Today the auctions of the frequencies start for 5G.
In the Switzerland you have long begun and in South Korea it has already been started for industrial purposes: 5G. The new mobile radio standard is to push the digitization.
radio masts
Thanks to the CSU-led Ministry of Transport and Digital, but it will be back many dead spots give. This also explains why Germany is so far behind in the 5G network as it is presents a study, Germany is already on the 4G network Place 32 of 36 possible places in Europe. Despite the promise of the previous Minister Dobrindt, by 2018, all radio holes would be stuffed. It was clear that that would not happen.
Yesterday there was criticism of the procedure and the expectations, which are addressed to 5G. Because not all frequencies are available, some are still used by predecessor technologies and expire only in the coming years.
The union Ver.di even called for the auction to be postponed and the providers should not take over. The more money you would spend on the frequencies, the less companies could be in the expansion of the infrastructure stuck.
Among the providers include the Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefonica and for the first time is United Internet with the subsidiary 1 & 1 Drillish with the party. The complaints of the big three companies were not granted. They saw the conditions as too high.
Specifically, 41 frequency bands are auctioned today. These are in the range of 3.4 GHz to 3.7 GHz. It is unclear how long the auction will last, but the telecommunications companies have already set their limits. In addition, it is uncertain how much money has to be spent on spectrum usage. The Federal government starts from twelve billion euros in revenue.
About David Flora
I’ve been writing about Autonomous & Connected Driving since 2011 and also talk about it on other sites like the Smart Mobility Hub. I studied social sciences at the HU Berlin and since 2012 I am a freelance journalist. Contact: mail@autonomes-fahren.de