The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) of Brazil has launched the Public Consultation for radio frequency bands that will allow the implementation of the fifth-generation (5G) technology in Brazil.

The development will be the largest frequency auction of Anatel. The Public Notice proposes the bidding of the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 26 GHz bands and brings, as a novelty, the inclusion of another 100 MHz in the 3.5 GHz band.

The Agency's technical area confirmed the feasibility of these bands, which may provide reimbursement to satellite operators that operate in the so-called “extended C band”, which coincides with the 100 MHz.