5G auction now expected to take place in March or April

Argentina’s multi-band 5G spectrum auction is now expected to be held in March or April this year, rather than February. The new timeline was reported by Tiempo Argentino this week. The spectrum sale is expected to include the following frequency bands: 1427MHz-1518MHz (1500MHz band); 1770MHz-1780MHz/2170MHz-2180MHz (AWS-3 band); 2300MHz-2400MHz (2.3GHz band); 3.3GHz-3.6GHz (3.5GHz); 24.25GHz-25.75GHz (26GHz band); and 37GHz-43.5GHz (38GHz band). As per government projections, the auction could raise as much as USD1.4 billion.