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It will be possible to talk about a more serious 5G coverage in Latvia only after the 700 MHz frequency auction, according to ‘Tele2’

Too serious 5G coverage in the territory of Latvia will be available when the 700 MHz frequency auction, scheduled for November, is completed. Only access to this frequency will allow effective implementation of 5G technology in a sufficiently large territory of the country that it can be used by the majority of the Latvian population on a daily basis, the mobile operator points out. “Tele2“.

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“The greatest value of the 700 MHz frequency is its ability to transmit signals over a much wider area, as well as to reach indoor devices more widely. Therefore, we will only be able to talk about a more serious deployment of the 5G network in 2022, when mobile operators will have full 700 MHz frequency is available, “says Līga Krūmiņa, Tele2 technical director. “We are currently actively preparing and expanding 5G coverage in a smart and pragmatic way, so that when the necessary frequencies are available to operators and a wider range of 5G devices is available on the market.”

The representatives of the company also emphasize that for at least several more years the “main workhorse” in mobile communication technologies will be 4G, which has not yet exhausted all its potential and possibilities, and is very well able to provide mobile communications to the population.

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