5G coverage reached 82.36 percent, increasing its weight in Spain by 23 percent. Ministry of Economy and Digital Transformation.
The report collects data provided by operators as of June 30, 2022 and shows that 5G end-to-end technology it reaches 58.12% of the population with an increase of 25 points compared to the previous year.
on his behalf, he DSSthat is, 5G coverage combined with 4G elements reaches 73.82% of the population, while 4G continues to cover practically the entire region (99.89%).
The government hopes to accelerate the deployment of 5G, especially in rural areas with assistance programs for distribution for both operators and telecommunications tower companies.
fixed broadband
on his behalf ultra-fast broadband coverage With more than 100 Mbps, it exceeded 90% of households overall and 71.91% in rural areas.
Following the granting of aid to expand broadband, the gap between rural areas and the general population is expected to continue to narrow to cover 89.5% of rural areas and 95.75% overall, by the end of 2024. This would mean a reduction of more than 17 points in the digital divide. in two and a half years.
Foreign Minister Resources In addition to Europa Press, they reported that the imminent launch of the Single Rural Demand program, which will provide affordable access to the satellite, will make it possible to virtually bridge this gap as deployments are completed in the most remote areas of the world. national territory.
Since 2018, the Government 899 million € In public aid, which mobilized more than 1,500 million euros in investment and reached 4.7 million homes.
The executive awaits its third and final meeting in the first half of the year. Unmatched Broadbandit should round the percentage of homes with at least 100 Mbps connections to almost 100%.
On the other hand, the authors of the report included a new way of measuring connection speed to standardize the new criteria of the European Union in the context of their goals of reaching a connection. 1 Gigabit across the European Union by 2030
Now, the speed of the network is measured as: maximum demand conditions, this allows for a more precise measurement of the quality of the network.
In the case of Spain, it did not make significant differences with Spain. recorded speed In previous editions in the Spanish case. Thus, 84.96% of homes already have connections faster than 1 Gbps.