Second… from last
Portugal is the penultimate country in the European Union to launch 5G - or the second from last. The launch of the technology did not go well, but the sector now has a chance to redeem itself.
Portugal has entered the fifth mobile generation. Last Friday, Nos received the first licences from Anacom and made 5G available to customers on one of its most expensive tariffs. Then came Vodafone, which followed a different strategy, opening the 5G network to all customers in an initial “trial phase” until 31 January.
Some Portuguese with newer phones already see “5G” in the top right-hand corner of the screen. For the realists, we are the penultimate country in the European Union to have the technology. For the more optimistic, we are second from last.
AI translation from the Portuguese. First published in ECO on 3 December 2021.