Brussels warns against the delay of the development of 5G in the Netherlands Now

The Netherlands does not comply with EU agreements on the fastest 5G mobile phone network. This may delay the development of 5G in the Netherlands and neighboring countries.

The European Commission informs the Dutch cabinet in a letter of formal notice. This letter is the first step in a court proceeding that may be completed in the European Court of Justice

. Brussels underlines that Member States had until the end of June "the time to adopt and publish the imperative roadmap to prevent the use of the 700 MHz band for the high mobile debit no later than 30 June 2020. "

The 5G frequency auction is scheduled for 2019 on the agenda of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The last big auction of frequencies for wireless communications took place in 2012.

In a reaction, the ministry said that he had to wait for Brussels. "For the precise planning and design of the auction, we are dependent on the European Commission, which must decide on the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Tele2."

"Not enough competition"

The European Commission did In September, it opposed the takeover of Tele2 by T-Mobile in the Netherlands. According to the regulator, competition may not be sufficient if the number of mobile networks goes from four to three due to the merger.

T-Mobile and Tele2 disagree. According to them, the merger is important to support expensive investments in a 5G network.

In 2019, the first phones on the market capable of handling the 5G faster connection, that the 4G will follow. Huawei, OnePlus and Samsung, among others, work on 5G devices. In the Netherlands, the first 5G networks in some cities have already been tested.