Santa Catarina-based ISP Unifique, which was part of a consortium that successfully bid on Brazilian mobile spectrum in 2021, has announced that it will launch 5G mobile technology on 11 November, in Garuva, Santa Catarina. By the end of 2029 Unifique intends to offer 5G connectivity in all municipalities with less than 30,000 inhabitants in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, in addition to other cities of interest, such as state capitals.
According to TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database, Unifique – alongside fellow fixed line operator Ligga Telecom (then known as Copel Telecom) – successfully bid on a regional 3.5GHz licence in November 2021’s 5G spectrum auction. Via the ‘Consorcio 5G Sul’ consortium the companies agreed to pay BRL73.6 million (USD13.3 million) for an 80MHz block of spectrum…
