Vodafone Spain is increasing its 5G infra in Spain utilizing spectrum within the 700 MHz band
Spanish operator Vodafone stated it’s presently increasing its 5G community utilizing the 700 MHz frequency with the goal of reaching 82% of the inhabitants and a complete of two,700 municipalities with its 5G service by the tip of this yr, exceeding the dedicated deployment obligations.
The European operator stated it is going to deploy 5G in 147 cities with lower than 1,000 inhabitants and in 553 cities with between 1,000 and 50,000 inhabitants throughout the remainder of the yr.
As well as, Vodafone has elevated the areas of its NB-IoT community, which presently reaches all provincial capitals and their surrounding areas, with greater than 16,886 community areas up to date with this know-how. The deployment has allowed the service to proceed to broaden its presence within the IoT section, with greater than 6.57 million lively IoT traces as of the tip of 2023, a rise of 34% in comparison with the earlier yr, the service famous.
Julia Velasco, community director at Vodafone Spain, stated: “With the aim of constant to facilitate the digital inclusion of firms, residents and administrations, Vodafone’s 5G community will attain 82% of the entire inhabitants in our nation and a couple of,700 municipalities positioned in massive and small cities, in addition to rural areas. Our purpose is to bridge the digital divide and supply connectivity to everybody, together with those that want it most.”
In November 2023, Vodafone stated it has achieved 1 Gbps speeds in its ongoing community exams within the higher 6 GHz frequency band in Spain.
Vodafone confirmed it not too long ago ran exams of each 6 GHz spectrum and its present 5G community working at 3.5 GHz. Utilizing the identical quantity of bandwidth and radio antenna energy, indoor speeds of greater than 1 Gbps had been achieved in each instances, the telco stated.
The telco defined that 6 GHz gear was put in on an present 5G website in Madrid protecting Vodafone’s campus and the encompassing space, together with a number of indoor areas. Large MIMO antenna know-how was used on this take a look at. Additionally, a 200-megahertz channel, which is the anticipated quantity of spectrum that might be made accessible per cellular operator in every European nation, was used, which is roughly double the bandwidth used for 5G companies at this time, enabling larger speeds and capability for advanced 5G networks.