More than 50 years innovating in communications
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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)
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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.
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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.
“Innovation is on the heels of obsolescence.” We launch our second generation: telephony and internet.
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Real Estate
Gusma: Experts in the planning, commercialization, and management of real estate projects within the United States. (Houston, Texas). FAISA: With offices in Mexico City and other cities in Mexico.
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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.
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The emblematic billboard
Radio Beep moves and debuts its emblematic headquarters in Loma Larga. A great neon billboard would light up the city nights.
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Inspired by Asia
Following an instructive trip to Asia, Radio Beep modifies its sales and service strategy and manages to increase global sales 32 times over.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A wholly Mexican company
Marcatel fully acquires Progress International to become a 100% Mexican investment company.
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Unifica Teleservices
Seeking to innovate in “customer service” solutions, Unifica is founded. Inbound and outbound services contact center for companies looking for personalized attention.
Refocusing our efforts, we aim at our third generation leap: Fiber optics
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Setting new goals
With a new administration, the company directs all efforts towards one objective, without losing competitiveness or putting its permanence in the market at risk.
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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.
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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.
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Towards Colombia
Aldea Colombia is established, swiftly growing its presence by achieving important contracts in the transport of content through the fiber optic network.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
“Esports is an unstoppable and growing sector. There is a close relationship between our services (latency) and its consumption of content. Esports generate competitions and captivate a significant audience.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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muTel (The Telecommunications Museum)
Se crea un museo dedicado a la adquisición, conservación, estudio y exposición de objetos de valor histórico relacionados con los avances tecnológicos de las telecomunicaciones.