Anatel approves a further 282 municipalities for 3.5GHz 5G

Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes, Anatel) has confirmed that 3.5GHz licensees are able to activate 5G services in a further 282 municipalities from Tuesday 2 May, as per the recommendations of the Group for the Implementation of Solutions for Interference Problems (Grupo de Acompanhamento da Implantacao das Solucoes para os Problemas de Interferencia, GAISPI). The decision means that a total of 964 towns and cities have now been approved for 3.5GHz Standalone (SA) 5G use, equating to 131.5 million Brazilians, or 62% of the population.