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OTE, Vodafone, Wind Hellas secure spectrum in Greece 17 December 2020 | Melanie Mingas Greece has awarded 5G spectrum to three operators in an auction that raised US$453.78 million (€372.26 million). OTE Group, Vodafone and Wind Hellas secured spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2 GHz, 3,400-3,800 MHz and 26 GHz bands. The frequencies had a combined total starting price of €367.3 million. Vodafone reportedly spent €130 million on 14 blocks in the 3.4GHz to 3.8GHz range; two blocks of 700MHz; four blocks of 2GHz; and two blocks of 26GHz. COSTMOTE – which also acquired two blocks of 700MH...

New 5G Service to Make Greece a “Great Destination to Work and Retire in” Credit: @priscilladupreez/unsplash Greece has awarded 5G spectrum to three operators, OTE Group, Vodafone and Wind Hellas in an auction on Wednesday that raised 372.26 million euro ($453.78 million). Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that the 5G service will help transform the country into a great destination to work and retire in. He clarified that the majority of available bandwidth was auctioned off, but an excluded part will be turned over free of charge to universities, startups and creativity cente...