TIRANA, Oct 16 /ATA/ – The Chairman of Albania’s Electronic and Postal Communications Authority (AKEP) announced Wednesday that the country plans to deploy the fifth-generation telecommunications network (5G) starting as of 2025 by applying standards and 100% Western technology.
Reporting at a special parliamentary committee on coordinating and overseeing institutional measures aimed at combating disinformation and other forms of foreign interference in the country’s democratic processes, the head of the electronic and postal communications watchdog underlined that a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America is in force on implementation of reliable and clean energies in entire network.
Frasheri noted that AKEP has integrated the agreement with the U.S. in its policies and the suit has been followed by the operators.
According to him, Albania’s position on this regard is non-negotiable.
Frashëri explained that one of the two mobile operators replaced 100% the existing technology with new western technology in a large investment project three years ago and was the first mobile operator to carry out this contemporary investment in the Western Balkans
He pointed out the fact that the reliable providers that offer Western technologies and standards according to NATO requirements are reaching out to Albania for the implementation of these technologies.
5G provides faster speeds, lower latency and greater capacity than its predecessors.
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