Even if it still means a small slice of the total connection base, 5G internet has shown rapid growth in Brazilian territory. At the moment, Brazil has 25,92 millions of active 5G chips, resulting in growth of 192% within a period of one year.
This information was released by Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency), bringing data for the month of April 2024. The survey indicates that, despite strong support, technology represents only 10% of national mobile telephony.
Leadership in the segment
In April were added 1,6 millions of new 5G-based customers by telecommunications operators. The activation market is currently led by the operator Claro, com 9,74 millions of active chips.
Then comes Vivo, com 9,46 million, followed by the operator TIM, com 6,7 millions of chips. Companies ended the month of April with a total of 215,3 million 5G users. This total represented growth of 0,2% compared to the month of March (214,8 million).
Postpaid vs prepaid
In relation to the telephone plans with the largest subscriptions, postpaid leads with 108,3 millions of active lines. About that, prepaids add up 107 million. At the moment, in most companies in the segment, the postpaid plan is preferred among consumers.
TIM is the only operator that has more customers who still opt for prepaid. In all, they are 33,2 millions of users. The data released by Anatel also showed that there are 9 millions of chips active in point-of-service operations (PoS) e 7,1 millions in Machine to Machine connections (M2M).
6G in Brazil
Although 5G represents only 10% of the mobile base, Anatel is already in the implementation phase of 6G in Brazil. At the end of May, the agency opened a public consultation to obtain subsidies that will enable the structure of the 5G successor technology.
This process takes 70 days to complete (7 of August) and promises an internet superior to the latest generation in up to three years. The European Union and countries like the United States, China, South Korea, Australia and Japan are already testing the technology.
