The Angolan Institute of Communications (INACOM) may announce, by the end of that year, the attribution of the first license to operate with 5G, with the operator Unitel is the most quoted to receive that same license as it is currently more prepared to start operating with this technology.
This information was disclosed by the Angolan newspaper Expansion, where he adds that the Africell will start its operations without the 5G network, but with telephone services as early as 2022.
Also according to that national periodical, the distribution of the 3.3-3.7 GHz frequency band for the development of 5G technology was recently approved, in accordance with presidential order n.º200/21, dated 23 November, and where the above frequency is directed to the land mobile telephony service in order to make the electronic communications market more attractive to private investment.
BUT: Unitel already prepares infrastructure for the launch of the 5G service in the country
For several national analysts, coverage for the operation of the 5G network will require greater infrastructure from national operators, and where the mobile operator Unitel is at the forefront to start operating with 5G technology.
Speaking of the last IV Telecom Expansion Forum, Eduardo Vieira, Director of Strategic Planning at Unitel, said that the conditions are created to operate with 5G. 🇧🇷Soon we will have news“, assured.
The newspaper Expansão also reveals that INACOM may announce, by December 31, 2021, the granting of the first license for the use of the 5G network, a technology that will bring new opportunities for companies and better services for individuals (see box).
