Telefónica guarantees a 5G network for 75% of the Spanish population this year

5G is already approaching full performance in the Spanish telephone network.

Telefónica, the main operator in the country, has taken a fundamental step for the sector and, this Tuesday, September 1, it proceeds to ignite the new standard of mobile communications, by announcing that its 5G network will be available for 75% before let the year end.

José María Álvarez-Pallete, CEO of Telefónica, highlighted this "leap in level towards hyperconnectivity that will change the future of Spain".

In July, the head of the company pledged to the Government to promote the digitization of the country, especially important after the coronavirus crisis and its confinement.

According to Álvarez-Pallete, this is "

" and "Telefónica thus becomes the leader in hyperconnectivity" on the continent.

Three quarters of Spaniards will have the option to connect to the 5G network of this operator before the end of 2020. The deployment does not seek so much geographic coverage as population coverage, an area in which the commitment to reach 75% is acquired of the Spanish.

This will be achieved thanks to the implementation of the network in all large cities, those with over 50,000 inhabitants, where several connection nodes will be enabled.

In other less populated cities there will also be a 5G Telefónica network, but depending on a single node, so the full guarantee is not yet offered.

Telefónica thus branches out its network, in the absence of signing or communicating the essential agreements with mobile phone manufacturers capable of serving 5G.

Huawei or Samsung have already launched suitable terminals, but others like Apple wait until October to join.

In any case, by then Telefónica would already be ready, with the network deployment already active.

This advance coincides in time with Orange, which also launches to 5G this September, although it comes more than a year after the

, which began to establish its commercial network on June 15, 2019.

The network around the coronavirus

"Our network has always been a differential asset. Through it people's lives pass and it has demonstrated unmatched strength when it has been most needed", explained Álvarez-Pallete, who also recalled that Spain already leads the digital infrastructures of Europe with the most extensive fiber optic network, a fundamental support for communications at home during confinement linked to the state of alarm.

The deployment of 5G is still

(NSA)

around the planet

, that is, it is built on existing networks, currently 4G.

The debates on the management of data in 5G, one of the fronts of the commercial war that the US and China currently have open, loom around the subsequent 5G

, which would imply a new network deployment, from scratch and with new risks .

Telefónica today deploys its networks with different companies, telecommunications providers although better known for their history in the manufacture of telephones:

, indicated by the Donald Trump Administration as an alleged risk for Western intelligence facing China.

5G will be key for sectors such as transport, tourism, energy, automotive or health, by enabling the transmission of large volumes of data with little latency or delays, and by shaping the network that will make possible the so-called internet of the things (IoT).

Surgery in remote mode or driving autonomous cars are among the specific cases.

"Huge benefits are coming for Spain. 5G is not just a new generation of mobile telephony, it is a revolution due to its practical applications for all sectors and because it allows to expand ultra-broadband coverage in rural areas and in emptied Spain" Álvarez-Pallete stressed, who considers that "this is a golden opportunity for Spain to lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution and take advantage of the outstretched hand of Europe in the Reconstruction process".

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