As
China’s telecom trio launches 5G services in China, it marks 50th 3GPP
compliant commercial 5G launches in the world. As per GSA data, currently 50
operators are offering 5G services globally, in 27 different countries by the
end of October 2019. Europe is most 5G dense continent, with 21 operators
catering 5G in 12 countries.
The
report also noted that 328
operators in 109 countries had announced they were investing in 5G.
Joe Barrett, the President of the GSA commented:
"I think that we have all been surprised by how quickly 5G has taken off,
with deployments and commitments from across the globe gathering pace. This
latest milestone, combined with commercial launches in the world’s largest
mobile market, is set to lead to an explosion in 5G users and also have a
knock-on impact on driving both use cases and innovation.”
