The Netherlandsā National Inspectorate for Digital Infrastructure (Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur,Ā RDI) ā which was recently renamed from the Telecommunications Agency (Agentschap Telecom) ā reported that network operatorsĀ KPNĀ and VodafoneZiggo have received temporary waivers of coverage obligations for cellular 700MHz band mobile services in a limited number of localities.
KPN, VodafoneZiggo and T-Mobile Netherlands each won 2Ć10MHz spectrum licences in the 5G 700MHz band in July 2020.Ā TeleGeographyās GlobalComms DatabaseĀ says that the national 5G licensees were subject to geographical coverage requirements stipulating mobile coverage of ā98% of the surface area of every Dutch municipalityā with standards set for minimum data speed āon the outer edges of a mobile networkā: with effect from July 2022 minimum requirements for these āworst pointsā are 8Mbps, rising to 10Mbps in 2026, and in August 2022Ā RDIĀ began checking network coverage and speeds.
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