ANCOM: The auction for 5G technology, by the end of the third quarter of 2020

The auction to assign the rights to use the frequency bands destined to the implementation of the new 5G technology will be held in the last quarter of this year, according to the 2020 action plan adopted and announced by the national telecom watchdog (ANCOM) on Tuesday.

The auction also failed last year due to the lack of implementation of the 5G Memorandum signed between Romania and U.S. and because the Government failed to approve the license fees. At that time, ANCOM voiced hope the procedure could be concluded in the first half of 2020.

Romania has become the latest country to announce a 5G spectrum auction. According to the Romanian regulator, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), the auction will take place in the fourth quarter of this year.

According to Cisco Annual Internet Report, 5G will support more than 10% of the world’s mobile connections by 2023. The average 5G speed will be 575 megabits per second, or 13 times faster than the average mobile connection. With advanced performance capabilities, 5G will deliver more dynamic mobile infrastructures for AI and emerging IoT applications including autonomous cars, smart cities, connected health, immersive video and more.

For the past 50 years, each decade introduced a new mobile technology with cutting-edge innovations. Mobile bandwidth requirements have evolved from voice calls and texting to ultra-high-definition (UHD) video and a variety of augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) applications. Consumers and business users worldwide continue to create new demands and expectations for mobile networking. This ongoing trend is clearly highlighted by the adoption and use of mobile applicatons. Social networking, video streaming and downloads, business productivity, e-commerce and gaming will drive the continued growth of mobile applications with nearly 300 billion downloaded by 2023.