5G: The Latest News & Updates

New 5G information is released daily from around the world. Some companies are starting 5G trials in new cities, others are announcing when customers can order their new service, and some businesses are releasing new ideas for how 5G can change the way we live.

5G availability is limited right now, with relatively few locations having a live, non-demo, subscriber-based network up and running. However, many companies are constantly expanding to launch a full-blown 5G network for customers to use.

Below is all the information you need to know to stay on track with how 5G is progressing around the globe.

5G Releases and Trials

Many companies around the world are announcing where 5G can be used right now.

• October 19: Volkswagen tests 5G for production on its way to smart factories.
  
• October 7: 5G Home Internet from Verizon arrives in three new cities: Birmingham, AL; Fort Wayne, IN; and Oklahoma City, OK.
• October 5: Ericsson and Airtel run India's first rural 5G trial on the outskirts of Delhi, in Bhaipur Brahmanan village.
• October 5: Eir's 5G network is now available to over 70% of the population of Ireland.
• October 4: Smart starts up its commercial 5G SA sites in Makati City, Philippines.
• September 30: Bhutan Telecom is expected to begin commercial rollout of 5G services in the final months of 2021, starting in parts of Thimphu and Paro.
• September 23: Rogers expands its 5G network, now available in 16 communities in Atlantic Canada.
• September 21: The U.S. DoD selects Verizon Public Sector to deliver its 5G Ultra Wideband mobility service to Air Force Reserve Command installations in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
• September 9: Verizon expands 5G Ultra Wideband and 5G Home to reach 82 cities and 57 cities, respectively.
• September 9: Dito Telecommunity will bring 5G FWA to the Philippines before 2022.
• September 7: Celcom Axiata Bhd CEO says that the Malaysian company is "technically ready and prepared to roll out [5G] as soon as the network is available."
• September 3: Vodacom Central Region becomes first to enable 5G in South Africa's Northern Cape capital Kimberley.
  
• August 23: 5G, according to Singapore's Minister of Trade and Industry, will cover half the country by the end of 2022.
• August 11: Verizon rolls out 5G Ultra Wideband service to Austin TX, Gresham OR, and Birmingham AL, pushing the total to 78 cities.
• August 9: Dish says that their 5G service will launch in beta in Las Vegas by the end of September.
• July 29: Inmarsat unveils "the communications network of the future." ORCHESTRA will be a seamless configuration of their L-band and Global Xpress (GX) networks with terrestrial 5G to create a single advanced solution for global mobility.
• July 21: Bell Canada expands 5G network to 28 more communities.
• July 12: South Korea launches test bed in Gumi for local companies to confirm whether their devices will work on a 5G network.
• July 12: Verizon 5G Home Internet expands to seven new cities.
• July 9: Vodafone and Smart launch 5G roaming in Germany, Qatar, Ireland, and the UK.
• June 30: Orange to launch Europe's first 5G SA end-to-end cloud network, in Lannion, France, in July.
• June 23: Indosat Ooredoo launches its first 5G service in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia.
• June 22: In-flight broadband internet provider Gogo installs its first two 5G antennas, leading the way for prototype testing of system performance.
• June 20: Etisalat and Ericsson partner to launch 5G mmWave in the UAE.
• June 16: Rogers 5G reaches Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, making it available for 50% of the Canadian population.
• June 15: India's Reliance Jio switches on its 5G field trial network ahead of the full launch later this year.
• June 14: Omantel and Ericsson successfully test 5G mmWave in Oman.
• June 10: Verizon Business launches On Site 5G, the company's first commercially available private 5G network solution.
• June 10: Telenor launches commercial 5G services in Bulgaria; currently available in more than 60 locations.
• June 4: UK's EE turns on 5G in 9 coastal towns and cities.
• June 2: Verizon's 5G Home Internet is set to expand to seven more cities.
• May 31: Scotland's Edinburgh Airport is set to become 5G enabled in late 2021.
• May 29: Bell Canada expands 5G network to 23 new markets across Québec, Ontario and Manitoba.
• May 28: Telkomsel launches 5G in a handful of locations in Indonesia, making it the first to bring the next-gen network to the country.
• May 25: Singaporean telco company Singtel turns on its 5G standalone network.
• May 25: Betacom launches 5G-As-A-Service, a fully-managed private wireless service.
• May 24: T-Mobile readies 5G FWA for US businesses, will become available June 1.
• May 19: Melita introduces 5G plans to Malta that range from download speeds of 4 Mbps up to 1,000 Mbps.
• May 19: U.S. Cellular users in parts of Lincoln, Nebraska, now have access to the company's 5G network.
• May 10: TELUS announces plans to extend 5G coverage to more than 70% of Canada's population by the end of 2021.
• May 10: Australia's Telstra doubles its 5G Home Internet data limit to 1 TB per month.
• May 2: Nepal Telecom is granted the ability to run tests regarding 5G use cases.
• April 27: Singtel deploys hundreds of 5G SA sites across Singapore and expands indoor coverage to Ngee Ann City and select Singtel Shops.
• April 26: Telenor set to launch 5G in Bulgaria on June 10.
• April 20: Ethio telecom plans to launch 5G trials in Ethiopia by 2022.
• April 20: Verizon will expand its 5G Ultra Wideband service to 71 cities on April 22.
• April 20: Rogers expands 5G network to 173 total cities and towns, reaching nearly half of Canada.
• April 19: Nokia and Edzcom collaborate to deploy private 5G in Finland factory to support Konecranes’ advanced R&D work.
• April 19: Vodafone New Zealand expands 5G roaming to 10 locations.
• April 15: Verizon expands 5G Business Internet to 21 more US cities.
• April 14: 2degrees and Ericsson partner to bring 5G to New Zealand, starting with Auckland and Wellington.
• April 12: HMD Global forms an MVNO to launch 5G in the UK in late April 2021.
• April 8: EE turns on 5G in 35 new UK towns and cities, bringing the total count to 160 locations.
• April 8: 5G Home Internet from Verizon arrives in Milwaukee and Tampa.
• April 7: T-Mobile Home Internet launches for $60 /month with average speeds of 100 Mbps and zero data caps.
• April 6: Verizon deploys network repeaters from FRTek and SureCall for increased 5G Ultra Wideband coverage.
• April 1: Verizon Business announces that it's working with Associated British Ports to deploy private 5G at the Port of Southampton in the UK.
• March 31: Samsung initiates KDDI’s 5G network rollout in Japan on 700MHz.
• March 29: O2 expands its 5G network to more than 30 German cities; expects nationwide coverage by 2025.
• March 26: Safaricom 5G service is activated in Kenya, in Nairobi, Kisumu, Kisii, and Kakamega, and will expand to 150 sites across nine towns over the next year.
• March 25: Verizon 5G Home Internet expands to parts of five additional cities: Charlotte NC, Cincinnati OH, Hartford CT, Kansas City MO, and Salt Lake City UT.
• March 25: Vodafone tests 5G network in Malaga, Spain, to boost tourism in the city.
• March 18: WindTre expands 5G coverage in Italy to reach nearly 90% of the population.
• March 17: BICS accelerates 5G roaming service enablement in Europe between Three Austria and Sunrise.
• March 11: Telstra switches on low-band 5G for commercial use in Australia.
• March 9: Samsung and Spark announce the launch of a 5G network in Christchurch, the most populous city in South Island of New Zealand.
• March 8: Vodafone's 5G network becomes available in most of Budapest.
• February 25: Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband network is now available in parts of Sacramento, Seattle, and Pensacola.
• February 25: Rogers expands 5G to 170+ markets in Canada and announces Smart City Initiative with Communitech.
• February 24: Dish co-founder says the company intends to launch 5G in major cities by the end of Q3 2021.
• February 24: France telcos to launch 5G in Paris in the coming weeks.
• February 22: Vodafone New Zealand launches 5G Broadband from $69 /month in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown.
• February 19: Deutsche Telekom sets up Germany's first 5G standalone antenna-site in the town of Garching.
• February 16: DISH signs seven new tower agreements, providing access to 4,000+ towers to aid in its nationwide 5G rollout.
• February 15: Telia Norway launches the country's first mobile broadband 5G service for 5G-level speeds at home.
• February 15: The Philippines' Smart covers 5G in all of Metro Manila's cities and municipalities.
• February 3: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Seattle expects to pilot a variety of healthcare use cases with AT&T's 5G and multi-access edge computing (MEC) technologies to explore how they can improve healthcare delivery to VA healthcare service users.
• February 1: Cytamobile-Vodafone erects the first 5G network in Cyprus.
• January 28: Samsung and Deutsche Telekom announce the completion of the first 5G Standalone (SA) trial in the Czech Republic.
• January 25: Virgin Media launches 5G services in the UK; begins with 100 towns and cities.
• January 22: Tele2 upgrades 5G services in 30 Swedish locations to "real 5G" (speeds over 1 Gbps).
• January 7: Verizon announces upcoming 5G Home internet availability: On January 14, it's coming to customers in Arlington, TX; Miami, FL; Anaheim, CA; San Francisco, CA; and St. Louis, MO. On January 28th, customers in Phoenix, AZ, can sign up.
• January 5: Singtel transforms payphone booths into 5G-powered multimedia kiosks in Singapore.
• January 5: Zain KSA and Nokia complete a record 1.9 Gbps download in a 5G trial in Saudi Arabia.
• December 31: Austria's Magenta Telekom expands its 5G network to 1,200 locations.
• December 31: Safaricom suspends commercial 5G rollout in Kenya to focus on 4G.
• December 22: Iliad is the latest Italian company to offer 5G services.
• December 21: Nokia and Polkomtel launch 5G services in Poland.
• December 18: OTE Group launches 5G in Athens and other cities in Greece.
• December 17: More than 230 million people in over 2,700 cities can now access Verizon's 5G network.
• December 15: Videotron customers in Montreal, Canada, now have access to a 5G network.
• December 15: Eir's 5G network expands to reach over 53% of Ireland.
• December 14: AT&T launches its 5G+ service in parts of Downtown Chicago.
• December 9: Jio plans to launch 5G in India in the second half of 2021.
• December 3: Denmark's TDC completes its nationwide 5G rollout and now reaches 90% of the population.
• December 1: Bouygues Telecom launches 5G in 20 major French locations.
• November 30: Togocom and Nokia begin deploying 5G in West Africa with the introduction of the network in Togo's capital Lomé.
• November 30: Nokia and Airtel Kenya come to a three-year deal to bring 5G to Nairobi.
• November 24: A1 Bulgaria launches 5G in the capital Sofia.
• November 20: Akron OH and Nashville TN are Verizon's newest locations equipped with their 5G Ultra Wideband service.
• November 18: Nokia and Claro will showcase the power of 5G in Colombia's largest trial. It will cover mobile and FWA and use cases like enterprise private wireless solutions and remote and immersive education.
• November 17: 3 Denmark will launch 5G in select areas of Copenhagen in December, starting with speeds of up to 250 Mbps and upgrading to 1 Gbps by March 2021.
• November 12: Tele2 expands its 5G network to 30 locations in Sweden.
• November 10: Telia Norway begins offering 5G FWA to deliver high-speed internet directly to homes.
• November 5: Verizon 5G Home expands to Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and San Jose.

5G Phones and Other Hardware

Essentially all new smartphones come with 5G abilities now. Some mobile carriers are offering 5G hotspots so that customers can get on the new network with their 4G devices.

• October 19: Google unveils the Pixel 6 with support for 5G mmWave and Sub 6 Ghz.
• September 30: The Fairphone 4 launches: "Our most sustainable smartphone yet, now with 5G speed, 5-year warranty and electronic waste neutral."
• September 30: Dish announces Celero5G, a 5G device for Boost Mobile users that has a 6.52" screen, four cameras, 36 hours of battery life (4,000 mAh battery), and 4 GB RAM.
• September 28: Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite NE 5G is set to launch in India on September 29.
• September 20: Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy M52 5G phone on September 28.
  
• September 16: Apple announces the 2021 iPad mini and four iPhone 13 models, all with 5G.
• August 30: Cradlepoint begins accepting orders for the E3000 router with integrated 5G networking.
• August 24: Chinese mobile communications company Doogee releases the "5G all-round rugged phone," called Doogee V10 5G.
• August 17: Google announces the Pixel 5a with 5G.
• August 16: Smartphone manufacturer Orbic announces the Qualcomm SD750G powered Orbic Myra 5G UW, which has a 6.78” screen, triple rear camera setup with a 2MP macro sensor, and a 5000 mAh battery.
• August 11: Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G.
• July 22: Inseego introduces the Wavemaker PRO 2000e industrial gateway.
• July 15: Vivo Y72 5G launches in India.
• July 7: OnePlus announces the Nord 2 5G.
• June 8: iQOO Z3 5G launches in India.
• May 20: Qualcomm announces a 10 gigabit 5G modem.
• May 13: MediaTek announces the 6nm Dimensity 900 5G chipset that supports Wi-Fi 6, FHD+ 120Hz displays, and a 108MP main camera.
• May 11: IoT solutions provider Sierra Wireless launches its new XR Series of multi-network 5G routers.
• April 22: Realme 8 5G arrives in India.
• April 16: ZTE Axon 30 Ultra 5G is announced (in China).
• April 16: TCL announces the TCL 20 Pro 5G.
• April 15: Security software company BKAV is reportedly working on 5G phones.
• April 12: Singtel launches a portable 5G-in-a-box platform called GENIE.
• April 11: Realme 8 5G is coming April 21 with 48MP triple camera.
• April 6: Intel launches its 3rd Gen Intel Xeon processor for 5G.
• March 25: Samsung and Marvell unveil new system-on-a-chip to advance 5G networks.
• March 18: Philippines-based Smart Communications launches Rocket WiFi 5G which can connect up to 15 Wi-Fi-capable devices.
• March 17: Samsung unveils the Galaxy A52 5G.
• March 11: The Moto G40 could be Motorola's next 5G phone.
• March 1: Microsoft hints at new Surface Duo 2 with 5G and upgraded camera.
• February 16: Blackberry-branded 5G phones with QWERTY keyboards to launch this year.
• February 10: Qualcomm announces the world’s first 10 gigabit 5G modem-RF system.
• February 2: MediaTek announces the T700 5G modem, which supports non-standalone and standalone Sub-6 5G network architectures.
• January 26: Sony introduces the Xperia PRO 5G phone that comes with a dedicated HDMI input.
• January 20: MediaTek launches new 5G smartphone chipsets, Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100, with "unrivaled AI, camera and multimedia features."
• January 14: Samsung releases the Galaxy S21 series with 5G: S21 Ultra, S21+, and S21.
• January 12: D-Link announces their new 5GNR Wi-Fi 6 CPE and the availability of their 5G Wi-Fi 6 mobile hotspot.
• January 11: Archos launches the X67 5G, the first 5G rugged smartphone.
• January 8: Pivotal Commware releases Pivot 5G, a smart network repeater.
• December 24: The Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G is officially announced.
• December 22: STL unveils Garuda, a smart, energy-efficient, plug-and-play 5G indoor small cell.
• November 10: T-Mobile releases their first 5G hotspot, the 5G MiFi M2000, which can connect up to 30 devices.

New 5G Use Cases

A new era of 5G-enabled products is beginning. A few practical use cases for 5G include interconnected smart cities, mobile augmented reality and virtual reality, and device-to-device communication.

• September 21: AT&T 5G Game View comes to the WNBA mobile app, letting users follow players in real-time with 3D stats, share clips, and more.
• August 17: Qualcomm unveils 5G and AI-enabled drone platform.
• August 10: T‑Mobile and The Drone Racing League launch 5G‑enabled drone.
• August 3: EE announces the launch of UK's first hybrid, 5G-powered club night, EE x Beatport Presents Parallel.
• August 3: Fisk University, HTC VIVE, T-Mobile, and VictoryXR launch interactive 5G-powered VR human cadaver lab for pre-med and biology-related students.
• June 8: Australian telecom company Telstra partners with cycling brand Arenberg to create a 5G-enabled bike helmet that feeds safety alerts to the driver via data from nearby cameras and other data points.
• May 21: A barber controls a robot 250 miles away to shave a man's face over EE’s 5G network.
• May 12: USC's Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine becomes one of the first medical facilities in the US to use 5G (from AT&T) to help advance cancer research.
• April 13: Verizon partners with Univision to deliver 5G viewing experiences for Liga MX fans.
• April 9: Georgia Tech's ATHENA group envision a future where IoT devices will be powered wirelessly over 5G networks.
• April 5: LG Uplus deploys 5G-supported robots in North Jeolla Province, South Korea, to collect city air quality information.
• February 12: Incheon National University researchers in South Korea create an AI-based, 5G-integrated virtual emotion recognition system that could inform nearby people of an unstable driver.
• February 12: Small Robot Company and 5G RuralDorset partner to develop a method for using 5G-connected robots on farms in the UK.
• February 9: Verizon announces that they're working with Zyter's ThermalAlert thermal imaging platform to better monitor the temperature of fans at venues.
• February 5: For Super Bowl LV, the Verizon 5G SuperStadium in the NFL mobile app allows fans with an iPhone 12 the ability to engage with seven different camera angles while in the Raymond James Stadium and five angles at home, as well as project AR overlays of NFL’s Next Gen Stats for players.
• December 23: SK Telecom installs 5G base stations in Incheon International Airport in South Korea to help operate an AI system that screens patients for viruses.
• December 7: Vodafone Germany partners with Nreal to enable the Nreal Light mixed reality glasses to be used over Vodafone's 5G network.
• November 25: Self-driving 5G trucks from Neolix are used to deliver KFC in Shanghai, China.
• November 18: John Deere obtains 5G licenses in Iowa and Illinois that will enable the use of private 5G in its manufacturing facilities.
• November 17: Verizon and Snapchat release an AR experience called 5G Landmaker Lens for Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband customers.
• November 16: Hospitals in China conduct a remotely-operated, robot-assisted ultrasound over 5G.
• November 4: 5G use within Tesla vehicles might one day be a reality after a hacker finds hints of it in a software update.

5G Research and Other News

5G isn't yet as ubiquitous as 4G, but that doesn't stop businesses from planning how they can capitalize on it. Companies are developing ideas on how they can use a 5G network or device; some could even prove to be a good investment if you get in early.

• October 21: Qualcomm announces the Qualcomm ultraBAW RF filter technology to enable next-gen 5G and Wi-Fi solutions.
  
• October 20: T-Mobile announces that its Extended Range 5G covers 308 million US users.
• October 14: Nokia deploys shared 5G network with SoftBank and KDDI in Japan.
• October 14: Verizon, Samsung, and Qualcomm achieve upload speeds of 711 Mbps in a 5G lab trial.
  
• October 12: Nokia announces a fixed wireless access breakthrough which could see wireless broadband capacity increase by 5 to 10 times.
• October 12: DISH selects Spirent to autonomously test its 5G network core and validate its performance.
• October 11: AT&T selects Ericsson for expansion of 5G network and C-band spectrum build.
• October 8: Intel Ireland teams up with Connect researchers to boost 5G tech.
  
• October 4: Ericsson and PowerLight demonstrate world’s first wireless-powered 5G base station.
• September 28: Samsung demos how the use of 5G mmWave can boost legacy Wi-Fi service in a crowded, public setting, during a presentation in a fast-moving subway train in Korea.
  
• September 19: Indian telecom operator, Vodafone Idea, achieves peak download speed surpassing 3.7 Gbps during mmWave 5G trials.
• September 13: T-Mobile expands its retail presence to attract more 5G customers; will launch in over 2,300 Walmart locations and on Walmart.com on October 18.
• September 9: Nokia extends UScellular relationship with 5G standalone core agreement.
• September 7: Ericsson announces 5G core partnership with Australian-based telecom company TPG Telecom.
• September 2: Ericsson and Vodafone cut 5G network energy consumption by half during trial.
• August 23: According to Omdia, the share of 5G smartphones in the global market is expected to increase to 43% this year, as the number of mid to low-end 5G phones rapidly increases.
• August 23: Nokia announces that it has been selected by A1 Telekom Austria Group to extend its 5G footprint outside of Austria into Bulgaria, Serbia, and Slovenia.
• August 19: GM and AT&T collaborate to bring 5G to vehicles.
  
• August 6: AWS rolls out Wavelength Zones on Verizon 5G networks in Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix.
• July 26: Virgin Media O2 selects Ericsson 5G Core to power standalone network deployment.
• July 25: Qualcomm completes world's first 5G mmWave data connection with support for 200 MHz carrier bandwidth.
• July 19: Dish and AT&T sign strategic network services agreement to make AT&T the primary network services partner for Dish MVNO customers.
• July 16: The Nigerian Communications Commission will auction 5G spectrum by Q4 2021.
• July 13: Verizon Business and Mastercard partner to bring 5G to the global payments industry.
• July 6: Nokia launches iSIM Secure Connect software to enable new 5G mobile and IoT services.
• June 28: Telstra and Ericsson make the world's longest distance 5G call.
• June 28: Viavi Solutions reports that 5G has expanded to 301 new cities and four additional countries since the beginning of 2021, bringing the total to over 1,600 cities across 65 countries.
• June 21: Nokia and DISH to deploy first 5G standalone core network in the public cloud with AWS.
• June 17: Dish selects Dell as 5G infrastructure partner.
• June 8: Nokia, Qualcomm, and UScellular hit extended-range 5G world record over mmWave, reaching near gigabit speeds for distances around 6 miles.
• June 1: Nokia and Optus deploy Australia's first integrated 5G antenna.
• May 26: South African operator Rain announces plans to roll out 5G to 5,000 new households each day throughout 2021.
• May 25: Singapore's StarHub announces that it has dialed the country's first 5G SA call; new SIM cards will be issued to customers immediately.
• May 16: Japanese toaster maker Balmuda announces its entry into the 5G smartphone business.
• May 7: Philippines telecom provider Smart plans to more than double its 5G footprint in 2021.
• May 6: Nokia introduces 5G mobile indoor coverage solution, Nokia Smart Node.
• May 3: LG U+ to launch 5G-based solutions for local seaports in South Korea.
• April 22: O2 Slovakia selects Ericsson as commercial 5G partner.
• April 19: The University of Connecticut and AT&T announce a collaboration to advance academic and entrepreneurial programs with 5G+ millimeter wave and MEC technology.
• April 13: Mavenir and Xilinx announce a collaboration to bring to market a unified 4G/5G O-RAN mMIMO portfolio to enable Open RAN deployments.
• April 10: Fujitsu and Trend Micro demonstrate solution to secure private 5G.
• April 7: Epic selects Ericsson as their exclusive 5G RAN provider, preparing Malta for 5G.
• April 6: A multi-year partnership is announced between FreedomFi and AccessParks to deploy 5G across hundreds of sites in national and state parks.
• April 5: Dish selects Palo Alto Networks to help secure 5G network.
• March 31: Accessible virtually from around the world, Ericsson Open Lab launches in Ottawa, Canada, with a focus on innovating virtualized 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) technologies.
• March 23: Lockheed Martin and Omnispace explore space-based 5G global network.
• March 19: Rogers partners with the Canadian government, Province of Ontario, and Eastern Ontario Regional Network to expand wireless connectivity to 99% of Eastern Ontario by 2025.
• March 18: Orange Poland announces plans to build a 5G campus network at the Miele factory.
• March 16: Telenet selects Ericsson, Nokia, and Google Cloud as partners for the rollout of their 5G network in Belgium.
• March 15: Nokia and Orange strike global 5G network optimization deal; will cover all of Orange's markets starting with France and Spain.
• March 15: SaskTel selects Samsung for 5G network deployment.
• March 11: Apple to invest $1.2B in Germany, with focus on 5G and beyond.
• March 9: US equipment vendor and 5G tech company Airspan Networks announces plans to go public through a merger with New Beginnings Acquisition.
• March 8: DISH announces plans to acquire Republic Wireless, an MVNO service operating on the T-Mobile network.
• March 5: DISH chooses Amdocs' cloud-based billing system, Optima, to support enterprise and wholesale customers on its 5G network.
• March 3: Bluebird Network strengthens 5G network capabilities across the Midwest.
• February 27: Samsung subsidiary HARMAN International acquires Savari, an automotive technology company developing V2X technology in 5G Edge and automotive devices.
• February 23: India's Airtel and Qualcomm to collaborate for 5G in India.
• February 23: T-Mobile introduces the Magenta MAX plan, which "delivers unlimited Premium Data — 4G and 5G — on your smartphone. That means you can’t be slowed down based on how much you use."
• February 21: In a partnership between Smart and KT Corp., subscribers roaming in South Korea can start enjoying data roaming speeds using their Smart SIM and 5G device.
• February 19: Satellite networking technology company Gilat Satellite Networks announces the launch of its next-gen family of VSATs, Aquarius, supporting 5G networks and LEO/MEO constellations.
• February 17: Powered by T-Mobile 5G, Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, Georgia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology announce the 5G Connected Future incubator program designed to support the growth and development of entrepreneurs and startups as they work to build the next big thing in 5G.
• February 10: Chinese company Huawei says that they're open to transferring their 5G tech to global partners.
• February 9: TELUS and Google form a 10-year agreement where Google Cloud will become one of their partners in the delivery of 5G services and Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC).
• February 8: DISH selects Aviat as a key supplier of 5G microwave transport.
• February 5: Bell Canada to invest nearly $1B in its network in 2021, part of which includes plans to double 5G coverage.
• January 28: Aradatum introduces wind-powered 5G towers.
• January 25: Verizon's mobile 5G service is now available to Prepaid customers.
• January 25: India's Reliance Jio performs advanced 5G tests that deliver speeds of over 1 Gbps.
• January 19: Three UK partners with TCS to accelerate 5G network rollout.
• January 19: Ericsson selected by APT for first 5G Multi-Operator Core Network in Taiwan.
• January 13: T-Mobile announces 5-year, multi-billion-dollar agreements with Ericsson and Nokia to continue expanding their 5G network.
• January 13: Telenor Norway selects Zyxel Communications’ 5G NR Fixed Wireless Access outdoor router NR 7101 to roll out 5G FWA.
• December 28: DTAC, a mobile phone provider in Thailand, chooses Nokia as its first 5G partner.
• December 23: Vodafone plans to experiment with 5G in Egypt's New Administrative Capital.
• November 20: Professional services company Accenture acquires engineering services company Arca to bolster its 5G network capabilities.
• November 16: As part of an agreement with Crown Castle, DISH will receive fiber transport services and have the option to utilize the company for pre-construction services, helping DISH facilitate its 5G network buildout.
• November 13: Huawei proposes its vision for 5.5G to "inject more vitality into 5G."
• November 3: In partnership with Deutsche Telecom, Cambridge Consultants unveils a new kind of wireless antenna that can deliver in-air 5G to provide high-speed internet around the globe from an unmanned, hydrogen-powered aircraft.