France to conduct 5G spectrum auction this autumn

France will conduct 5G spectrum auction this autumn and offer licenses at the start of 2020, Junior Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said.
France’s four main telecoms operators Orange, Bouygues Telecom, Altice Europe’s SFR and Iliad regularly compete in costly spectrum auctions.

The government will fix the political framework in spring. Arcep, the telecoms regulator, will establish the specific requirements, which will be certified in autumn, Pannier-Runacher said.