In April 2019, The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has assigned spectrum in the 3.7 GHz, 4.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands
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Canada concluded 600 MHz spectrum auction raising 2.30 billion euros
Canada’s 600 MHz band auction that started on March 12, concluded last week on April 4 with a total amount of 3.47 billion CAD (2.30 billion EUR) spent by Canadian wireless operators to build-up their 5G networks.
Sunrise launches 5G in Switzerland, Swisscom announces its plan
Sunrise 5G network is live in more than 150 cities across Switzerland
Verizon’s commercial 5G network went live
Verizon Communications announced downloads speeds of 450Mb/s, with peak speeds of nearly 1Gb/s and latency of less than 30 milliseconds
Denmark completes auction of the 700 MHz band
The auction of 700, 900 and 2,300 MHz bands raised a total of EUR 296 million
South Korea wins final sprint for 5G
The three major national operators, SK Telecom, LG UPlus and KT had announced the launch of the 5G service for April 3, 2019
T-Mobile Austria launches 5G for “friendly customers”
T-Mobile Austria acquired 110 MHz of spectrum throughout the country for a total price of €57 million
The Austrian 3.5GHz auction raised 188 million EUR
Austria awarded 20-year 3.4-3.8 GHz licences to the three national mobile incumbents and to four regional players for a total of 188 million EUR
Sprint 5G commercial launch
5G will be available in May 2019 in limited areas of four cities : Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City
5G network sharing considered as an option by the Danish action plan
5G will be deployed in 2020 on the 3.5GHz band for starters, then over 26GHz band