en.Wedoany.com Reported - The municipal government of Resende, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has begun processing license applications for 4G and 5G mobile network antennas entirely digitally. This initiative is based on a platform developed under a technical cooperation agreement signed in 2025 between the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat for Digital Transformation and the Brazilian Association of Telecommunications Infrastructure (Abrintel).
The platform allows antenna installation applications to be submitted, analyzed, and tracked electronically, integrating various steps for urban planning and environmental permits into a single process. According to Abrintel, Resende is the first municipality to adopt this solution. The association expects this experience to serve as a reference for other cities seeking to modernize procedures related to telecommunications infrastructure deployment. Digitization is expected to shorten approval times. Cities adopting a digital and self-declaration model can complete licensing within days, whereas the previous manual process averaged six to eight months. In some cases, the time required to obtain authorization even exceeded the construction period of the facilities themselves.
The platform was developed by the Rio de Janeiro State Information and Communication Technology Center (Proderj) and is made available to municipalities in Rio de Janeiro state through the RJ Digital platform. In a statement, Abrintel indicated that this resource will facilitate the expansion of the fifth-generation mobile network (5G). According to a survey by the association, cities with up-to-date regulations and procedures—typically capitals and other larger cities—concentrate approximately 83% of the 5G technology base stations already deployed in Brazil. Abrintel President Luciano Stutz noted that 5G deployment requires municipalities to adopt a new perspective on telecommunications infrastructure; having appropriate regulations alone is insufficient, and administrative procedures must match the speed required for digital transformation. The platform is designed precisely to help cities overcome this challenge. The association stated that Brazil has entered a phase of intensive 5G network deployment, requiring an increase in the number of antennas to improve coverage quality.
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