PODGORICA (Montenegro), October 2 (SeeNews) – Montenegro's telecommunications regulator, EKIP, plans to launch an auction for frequencies in the 5G mobile spectrum in the fourth quarter of 2021, a draft financial plan of the regulator for next year showed on Friday.
EKIP plans to launch a single auction for the frequencies in the 694-790 MHz and 3400-3800 MHz bands, as well as 1 GHz of the 24.25-27.5 GHz band, considered suitable for the initial implementation of 5G mobile networks, according to the draft financial plan of the regulator, submitted for voting in Montenegro's Parliament.
"The regulator plans to launch a public bidding process for the usage of radio frequencies for the implementation of public mobile electronic communications networks in the fourth quarter of 2021 and to grant appropriate approvals at the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022," EKIP said in the plan, posted on the website of Montenegro's Parliament.
EKIP will determine next year the conditions under which the installation of a 5G base station at a planned location will not be possible, it noted.
The plan was submitted to Montenegro's Parliament on September 29.