Spain 5G Network Coverage Reaches 82% Of Population

The Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation has released the 2022 Broadband Coverage Report data, which shows the progress made in fixed and mobile connectivity in Spain as of June 30, 2022.

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According to the report, the connectivity gap between urban and rural areas continues to decrease considerably thanks to public support for the deployment of ultra-fast fixed network infrastructures, especially in rural areas. Since 2018, the gap has reduced from 42 percentage points to only 18 in 2022.

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100 Mbps Connectivity

As of June 2022, 90% of homes in Spain had access to networks of at least 100 Mbps, while the percentage was 72% for rural areas. In addition, the government has granted 900 million euros in public aid since 2018, which has mobilized 1,508 million in public-private investment to cover 4.7 million homes with ultra-fast broadband networks.

5G in Spain

With 4G coverage rates reaching almost 100% of the population, investments in mobile technology have remained focused on 5G. As a result, 82.36 percent of the population had access to 5G Services through different technological solutions, including New Radio (5G NR) and DSS (Dynamic Spectrum Sharing) as of June 2022. This represents a significant increase of 23 percentage points compared to the previous year.

5G Coverage with end-to-end technology using priority bands (New Radio) 3.5 GHz and 700 MHz band has reached 58.12% in 2022, 25 percent more than in 2021. 5G Coverage through a combination of other bands (DSS) reaches 73.82%