Anatel authorizes 5G in seven more capital cities starting Monday.
With this decision, 22 state capitals will now have the technology.
Agência Brasil/EBC - Next Monday (19), seven more capitals will have the 3,5 gigahertz (GHz) 5G band, also known as pure 5G. The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) authorized the launch in Aracaju, Boa Vista, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Maceió, São Luís and Teresina.
The decision was approved at a meeting of the Monitoring Group for the Implementation of Solutions to Interference Problems in the 3,5 GHz band (Gaispi), led by Anatel. With this decision, 22 state capitals will have access to pure 5G. Only five capitals in the Northern Region still do not have the technology: Porto Velho, Rio Branco, Macapá, Manaus, and Belém.
Anatel's official schedule foresees the activation of pure 5G in all capital cities by November 27th. However, this date could be brought forward if operators manage to complete the installation of antennas and filters before that deadline, and Gaispi authorizes the release of the signal.
Parameters
According to Anatel, the operators Claro, TIM, and Vivo, which won the national licenses for the 3,5 GHz band in the auction held at the end of 2021, must install a minimum number of 5G antennas in each capital city. Each operator must activate at least eight stations in Aracaju, five in Boa Vista, 11 in Campo Grande, eight in Cuiabá, 13 in Maceió, 14 in São Luís, and 11 in Teresina.
At this stage, the bidding process calls for the activation of one 5G antenna for every 100 inhabitants. The number of stations will increase as the technology advances. In the interior of the country, the pure 5G signal will be gradually activated until 2029, according to Anatel's schedule.
called standalone Or SA, pure 5G offers speeds ten times faster than 4G, in addition to lower latency (delay) in responding to user commands. The technology is already offered in 15 capital cities: Brasília, Belo Horizonte, João Pessoa, Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Curitiba, Salvador, Goiânia, Rio de Janeiro, Palmas, Vitória, Florianópolis, Recife, Fortaleza, and Natal.
Postponements
Initially, 5G was supposed to be available in all capital cities by July 31st. However, Anatel (Brazil's telecommunications regulatory agency) postponed the schedule twice due to delays in the delivery of filters that prevent 5G from interfering with professional satellite services. Logistical bottlenecks following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chinese government's lockdown policy delayed the delivery of the equipment, most of which is imported from the Asian country.
To access pure 5G mobile internet, the user needs a phone enabled for the technology. Most newer devices already come enabled. Operators are not requiring SIM card changes. It's also necessary to be in neighborhoods covered by the 5G signal, which is initially operating in areas chosen by the telephone companies.
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