The Office of Electronic Communications (Urzad Komunikacji Elektronicznej, UKE) in Poland says it is expecting the first applications next month from mobile network operators (MNOs) looking to deploy 5G base station equipment in the 3.5GHz band. The regulator sold four 3.5GHz concessions last month to incumbent operators Orange, Play, T-Mobile and Plus.
Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP) cites UKE spokesperson Witold Tomaszewski as saying that from the first quarter of next year users can expect a ‘significant improvement in the quality of telecommunications services, specifically an increase in data transmission speed, and greater availability of network coverage’. The regulator is currently processing the frequency reservations for each operator.