Greenfield operator Rakuten launched commercial 5G services in late September 2020
News outside of the EU
First mid-band auction concluded in the USA
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded Priority Access Licenses in the 3550-3650 MHz band,during the first mid-band auction in the USA.
5G commercial services in Canada
Rogers Communications started offering 5G services in March 2020
Canada postpones 3.5GHz spectrum auction
The auction is now scheduled to start on June 15, 2021.
5G subscriptions skyrocket in China – 600,000 5G base stations will be built in 2020
China Mobile and China Telecom reached a combined total of 65 million 5G subscriptions as of April 2020
5G coverage in the US
As of late April 2020, T-Mobile started to expand its network with spectrum from Sprint
South Korea reaches 6.3 million 5G subscribers
More than six million South Koreans had subscribed to 5G mobile networks as of April 2020
Australian operators Telstra and Optus expand their 5G network
Telstra launched 5G services in May 2019, Optus did it in November 2019
Singapore awards 5G licenses
The two winners will deploy StandAlone 5G networks early January 2021
5G commercial launches in Hong Kong
HKT, Hutchison 3 and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) launched 5G services on April 1
