{"id":869599,"date":"2026-04-03T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/869599\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:31:14","slug":"spain-pushes-ahead-with-5g-internet-rollout-in-rural-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/869599\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain pushes ahead with 5G internet rollout in rural areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

A NEW 5G rollout is underway in Spain in a bid to boost internet coverage in rural areas.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The scheme, named 5G Very Rural Networks, targets 5,000 areas across the entire country, home to a population of approximately 20,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Helmed by the Ministry for Digital Transformation, the programme specifically targets so-called \u2018dead zones\u2019 which have no 5G or 4G networks.<\/p>\n

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The initiative will see four major telecom companies \u2013\u00a0 Telefonica, MasOrange, Vodafone and Digi \u2013 building new 5G and fiber-optic towers throughout the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, whichever company is given the grant for a given area must share their towers and equipment with competitors, so all customers have coverage and no single company can monopolise publicly funded 5G networks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The project is estimated to cost \u20ac30 million and will be funded by the European Regional Development Funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It will therefore come at a fraction of the cost of the previous initiative, UNICO Active Networks, which cost a huge \u20ac669 million euros and brought 5G to rural areas with less than 10,000 residents in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This project brought 5G coverage to 1.8 million Spaniards and played a key role in connecting rural areas, helping close the \u2018digital divide\u2019 that left rural communities with far less coverage than in urban areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although still in the early planning stages, construction is expected to start at the end of this year, with completion scheduled for 2029.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By 2029, this programme will help Spain achieve one of Europe\u2019s largest mobile networks, bridging gaps in hard-to-reach areas and delivering reliable internet infrastructure nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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