Seven Brazilian Operators Bid in R$20 Million 5G Base Station Reverse Auction

en.Wedoany.com Reported - The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) recently completed its fourth reverse auction for 5G base stations, with seven operators submitting bids.

The auction was jointly held by the Brazilian Ministry of Communications, Anatel, and Seja Digital last Wednesday (17th). The total auction amount was R$20 million, with funds to be used for the early installation of base stations (ERB) in areas covered by the 5G auction coverage commitments, originally scheduled for coverage between 2028 and 2030. Operators undertaking this obligation include Brisanet, Vivo, Claro, TIM, Unifique, Algar, and iez! telecom.

Anatel stated that the discount achieved in this auction was nearly R$540,000, helping to improve the efficiency of available resource utilization and potentially having a positive impact on future telecommunications infrastructure expansion initiatives. The proposals will be submitted for approval at a meeting of Gired (the Anatel group overseeing the process) next Monday (22nd), after which the winners will be officially announced.

Anatel updated that the fourth reverse auction will extend coverage to 112 locations across 17 federal units. According to the rules, winners must install base stations with a capacity of no less than 50 Mbps, adopting technical standards at least equivalent to LTE Advanced Release 10 (4G+), and equipped with a core network prepared for future transition to 5G.

In the three previous reverse auctions, resources have been used to deploy base stations at 235 locations across 22 Brazilian states, benefiting over 200,000 people. Under this model, the company offering the lowest bid wins the contract.

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