After the frequency auction: T-Mobile Austria structure of 5G starts network

* 57 million Euro to 110 MHz spectrum in Austria

* After the rate decision, the first 5G network will start in a few weeks

* In the final phase, 5G will bring approximately 10 gigabits per second

The completion of the 5G frequency auction at 7. March 2019 and the acquired rights of use to deliver T-Mobile Austria, the prerequisite to the Development of the next communication standards for 5G in Austria. In the course of the auction, T-Mobile Austria 110 MHz spectrum, Austria has bought far (11 packages of 10 MHz in 12 regions) for the price of a total of 57 million euros. This, the company said after the completion of the auction and announcement of the results by the Regulator on Thursday (7. March 2019). A total of 438 out of a total of 468 frequency packages (39 packages 10 MHz in twelve regions) were sold in the auction, which lasted about three weeks, in all the twelve regions, for a total price of around 188 million euros.

Immediately after the end of March, the expected delivery of the rate notice, the company will take the first 25 5G-mobile radio stations in the whole of Austria, primarily in rural regions. The exact locations will be announced at the Start.

„With the auctioned frequency spectrum T-Mobile Austria has laid the solid Foundation for the fastest possible 5G-structure in Austria. With our investment of 57 million euros, we give a clear commitment to the digital future of Austria. We are already in a few weeks, the first customer mobile broadband in glass-fiber speed over 5G to offer,“ says Andreas Bierwirth, CEO of T-Mobile Austria to the results of the 5G frequency auction. „Through the success of our auction strategy, we were able to ensure a homogeneous Austria-wide Frequency allocation. By the homogeneity, we can guarantee a Maximum performance in the 5G network. After we were awarded at the last connect-Test as Austria’s best network, we will strive to continue to offer our customers the best network in the country.“ In addition to the three incumbent mobile operators and a further four companies have bid for licences in each of the regions.

Expansion strategy: variety of networks

With 5G mobile keeps broadband supply in the future, with the performance of the fiber-optic cable network step, and will provide regions, where the Laying of cables would be time-consuming and costly. Instead of a budget by line to connect to the Internet, 5G ensure that broadband Internet comes via the radio in your own home.

„We will focus our expansion strategy on the diversity of the networks. In the rural area of 5G and LTE Internet will bring itself to remote valleys in Austria. In suburban areas, in addition to Hybrid and DSL for powerful Internet. In cities, our fiber-optic cable network will be breast-feeding together with the other technologies, the hunger for Data of the present time,“ says Bierwirth.

The experiences from the first 5G locations in 2019, will allow T-Mobile Austria further Austria-wide 5G-Expansion. For the first „friendly customers“ will T-Mobile Austria special 5G-Router. The first 5G Smartphones to be expected in the course of 2019. In greater model diversity and quantity 5G-enabled Smartphones and Tablets, expected to 2020 will be available.

5G for the networked connection of people, animals and things

The fifth generation of mobile communications is far more than only the further acceleration of mobile Internet. The Internet of things, industry 4.0 and Smart Cities, with intelligent, Autonomous vehicles, robots and drones in the future with 5G reliably operated. At home, in businesses or schools, 5G ensure that very large amounts of data can be transported, as of applications of Virtual and Augmented Reality or high definition 8K TV needed. Not only high data rates of up to 10 gigabits per second, but also minimum response times (latency) are for the future, networking is important. According to studies, there is to be worldwide by 2020 50 billion connected devices, seven devices per Person. „This network requires a reliable, fast infrastructure. A highway on the enough for all, for people, animals and things,“ says Bierwirth.

Around one billion euros in investments from 2018 to 2021

Already in the year 2018, the investments of T-Mobile Austria have reached 229 million euros, a new record height. From 2018 to 2021, the company will invest a total of around one billion euros, to ensure a powerful mobile as fixed broadband infrastructure for Austria. Bierwirth:
„We are committed to a long-term investment plan in Austria. The tremendously growing amount of data our customers need to be reliably transported, and we want to be always better. Our ultimate promise for the digital future of Austria: We want to be in the Internet, Entertainment and Service are the Best.“

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T-Mobile Austria GmbH
Helmut Spudich
speaker
Tel.: 0676 8200 5200
E-Mail: helmut.spudich@t-mobile.at