The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation published a consultation this Monday on the order of fundamentals of frequency offerings in the frequency band. 26GHZ, The last 5G band to be auctioned, with a starting price of around 105 million Euros.
Unlike previous auctions, this time there will be a national segment in the spectrum. 12 concessions with a starting price of 7.5 million euros each and a regional division 38 concessions, According to the draft of the order, two per Community and Autonomous City.
In case of regional concessions, the price will change from 1.2 million euros from each of the parties in Catalonia Just over 13,000 Euros The Ceuta and Melilla lots are each valued.
there will be concessions 20 years, which can be extended for another 20 years, In line with those obtained at the last auction of the 700 MHz band.
The tender is expected to take place before the end of the year. Comply with the program of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan as it is one of the reforms adopted by Brussels.
Consultation will remain open until October 27 and thus continues with the Government’s consultation process on this latest 5G tender, which started at the beginning of the year.
The executive proposes that national groups occupy. 2.400MHz and regional 400MHz, all distributed in bands 200MHz, with a cap per successful bidder of 1 GHz per operator in any domain.
Interested companies must demonstrate their economic solvency by presenting accounts that justify a particular volume of business over the past three years based on concessions they have applied for. Thus, the highest threshold 9.3 million € from companies that have chosen to receive five concessions at the national level. Experience in network setup must also be proven.
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In these consultations, the difference of opinion between operators and other actors has been proven because the frequency range between this band 24.25-24.70GHz it is intended for local uses on a non-exclusive basis on a self-service basis, which means that other companies’telecom‘ they can rely on the spectrum.
One of the sectors that will benefit most from the provision of this band is the industry, because it is expected to be the sector that will allow the factories connected to their private networks to operate. (with its own broadband apart from general use).
This regime is United States and Germany are bases, giving companies more assurance on cybersecurity and availability of the network.
Because it is so high, the 26 GHz band can contain a lot of information, but it a limited distancetherefore, it is suitable for deployments in the said factory or in areas where many devices or people congregate, such as airports and stadiums.
One of the criticisms from operators is that although the Manager understands that bidding for tape will speed up this process and allow for more testing that he himself has, the technology to take advantage of it is still immature. a new assistance program for business 5G with a budget of 90 million euros for two years.