Orange Spain Surpasses Annual Goals of 5G Coverage

Spanish operator Orange stated in a statement that it had already exceeded its initial objective for the entire year by deploying its 5G services in 1,529 towns and cities over 52 regions in Spain. By the end of the third quarter, the European carrier reported that 68.7% of Spain’s population had access to its 5G network infrastructure. Orange had stated that it anticipated having a 5G network in 1,500 locations by the end of 2022.

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The Operator Had 1.47 Million Users by the End of September

5G services are now being provided by Orange Spain using frequencies in the 3.5 GHz and 700 MHz bands. After a net increase of 850,000 over the previous 12 months, the carrier concluded September with a total of 1.47 million 5G subscribers. Orange acquired 110 megahertz in the 3.5 GHz band in addition to 210 megahertz in the 700 MHz bands through the most recent spectrum auction. In total, the corporation spent 523 million euros (now $526 million) to purchase these frequencies. In September 2020, the provider made commercial 5G services available in Spain using Non-Standalone (NSA) architecture.

The CEO of Orange Spain, Jean Francoise Fallacher, stated during a presentation of the provider’s quarterly results that the merger with rival operator MásMóvil should be approved unconditionally because the company believes the Spanish market to be extremely competitive, with eight operators billing more than 100 million euros annually. According to Fallacher, the number of infrastructure operators will decrease from eight to seven rather than from four to three. They stated that this is because MásMóvil has previously sold practically all of its network assets.