A1 Telekom Austria Group announced that it has been acquiring spectrum across various nations to accelerate 5G rollout across the CEE.
A1 said it has already supplies more than 3.8 million people throughout Austria with the new 5G. Since the beginning of the year alone, A1 has put around 1,000 new 5G sites into operation, bringing ultra-fast mobile broadband to both major cities and rural regions. Combined with Austria's largest fiber network, which already extends over more than 61,000 kilometers, the A1 '5Giganet' combines the best broadband technologies.
A1 Group purchases spectrum in Slovenia for EUR 42.4 million. A1 Slovenia has acquired spectrum in several bands: 2x10 MHz in 700 MHz, 1x40 MHz in 1.4 GHz, 2x15 MHz in 2.1 GHz, 1x100 MHz in 3.6 GHz and 1x400 MHz in 26 GHz for EUR 42.4 million. The frequencies are valid for 15 years. A1 Telekom Austria Group said it will finance the spectrum acquisition from current cash flow.
A1 Bulgaria has been awarded the main 5G license in the 3.6 GHz spectrum for EUR 2.4 million. A1 Bulgaria has been awarded the main 5G license in the 3.6 GHz spectrum in a tender organized by the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC). The company will pay 2.4 million as initial investment for the spectrum acquisition.
Alejandro Plater, COO of A1 Telekom Austria Group
The enormous importance of system-critical digital infrastructure such as that of the A1 Telekom Austria Group for economic and social development has not only been known since the COVID-19 crisis.
Thomas Arnoldner, A1 Group CEO
Only with nationwide, high-quality access to digital media, services and business models can the full potential of digitalization in Austria be unleashed.
