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This Friday, Proximus announces that it intends to extend 5G coverage to 99% in Belgium. However, this technology is almost non-existent in Brussels and Wallonia.
This Friday, on the occasion of the publication of its annual financial results, Proximus has announced that it wants to reach a 5G coverage rate of 99% in Belgium by 2024.
From April, the telecom operator will offer its customers, if they have a subscription and a compatible smartphone, test for free for three months this 5G where it is available.
However, while many large cities in Flanders already benefit from this coverage, neither the capital nor Wallonia – apart from an area near Charleroi airport – has this ultra-fast download speed. In question, emission standards in Brussels, too strict to allow the deployment of 5G. In Wallonia, these standards will be reviewed, but an expert report is still expected by third quarter of 2022 to revise the decree governing these emissions.
Proximus intends to invest more in the deployment of its 5G network, to reach 99% coverage in Belgium by 2024. For the group’s general manager, Guillaume Boutin, “this year will be crucial”. This summer will indeed take place auction to authorize this technologymuch faster than 4G, at scale.
This Friday, on the occasion of the publication of its annual financial results, Proximus announces that it wants to achieve a 5G coverage rate of 99% in Belgium by 2024. From April, the telecom operator will offer its customers , if they have a subscription and a compatible smartphone, to test this 5G for free for three months where it is available. Wallonia – apart from an area near Charleroi airport – does not have this ultra-fast download speed. In question, the emission standards in Brussels, too strict to allow the deployment of 5G. In Wallonia, these standards will be reviewed, but an expert report is still expected by the third quarter of 2022 to revise the decree governing these emissions. Proximus intends to invest more in the deployment of its 5G network, to reach 99% coverage in Belgium by 2024. For the group’s general manager, Guillaume Boutin, “this year will be crucial”. This summer, there will be auctions for this technology, which is much faster than 4G, on a large scale.