Magyar Telekom announced that it has launched 5G services on 2100 MHz frequency range that will increase the population coverage of its 5G network in Budapest to 30% by year end.
In early April this year, the service provider launched its 5G commercial service on 3.6GHz frequency, a few days after successfully bidding at the announced frequency auction. Thanks to continuous developments completed since then, the 5G mobile service is already available - besides Budapest and Budaörs – in 21 settlements around lake Balaton and 5 county capitals (Zalegerszeg, Debrecen, Szeged, Kecskemét and Szombathely).
By using 2100 MHz frequency band combined with new features of modern mobile network technology (Ericsson Spectrum Sharing, ie. dynamic spectrum sharing), the 5G network will further expand in Budapest, improving the capital’s outdoor relative population coverage from the current 13% to 30% by the end of 2020, said the Operator.
While using 3.6 GHz allows for providing high (even above 1 Gbps) speed and capacity in a small area, the 2100 MHz frequency newly launched by Magyar Telekom, makes it possible to extend 5G coverage to larger areas faster, and also offers good 5G experience indoors.
Lubor Zatko, Chief Technical Officer of Magyar Telekom
By using new spectrum while also partly reconfiguring the already utilized frequency ranges for the purpose of 5G service provision, we can give an opportunity for a greater customer base to get a taste of the benefits of 5G.
Gábor Éry, President of Ericsson Hungary
We are proud to support Magyar Telekom’s technology innovations with Ericsson Radio System, which supports switching on the 5G in any radio frequency deployed on the sites.
