5G Observatory Report 18 – April 2023

A PDF version of the latest report can be found here. A PowerPoint version of the latest scoreboard can be found here.

Key developments

The 18th 5G Observatory report (downloadable in full here) covers all the latest developments towards EU 5G targets and policies, as well as international trends. The report takes account of recent major spectrum auctions in Estonia, Romania, Ireland, Croatia in Spain, which increases the total percentage of assigned pioneer bands across Member States to 68%.

An increase in 5G coverage was also observed, with 81% of the EU’s population now covered by at least one operator offering 5G services.

In a newly published editorial featured in the report, we consider the recent wave of interest in satellite direct-to-handset (D2D) services and consider what merit these solutions may have in Europe.

In addition to the newly published report, the online sections of the 5G Observatory website have now been updated. These include the interactive European 5G scoreboard, as well as the interactive International Scoreboard.

Scoreboard

Full report – Click to download

Updated website sections

In order to keep the 5G Observatory reports as concise as possible, some sections are now viewable online. These sections are updated in line with new bi-annual reports.

Latest News in Europe

Italy raises electromagnetic limits to promote 5G deployment

The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy said that the law will promote the development of the Italian 5G economy with high-performance networks.

GSMA launches 5G Connectivity index

The mobile industry association has launched a new interactive index to track the rollout of 5G.

Vodafone Italy completes three-month OpenRAN trial

The mobile operator collaborated with Nokia for the trial, which took place on a live 5G standalone (5G SA) network.

Report: Global Private Wireless Radio Access Network (RAN) revenues are up 40% in 2023

A new Dell’Oro Group report suggests that despite its small size, the private RAN market is growing.

Proximus to acquire more 3.6 GHz spectrum

The Belgian telco has agreed to purchase additional spectrum from an IT services company.

Panasonic opens 5G private network testing environment

B2B technology company Panasonic Connect has opened a 5G hub in Germany.

Proximus and Airbus partner on secure 5G

The companies are launching a business-critical communications solution for the Belgian market.

Orange expands partnership with Google Cloud

The company says it has expanded its agreements to advance its deployment of artificial intelligence.

Report: Worldwide smartphone market up 7.8% in first quarter of 2024

Global smartphone shipments have risen to 289.4 million units.

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