Hungarian govt will play role in 5G network building

BUDAPEST, – Hungary’s government will have to play a role in building a 5G network in co-operation with service providers to ensure the infrastructure is put in place quickly, the innovation and technology minister said on Tuesday.

Hungary aims to start 5G services at major industrial sites in 2020 and the network should cover all big cities and main transport routes by the middle of the next decade, Innovation and Technology Minister Laszlo Palkovics said.

Hungarian telecoms regulator NHMM published on Monday the draft documentation for the sale of more than 400 megahertz of 5G spectrum later this year.