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Verizon extends 5G coverage to four more cities: 9 cities as a whole
Verizon Wireless turned on its ‘5G Ultra Wideband’ network in some parts of four new US cities
T-Mobile US customers began having access to a 5G network in six cities
Limited outdoor coverage in portions of New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Cleveland and Atlanta
Four 5G licences awarded in China
China granted licences to the three MNOs, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom and to the public broadcasting company, China Broadcasting Network
Telstra launches 5G service in Australia
Telstra switched on over 200 5G sites since August 2018
Sprint switches on 5G in four cities
Sprint officially launched its 5G network in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Kansas City
US 5G auction, in the 24 GHz band
The auction for licences on the 24GHz band raised USD 2.02 billion.
Samsung S10 5G is available to Verizon’s 5G customers
Pre-orders for the Samsung S10 5G began at the end of April 2019.
Verizon announces new 5G cities
Verizon offers 5G in 20 new cities
Japan assigns 5G spectrum to four operators
In April 2019, The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has assigned spectrum in the 3.7 GHz, 4.5 GHz and 28 GHz bands
