CompaniesPoliciesGovernment reveals that 5G network is not “designed” to cover the entire territory of Portugal Jornal Económico with Lusa 23 June 2020, 15:11The revelation was made by the Secretary of State for Digital Transition, André de Aragão Azevedo, in the parliamentary committee on Budget and Finance, when he answered a question about whether or not 5G technology would cover the entire Portuguese territory. The Secretary of State for Digital Transition, André de Aragão Azevedo, said this Tuesday that "in no European country was the expectation of full coverage" of 5G assumed, adding that the technology is "more suited" to specific sectors.André de Aragão Azevedo was speaking at the parliamentary committee on Budget and Finance, answering a question from a deputy about whether or not 5G technology would cover the entire Portuguese territory."I recall that in no European country has the expectation of full coverage of 5G been assumed, because 5G technology itself, by its very nature, is not intended to be part of national coverage, on a full coverage basis for the entire population," he said. the minister, at the hearing of the secretaries of state of the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition, within the scope of the Supplementary State Budget for 2020.5G technology “is much more geared to specific sectors, to communication routes, to critical infrastructures, where, yes, the speed of communication, the large volumes of data, are in fact very relevant from the point of view of impact and business transformation ”, he stressed.“Our goal when we designed what the auction will be and defined what the coverage requirements are from the 5G point of view, we purposely wanted to adopt a demanding schedule, aligned with what European concerns are, but above all to focus on the sectors more critical and that will benefit more efficiently from the investment in this technology ”, concluded the official.The 5G license allocation process was delayed due to its interruption following the covid-19 pandemic, and the auction is expected to take place later this year.Previously, the licensing process was expected to be completed by the middle of this year. Read more Latest 19:13Hong Kong: Exporters remain pessimistic as the virus continues to spread 19:07Government highlights maintenance of the status of the world's third safest country in 2019 18:54Finland reopens borders to 12 European countries. Portugal excluded 18:40Baixo Douro and Cova da Beira with a loss of 20 million euros due to the May storm 18:37Association of Spirits defends the reopening of bars to avoid spontaneous agglomerations 18:34Moody's considers it necessary to reinforce TAP's shareholders' capital 18:32Evaluation of the purchase of BPG and Efisa by the supervisor stopped waiting for additional information 18:29Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa re-elected for new mandate at the head of CAP 18:26Government will redirect 574 million euros from Regional Operational Programs 18:20Amazon launches 2 billion fund to invest in decarbonizing the economy
CompaniesPoliciesGovernment reveals that 5G network is not “designed” to cover the entire territory of Portugal Jornal Económico with Lusa 23 June 2020, 15:11The revelation was made by the Secretary of State for Digital Transition, André de Aragão Azevedo, in the parliamentary committee on Budget and Finance, when he answered a question about whether or not 5G technology would cover the entire Portuguese territory. The Secretary of State for Digital Transition, André de Aragão Azevedo, said this Tuesday that "in no European country was the expectation of full coverage" of 5G assumed, adding that the technology is "more suited" to specific sectors.André de Aragão Azevedo was speaking at the parliamentary committee on Budget and Finance, answering a question from a deputy about whether or not 5G technology would cover the entire Portuguese territory."I recall that in no European country has the expectation of full coverage of 5G been assumed, because 5G technology itself, by its very nature, is not intended to be part of national coverage, on a full coverage basis for the entire population," he said. the minister, at the hearing of the secretaries of state of the Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition, within the scope of the Supplementary State Budget for 2020.5G technology “is much more geared to specific sectors, to communication routes, to critical infrastructures, where, yes, the speed of communication, the large volumes of data, are in fact very relevant from the point of view of impact and business transformation ”, he stressed.“Our goal when we designed what the auction will be and defined what the coverage requirements are from the 5G point of view, we purposely wanted to adopt a demanding schedule, aligned with what European concerns are, but above all to focus on the sectors more critical and that will benefit more efficiently from the investment in this technology ”, concluded the official.The 5G license allocation process was delayed due to its interruption following the covid-19 pandemic, and the auction is expected to take place later this year.Previously, the licensing process was expected to be completed by the middle of this year. Read more Latest 19:13Hong Kong: Exporters remain pessimistic as the virus continues to spread 19:07Government highlights maintenance of the status of the world's third safest country in 2019 18:54Finland reopens borders to 12 European countries. Portugal excluded 18:40Baixo Douro and Cova da Beira with a loss of 20 million euros due to the May storm 18:37Association of Spirits defends the reopening of bars to avoid spontaneous agglomerations 18:34Moody's considers it necessary to reinforce TAP's shareholders' capital 18:32Evaluation of the purchase of BPG and Efisa by the supervisor stopped waiting for additional information 18:29Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa re-elected for new mandate at the head of CAP 18:26Government will redirect 574 million euros from Regional Operational Programs 18:20Amazon launches 2 billion fund to invest in decarbonizing the economy