5G Frequency Spectrum in Portugal

What frequency bands have been allocated to 5G in Portugal?

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Sep 11, 2020

Portugal’s National Communications Authority ANACOM (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicacoes), on 30th December, 2019 approved the auction of the 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz and 3.6 GHz (n78) bands for 5G deployment.

5G Frequency Bands to be auctioned in Portugal

Frequency Band

Frequency Range

Auction Status

n28

703 - 733 MHz / 758- 788 MHz

Upcoming

n8

880 - 885 MHz / 925 - 930 MHz

Upcoming

-

895 - 898 MHz / 940 - 943 MHz

Upcoming

-

914 - 915 MHz / 959 - 960 MHz

Upcoming

n3

1770 - 1785 MHz / 1865 - 1880 MHz

Upcoming

n65

1954 - 1959 MHz / 2144 - 2149 MHz

Upcoming

n7

2500 - 2510 MHz / 2620 - 2630 MHz

Upcoming

n7

2595-2620 MHz

Upcoming

n78

3400 - 3800 MHz

Upcoming

The auction was initially expected to be conducted between March and June in 2020 but got delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Three leading telecom operators in Portugal namely Altice Portugal, Vodafone Portugal and NOS, will take part in the auction and are expected to launch 5G services by the end of 2020.