Vodafone: More 5G Base Stations around Lake Balaton

Vodafone Hungary has announced another development affecting the Lake Balaton region: the operator has turned on its 5G base stations in Siófok, allowing people with 5G-enabled devices to access the new generation network in the ‘capital city’ of the south coast.

The Siófok stations are already using the 3500 MHz frequency range obtained at the March frequency auction. The operator has also announced that in the coming period, its base stations around Lake Balaton will be prepared for accepting the 700 MHz band, making 5G available on the entire lake and along the full shoreline with 5G-enabled headsets. This service is planned to be available in early September, when the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) will make the 700MHz band available to Vodafone.

“The Lake Balaton region is extremely important for Vodafone Hungary, so over the past years we have been relentlessly improving our network in the region. In line with this approach, 4G+ had been previously made available in the full Balaton region, connecting 53 settlements. The joint history of the Lake Balaton region and Vodafone continues, as earlier today we launched the new generation mobile network, 5G, in Siófok as well, the benefits of which will be felt soon across the entire Balaton region,” Dr. Gergő J. Budai, External Affairs Director of Vodafone Hungary, and Deputy Chairman of the Board said.