The Board of Directors at Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes, Anatel) has approved the allocation of 120MHz of spectrum in the 4.9GHz band for 5G use. The spectrum in question – which encompasses the 4830MHz-4950MHz range – will be made available on a primary and non-exclusive basis. In doing so, the watchdog has increased the amount of available mobile spectrum between 1GHz and 6GHz from 1060MHz to 1180MHz. Despite the move, Anatel counsellor Moises Moreira noted that there are no immediate plans to stage an auction of the 4.9GHz frequencies.
