Poland to re-launch its first 5G auction

WARSAW: Poland will have to re-launch the process of allocating 5G spectrum, suspended earlier this month due to the coronavirus, to avoid the threat of legal challenges and after changes to its telecoms law to beef up security, officials said on Tuesday. The original documentation for the process did not allow the regulator to change the deadline for firms to submit preliminary offers, leaving it open to legal action if it were to continue in its current form, the digital ministry said in a statement.

Poland and other countries are preparing to introduce 5G networks offering data speeds up to 50 to 100 times faster than current networks, but many frequency tenders have already been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.