Belgian Carriers Grapple With 5G Spectrum Auction Delay and Radiation Concerns

Belgium’s three mobile carriers have in recent months been ramping up their 5G network plans, but hurdles still lie in their way. These include growing concerns about radiation levels of new 5G antennas and the seeming inability of the country’s ruling bodies to agree on a 5G auction process. Former telecom incumbent Proximus is working with Nokia to upgrade the capacity of its IP transport network tenfold to prepare for new services including 5G and IoT. The carrier has been working with Nokia on the Terabit IP Transport and Aggregation Network (TITAN) project since last August, and just switched on the Nokia 7750 SR-14s multi-terabit router that uses the Nokia FP4 network processor.