Chile inaugurated this March the first “zone 5G” of Latin America, an area of 5.5 kilometers square in Santiago with hospitals, colleges, shops, offices and hogares in an experimental way to show the impact that the new red will have on the cities.
“This Zone 5G will allow citizens to live the experience of a hyperconnected ecosystem, with intelligent and efficient transport during peak hours,” said Gloria Hutt, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications.
The “5G zone” is an open space and during this stage experimental telephones equipped with 5G in the 3,500 MHz band can be used using the technology that is located inside the limits, the minister explained.
“While 5G technology will be transformative for the productive sectors, it will be more for the people, as it will allow access to new telemedicine services, distance education and living in intelligent cities that will enhance the quality of life, its quality aggregate the Telecommunications Subsection Secretary, Pamela Gidi.
Chile has given permission for the installation of 700 MHz 5G bandwidths, AWS and 3.5 GHz, but the companies Borealnet, Claro, Entel, Movistar and Wom empataron in the offers that are made for Public Competitions and “their adjudication is defined but the economic sub-model on closed “, indicates the sub-secretariat.
The body indicates that the order of the substations of the contests will be by block training and that the subassembly for the band of 700 MHz (block of 20 MHz) will be carried out next month February 8, while the bands of AWS (block of 30 MHz) and 3.5 GHz (block of 150 MHz) will take place on Sunday 11 February and March 16 February, respectively.
The adoption of 5G technology, which allows to significantly increase the speed of connection and the interface of devices, has been marked by debates in many countries debating issues regarding cybersecurity and the management of data.