As 5G is gearing up for market deployment, the European 5G Observatory provides updates on all of the latest market developments, including actions being undertaken by the private and public sectors, in the field of 5G. The 5G observatory also delivers an analysis of the strategic implications of the 5G Action Plan and other public policy objectives.

The Observatory focuses on 5G developments in Europe, along with major international developments (USA, Japan, China, South Korea) that could impact the European market.

Latest News in Europe

The Austrian 3.5GHz auction raised 188 million EUR

Austria awarded 20-year 3.4-3.8 GHz licences to the three national mobile incumbents and to four regional players for a total of 188 million EUR

5G network sharing considered as an option by the Danish action plan

5G will be deployed in 2020 on the 3.5GHz band for starters, then over 26GHz band

5G trials at Manchester airport by Vodafone

Vodafone switched on its 5G network at the city’s airport

T-Mobile’s 5G network deployed in The Hague

The roll-out will start this year to enable large scale deployments of 5G in 2020

5G auctions in Switzerland raised $379 million

Swisscom, Sunrise and Salt completed the acquisition of available 5G spectrum

Harmonisation on 3.4-3.8 GHz radio spectrum kicks off in Europe

5G pioneer bands identified at EU level are the 700 MHz, the 3.6 GHz (3.4-3.8 GHz) and the 26 GHz (24.25-27.5 GHz) frequencies.

5G trials call for 26 GHz in France

Application procedures are open to third parties and available from 31 January to 31 March 2019

Vodafone and O2 agree to share 5G networks and split the bill in the UK

A collaboration for the deployment of 5G networks at 2,500 joint sites outside London

TIM and Qualcomm demonstrate a 5G video call

The first European 5G NR video call was achieved in Rome by TIM and Qualcomm

Latest News outside Europe

Sprint 5G commercial launch

5G will be available in May 2019 in limited areas of four cities : Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City

28 GHz frequencies auction in the USA

The FCC’s auction of residual 28 GHz (27.5-28.35 GHz) frequencies began on November 14th, 2018.

AT&T mobile 5G service launching on the 21st of December

AT&T is the first in the U.S. to launch of a commercial standard-based mobile 5G hotspot device

5G Spectrum in Asia Pacific

Chinese and Australian operators have been allocated 5G spectrum bands to prepare for 5G commercial launch

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