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Orange Plans Poland 5G Launch in July

Orange Polska says it plans to launch its of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, which has GlobalComms Database. Rival operator
first 5G mobile services on 1 July under been delayed by the COVID-19 outbreak Plus (Polkomtel) launched the country’s
the name #hello5G. The firm says that but which the government hopes to first commercial 5G network last month,
around six million people will be covered complete by the end of this year. Orange while another cellco, Play (P4), says its own
by its 5G networks at launch, via 1,600 is the largest of Poland’s four main mobile 2100MHz 5G infrastructure now covers 53
base stations in cities including Warsaw, network operators (MNOs) in subscriber cities and towns, though it is still to begin
Lodz, Krakow and Katowice. The network terms, with 13.7 million active users and offering commercial services.
will utilize frequencies in the 2100MHz a 28% market share at the end of March
band while it awaits the planned auction 2020, according to TeleGeography’s

Telekom Tests 2100MHz 5G in Three Cities

Deutsche Telekom (DT), which provides city area and the Derendorf district, twelve Sharing (DSS), which enables the parallel
fixed and mobile services in Germany in Ingolstadt (increasing to 51 in the next operation of both LTE and 5G in one
through its Telekom Deutschland few days) and 28 antennas in the eastern frequency band. TD’s currently operates a
subsidiary, has begun tests of 5G in industrial area of Halle/Saale. In total, TD 5G network in the 3.6GHz band in the eight
Dusseldorf, Halle/Saale and Ingolstadt. plans to switch on over 40,000 5G antennas cities of Berlin, Bonn, Darmstadt, Cologne,
The test network utilizes frequencies in in the 2100MHz band this year, benefiting Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Leipzig.
the 2100MHz band and comprises 54 more than half of the German population.
antennas in Dusseldorf, covering the inner The firm is using Dynamic Spectrum

T-Mobile Poland Switches on 5G

T-Mobile has become the latest Polish will be utilizing the same infrastructure people using 2.6GHz spectrum. An auction
cellco to announce a 5G launch, with as T-Mobile under their ‘NetWorkS!’ joint of 5G licenses in the 3.4GHz-3.8GHz range
services now available via 1,600 base venture. Plus (Polkomtel) launched the is expected to be held in late 2020 or early
stations and covering up to six million country’s first commercial 5G service in 2021, having been postponed earlier this
people. The firm says that by the end May this year, covering around 900,000 year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
of June its 5G footprint will include
Warsaw and the surrounding area, Lodz,
Krakow, Poznan, Wroclaw, Plock, Opole,
Czestochowa, Rzeszow, Bielsko-Biala,
Kielce and the Upper Silesian Industrial
District. The network uses the 2100MHz
band. Fellow Polish operator Orange
recently announced that it would be
introducing 5G services on 1 July, and it

CTM Ready to Launch 5G across Macau Once Licenses are Awarded

The CEO of Companhia de the firm has completed deployment of a sectors to partner to explore and promote
Telecomunicacoes de Macau (CTM) says network with full outdoor coverage and different 5G application scenarios to
the firm is ready to launch 5G services is now moving onto improving the signal support the development of services
as soon as the local government awards indoors, with a plan to complete the rollout for markets such as media, education,
operating licenses. Vandy Poon Fuk Hei by the end of the year. Poon added that banking, real estate and transportation.
is cited by Macau News as saying that CTM has invited companies from different

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