, 2008
Aldea Canada is acquired
Marcatel acquires Aldea, a leading company in services for the television, film, and media industry; Aldea was established in 2000 in Montreal, Canada.
September 3, 2009
PROTEL is acquired
We extend our coverage with the acquisition of Protel, a company with an extensive fiber optic network stretching from CDMX to Laredo, Texas, passing through cities such as Querétaro, Irapuato, Aguascalientes, Monterrey, and others.
September 8, 2009
Marcatel Foundation
This nonprofit organization is established to carry out community improvement efforts of general interest, benefiting various groups related to education or the common good.
2015
50th Anniversary
We celebrate the first 50 years in the telecommunications industry, commemorating this milestone with a great event. A new strategy is presented, focusing on becoming a Group with global coverage and service.
May 31, 2016
Aldea México joins the Group
XSN Group and X-Stream are acquired and become an extension of Aldea Canada; the company begins expanding its presence and coverage towards the Southern Cone.
September 8, 2017
Towards Colombia
Aldea Colombia is established, swiftly growing its presence by achieving important contracts in the transport of content through the fiber optic network.
February 12, 2018
Becoming a Socially Responsible Company
We’re awarded the ESR distinctive, a recognition for socially responsible companies and organizations established in Mexico that meet a series of profitability and economic, social, and environmental sustainability criteria.
December 7, 2019
Towards Chile
With a clear purpose and a strong goal to continue expanding south, Aldea Chile is born. This extension broadens our horizons of services and coverage.
2019
Global coverage for global clients
A wide, fast, redundant, low latency network is consolidated, with three border crossings between Mexico and the US (McAllen, Laredo, and Tijuana), that allows us to transport the best international events.
March 25, 2019
Charter for Compassion
With a vision of humanistic leadership and committed to the personal development of our employees and therefore our community, Marcatel obtains the Compassionate Company certification.
April 5, 2020
ACE is founded
ACE is established to empower Latin America’s youth to challenge their skills through esports; the company has production and postproduction studios in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
August 23, 2020
MEF 3.0
After complying with its rigorous specifications, and to give our clients our quality guarantee, we become the first Mexican company to obtain this certification.
May 3, 2021
TVTEL
This Chilean company is acquired, bringing together television professionals with vast experience in productions of worldwide coverage in the delivery of services and turnkey projects.
July 7, 2021
muTel (The Telecommunications Museum)
muTel is created, a museum dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, and exhibition of objects of historical value related to technological advances in telecommunications.
July 7, 2021
Consolidating the Group
Under a firm promise and horizon we pushed forward for more than five decades. This is the part of the journey where we look up and are amazed by the "extraordinary" of the road.
