Vodafone Spain

Country

Spain

Company Name

Vodafone España, S.A.U.

Ownership Type

Subsidiary

Ownership/Controlling Entity

Vodafone Group

Website

https://www.vodafone.es

MNC

Company Overview

Dossier under construction.

Vodafone Spain 5G

Vodafone Spain partnered with Huawei to perform ‘the first 5G call in the world’ in February 2018. The call between Castelldefels in Barcelona and Madrid adhered to the standard commercial specifications approved by industry standards body 3GPP in December 2017, and utilised spectrum in the 3.7GHz band. The test also demonstrated a ‘dual 4G-to-5G connection’, which the companies say will be an important facet of 5G network technology, assisting with the control and management of data traffic.

The company announced the commercial launch of its 5G network in June 2019. The network uses Vodafone's 90 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum, implementing a n78 (3500 MHz) capable of reaching data rates of 1 Gbps at launch and 2.2 Gbps by years end.

3G UMTS Network Information

Details on UMTS network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.

Launch Date

2006-06

Status

Active

UMTS Band	Packet Data	Status
B1 (2100 MHz)	DC-HSPA+	Active
B8 (900 MHz)	HSPA+	Active

4G LTE Network Information

Details on LTE network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.

Evolution	LTE Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro)	Status	Active [Launched 2013-05]
Max. MIMO	4x4 MIMO	Max. Modulation	256QAM
Carrier Aggregation	CA_3A-7A (B3+B7) CA_3A-20A (B3+B20) CA_7A-20A (B7+B20) CA_3A-7A-20A (B3+B7+B20)	Features	VoLTE

LTE Band	Channel Width	Status
B3 (1800 MHz)	20 MHz	Active
B7 (2600 MHz)	20 MHz	Active
B20 (800 MHz)	10 MHz	Active
B38 (2600 MHz)	20 MHz	Active

5G NR Network Information

Details on 5G NR network deployments are shown below. Data are often incomplete due to commercial nature. Consult dossier text for further details.

Type	NR (Standard)	Status	Active [Launched 2019-06-15]
Max. MIMO	Massive MIMO	Max. Modulation	256QAM
Carrier Aggregation	-	Features	-

NR Band	Channel Width	Status
n38 (2600 MHz)	20 MHz	Build-Out
n78 (3500 MHz)	90 MHz	Active

IoT Network - NB-IoT (LTE Cat-NB1)

Technology	NB-IoT (LTE Cat-NB1)	Status	Active
Band	B20 (800 MHz)	Launch Date	2017-01

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