This is a list of commercial 5G NR networks around the globe.

General information

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For technical details on 5G NR and a list of its designated operating frequencies, bands, and roaming possibilities, see 5G NR frequency bands.

Commercial deployments

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Note: This list of network deployments does not imply any widespread deployment or national coverage.

All networks listed in the following table, unless otherwise specified, use the Non-standalone (NSA) mode.

Legend: commercial service pre-commercial service


Country or Territory Operator Launch date ƒ(MHz) Band Bandwidth (MHz) Notes Ref
  Australia Optus Jan 2019 3500 n78 60 small-scale demo-network [1][2][3]
Telstra Dec 2018 3500 n78 60 small-scale demo-network [1][4][5]
  Austria Magenta Telekom Mar 2019 3500 n78 110 [6][7][8]
  Estonia Elisa June 2018 3500 n78 ? [6][9]
  Finland Elisa June 2018 3500 n78 130 [6][9][10]
Telia Sep 2018 3500 n78 130 small-scale demo-network [6][11]
  Germany T-Mobile May 2018 3500 n78 ? small-scale demo-network [6][12]
Vodafone Nov 2018 3500 n78 ? small-scale demo-network [6][13]
  Hungary Vodafone May 2019 3500 n78 60 small-scale network [6][14]
  Indonesia Telkomsel Aug 2018 28000 n261 ? small-scale demo-network [15]
XL Axiata Aug 2018 28000 n261 ? small-scale demo-network [15]
  Italy TIM Dec 2018 3500 n78 80 small-scale demo-network [6][16][17]
Vodafone Dec 2018 3500 n78 80 [6][17]
  Lesotho Vodacom Aug 2018 3500 n78 ? small-scale network [18]
  Kuwait Ooredoo Jun 2018 ? ? ? [19]
Viva Jun 2018 ? ? ? [20]
Zain Jun 2018 ? ? ? [19]
  Poland T-Mobile Dec 2018 3500 n78 100 small-scale test-network [6][21]
Orange Dec 2018 3500 n78 ? small-scale demo-network [6][22]
  Qatar Ooredoo May 2018 3500 n78 ? world's first network [23][24][25]
Vodafone Sep 2018 3500 n78 ? [26]
  Romania Vodafone May 2019 3500 n78 40 small-scale network [6][27]
  Russia Rostelecom May 2018 3500 n78 ? small-scale demo-network [28][29]
  Russia Tattelecom May 2018 ? ? ? small-scale demo-network [28]
  Saudi Arabia STC May 2018 ? ? ? [30][31]
  San Marino TIM Dec 2018 3500 n78 ? [32]
28000 n257 ?
  South Africa Rain Feb 2019 3500 n78 ? small-scale test-network [33]
  South Korea KT Dec 2018 3500 n78 100 Available to consumer from Apr 2019 [1][34][35][36]
Dec 2018 28000 n257 800 Enterprise users only [1][34][35][36]
SK Telecom Dec 2018 3500 n78 100 Available to consumer from Apr 2019 [1][34][35][36]
Dec 2018 28000 n257 800 Enterprise users only [1][34][35][36]
LG U+ Dec 2018 3500 n78 80 Available to consumer from Apr 2019 [1][34][35][36]
Dec 2018 28000 n257 800 Enterprise users only [1][34][35][36]
  Spain Telefónica Mar 2019 3500 n78 50 small-scale demo-network [6][37]
Vodafone Mar 2019 3500 n78 90 small-scale network [6][38][39]
  Sweden Telia Dec 2018 3500 n78 ? small-scale demo-network [6][40]
   Switzerland Sunrise Apr 2019 2600 n7 20   [6][41]
700 ? ?
Mar 2019 3500 n78 100 Fixed wireless [42]
Swisscom Apr 2019 3500 n78 120 [6][43][44]
  United Kingdom EE May 2019 3500 n78 40 [6][45][46]
  United States AT&T Dec 2018 39000 n260 100 small-scale network [47][48]
C Spire Dec 2018 28000 n261 ? [49]
Sprint Feb 2019 2500 n41 ? [50][51]
T-Mobile Jan 2019 600 n71 ? small-scale network [52][53]
28000 n261 ? small-scale network
Verizon Apr 2019 28000 n261 400 small-scale network, NSA mode [54][55][56][57]
Oct 2018 28000 ? n261 ? ? proprietary Verizon 5G TF [58]
  Uruguay ANTEL Apr 2019 ? ? ? small-scale network [59]
Country or Territory Operator Launch date ƒ(MHz) Band Bandwidth (MHz) Notes Ref

See also

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References

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