Safaricom 5G bands

I am considering buying a 5G phone. Problem is I currently don’t know which bands safcon is experimenting with. Comb me guys I don’t want to bite outside by getting a phone with irrelevant bands.

Give this old fag a medal…
Type safaricom shop near my arsehole
Umbwa wewe

Mjamaa si ulisema unatoka kijiji for three months ku-make “cheddar”? Unafanya nini hapa na idlers? Coomerneener.

Why are there so few details about this online? What I am finding is very scanty. Some are saying it will be on band 2.5 Ghz others 3.5 other 2.6 others below 1Ghz. I can’t seem to find actual bands.

Someone comb me.

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Why are you hated banae

The s20 ultra seems to have very comprehensive 5G bands but is still geared for foreign markets. I want a low key device with SD 730G. So I have to be very specific with the bands

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Was very positive and warm. Why has your opinion changed in just a month’s time??

In the spirit of combing, here’s some information you might or mightn’t find useful:
5G is the fifth generation wireless technology for digital cellular networks that began wide deployment in 2019. As with previous standards, the covered areas are divided into regions called “cells”, serviced by individual antennas. Virtually every major telecommunication service provider in the developed world is deploying antennas or intends to deploy them soon. The frequency spectrum of 5G is divided into millimeter waves, mid-band and low-band. Low-band uses a similar frequency range as the predecessor, 4G.
5G millimeter wave is the fastest, with actual speeds often being 1–2 Gbit/s down. Frequencies are above 24 GHz reaching up to 72 GHz which is above the extremely high frequency band’s lower boundary. The reach is short, so more cells are required. Millimeter waves have difficulty traversing many walls and windows, so indoor coverage is limited.
5G mid-band is the most widely deployed, in over 20 networks. Speeds in a 100 MHz wide band are usually 100–400 Mbit/s down. In the lab and occasionally in the field, speeds can go over a gigabit per second. Frequencies deployed are from 2.4 GHz to 4.2 GHz. Sprint and China Mobile are using 2.5 GHz, while others are mostly between 3.3 and 4.2 GHz, a range which offers increased reach. Many areas can be covered simply by upgrading existing towers, which lowers the cost.
5G low-band offers similar capacity to advanced 4G. In the United States, T-Mobile and AT&T launched low-band services on the first week of December 2019. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray warns that speeds on their 600 MHz 5G may be as low as 25 Mbit/s down.[1] AT&T, using 850 MHz, will also usually deliver less than 100 Mbit/s in 2019. The performance will improve, but cannot be significantly greater than robust 4G in the same spectrum.
Verizon, AT&T, and almost all 5G providers in 2019 have latencies between 25–35 milliseconds. The “air latency” (between a phone and a tower) in 2019 equipment is 8–12 ms. The latency to the server, farther back in the network, raise the average to ~30 ms, 25–40% lower than typical 4G deployed. Adding “Edge Servers” close to the towers can bring latency down to 10–20 ms. Lower latency, such as the often touted 1 ms, is years away and does not include the time to the server.
The industry project 3GPP defines any system using “5G NR” (5G New Radio) software as, “5G”,[citation needed] a definition that came into general use by late 2018. Previously, some reserved the term for systems that deliver frequencies of 20 GHz shared called for by ITU IMT-2020. 3GPP will submit their 5G NR to the ITU.[2] In addition to traditional mobile operator services, 5G NR also addresses specific requirements for private mobile networks ranging from industrial IoT to critical communications.

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More information:
[SIZE=6]Overview[edit][/SIZE]
5G networks are digital cellular networks, in which the service area covered by providers is divided into small geographical areas called cells. Analog signals representing sounds and images are digitized in the telephone, converted by an analog to digital converter and transmitted as a stream of bits. All the 5G wireless devices in a cell communicate by radio waves with a local antenna array and low power automated transceiver (transmitter and receiver) in the cell, over frequency channels assigned by the transceiver from a pool of frequencies that are reused in other cells. The local antennas are connected with the telephone network and the Internet by a high bandwidth optical fiber or wireless backhaul connection. As in other cell networks, a mobile device crossing from one cell to another is automatically “handed off” seamlessly to the new cell.
Verizon and a few others are using millimeter waves.[3] Millimeter waves have shorter range than microwaves, therefore the cells are limited to smaller size. Millimeter waves also have more trouble passing through building walls.[4] Millimeter wave antennas are smaller than the large antennas used in previous cellular networks. They are only a few inches (several centimeters) long. Another technique used for increasing the data rate is massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output).[4] Each cell will have multiple antennas communicating with the wireless device, received by multiple antennas in the device, thus multiple bitstreams of data will be transmitted simultaneously, in parallel. In a technique called beamforming, the base station computer will continuously calculate the best route for radio waves to reach each wireless device, and will organize multiple antennas to work together as phased arrays to create beams of millimeter waves to reach the device.[4][5]
Over 20 networks are deployed using mid-band spectrum, from 2.4 to 4.2 GHz. Mid-band networks have better reach, bringing the cost close to the cost of 4G.
The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, created and revised by the 3GPP. The family is a full revision from GSM in terms of encoding methods and hardware, although some GSM sites can be retrofitted to broadcast in the UMTS/W-CDMA format.
T-Mobile USA and AT&T are announcing low-band 5G in December 2019. The performance, reach, and cost will be similar to 4G in the same band when the 5G systems are fully developed and can access more carrier frequencies.
The new 5G wireless devices also have 4G LTE capability, as the new networks use 4G for initially establishing the connection with the cell, as well as in locations where 5G access is not available.[6]
5G can support up to a million devices per square kilometer, while 4G supports only up to 100,000 devices per square kilometer.[7][8]

[SIZE=5]Usage scenario[edit][/SIZE]
The ITU-R has defined three main uses for 5G. They are Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), and Massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC).[9] Only eMBB is deployed in 2019; URLLC and mMTC are several years away in most locations.
Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) uses 5G as a progression from 4G LTE mobile broadband services, with faster connections, higher throughput, and more capacity
Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) refer to using the network for mission critical applications that require uninterrupted and robust data exchange.
Massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC) would be used to connect to a large number of low power, low cost devices, which have high scalability and increased battery lifetime, in a wide area. 5G technology will connect some of the 50 billion connected IoT devices.[10] Most will use the less expensive Wi-Fi. Drones will aid in disaster recovery efforts, providing real-time data for emergency responders.[10] Smart cities will monitor air and water quality through millions of sensors, giving them insights needed to provide a better quality of life.[10] Most cars will have a 4G or 5G cellular connection for many services. Autonomous cars do not require 5G, as they have to be able to operate where they do not have a network connection.[11] While remote surgeries have been performed over 5G, most remote surgery will be performed in facilities with a fiber connection, usually faster and more reliable than any wireless connection.

[SIZE=6]Performance[edit][/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]Speed[edit][/SIZE]
5G speeds will range from ~50Mbit/s to over 2Gbit/s at the start, and is expected to grow to even 100Gbit/s, 100x faster than 4G.[12] The fastest 5G, known as mmWave, delivers speeds of up to and over 2Gbit/s. As of July 3, 2019, mmWave had a top speed of 1.8Gbit/s[13] on AT&T’s 5G network, much faster than 4G’s top speed of 23.6Mbit/s[14] on T-Mobile’s network. The problem with this though is that it cannot go through walls, trees, etc. because of the high frequency.
Sub-6 GHz 5G (mid-band 5G), by far the most common, will usually deliver between 100 & 400 Mbit/s, but will have a much farther reach than mmWave, not being limited by walls, trees, and other obstacles which interfere with mmWave transmission.[13]
Low-band spectrum offers the farthest area coverage but is slower than the others, though still faster than 4G.
5G NR speed in sub-6 GHz bands can be slightly higher than the 4G with a similar amount of spectrum and antennas,[15][16] although some 3GPP 5G networks will be slower than some advanced 4G networks, such as T-Mobile’s LTE/LAA network, which achieves 500+ Mbit/s in Manhattan[17] and Chicago.[18] The 5G specification allows LAA (License Assisted Access) as well, but LAA in 5G has not yet been demonstrated. Adding LAA to an existing 4G configuration can add hundreds of megabits per second to the speed, but this is an extension of 4G, not a new part of the 5G standard.[17]
The similarity in terms of throughput between 4G and 5G in the existing bands is because 4G already approaches the Shannon limit on data communication rates. 5G speeds in the less common millimeter wave spectrum, with its much more abundant bandwidth and shorter range, and hence greater frequency reuseability, can be substantially higher.[19]

[SIZE=5]Latency[edit][/SIZE]
In 5G, the “air latency”[20] in equipment shipping in 2019 is 8–12 milliseconds.[21] The latency to the server must be added to the “air latency”. Verizon reports the latency on its 5G early deployment is 30 ms.[22] "Edge Servers close to the towers can reduce latency to 10–20 ms. 1–4 ms will be extremely rare for years outside the lab.
Network simulation can be used to predict the performance of 5G networks prior to deployment.

[SIZE=6]Standards[edit][/SIZE]
Initially, the term was associated with the International Telecommunication Union’s IMT-2020 standard, which required a theoretical peak download speed of 20 gigabits per second and 10 gigabits per second upload speed, along with other requirements.[23] Then, the industry standards group 3GPP chose the 5G NR (New Radio) standard together with LTE as their proposal for submission to the IMT-2020 standard.[24][25]
The first phase of 3GPP 5G specifications in Release-15 is scheduled to complete in 2019. The second phase in Release-16 is due to be completed in 2020.[26]
5G NR can include lower frequencies (FR1), below 6 GHz, and higher frequencies (FR2), above 24 GHz. However, the speed and latency in early FR1 deployments, using 5G NR software on 4G hardware (non-standalone), are only slightly better than new 4G systems, estimated at 15 to 50% better.[27][28][29]
IEEE covers several areas of 5G with a core focus in wireline sections between the Remote Radio Head (RRH) and Base Band Unit (BBU). The 1914.1 standards focus on network architecture and dividing the connection between the RRU and BBU into two key sections. Radio Unit (RU) to the Distributor Unit (DU) being the NGFI-I (Next Generation Fronthaul Interface) and the DU to the Central Unit (CU) being the NGFI-II interface allowing a more diverse and cost-effective network. NGFI-I and NGFI-II have defined performance values which should be compiled to ensure different traffic types defined by the ITU are capable of being carried. 1914.3 standard is creating a new Ethernet frame format capable of carrying IQ data in a much more efficient way depending on the functional split utilized. This is based on the 3GPP definition of functional splits. Multiple network synchronization standards within the IEEE groups are being updated to ensure network timing accuracy at the RU is maintained to a level required for the traffic carried over it.

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are there 5g phones in kenya already, am considering buying one

Not according to this article, though I could be wrong:
[SIZE=6]5G Devices
Availability[edit][/SIZE]
Availability by Country or region.
Australia[edit]
Telstra began its 5G service in areas of Sydney and Melbourne in May 2019 with plans to roll out the service to other cities in the coming years.[63] Optus has also switched on 5G in limited areas, and are currently expanding their 5G network across Australia. Vodafone’s 5G network is expected to go live in mid-2020.[64]
Argentina[edit]
Argentina expects deployment of 5G around the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020 according to some reports[65] or in 2021 or 2022 according to a different estimate.[66] In late 2017, a lab test of a 5G system achieved a download speed of 20 Gbit/s.[67] A single terminal in a shopping center in Buenos Aires was experimentally equipped with 5G in early 2019. Its download speeds were as high as 700 Mbit/s.[citation needed]
Bulgaria[edit]
Initial showcase of 5G network was demonstrated to reach 2.2Gbit/s in February 2018 by the local telecommunication provider A1. The operator received license for a 5G frequency in 2019 and test implementation with 5G equipment by Nokia was first demonstrated. Availability for the end users is expected in 2020.[68]
Canada[edit]
The government of Canada announced a planned roll out of 5G in 2019. An auction for the 5G spectrum is expected in 2020, a decision on a higher frequency spectrum in 2021, and a new frequency proposal by 2022. The government has committed to an investment of $199 million over the course of five years in order to modernize spectrum equipment; wireless operators are expected to invest $26 billion, and have already invested $17.6 billion.[69][70] The roll out will be location based, with initial availability decisions being based on the type of community — city, urban, or rural. Among other benefits, the 5G network is expected to help connect Canada’s under-served rural communities.[71] It is currently undecided as to whether or not Canada will use Huawei products as part of their infrastructure. Both Bell and Telus have deployment plans involving the company, whereas Rogers does not.[70]
Carrier Availabity Bell2020Rogers2020Telus2020FidoLate 2020KoodoLate 2020VirginLate 2020Freedom2021SaskTel2021+Videotron2021+

Discount prepaid carriers such as Public Mobile and Chatr aren’t expected to upgrade to 5G for a number of years.[72]
China[edit]
China has launched its 5G national network and started commercial operation on 1 November 2019. At launch, Chinese state media called it the world’s largest 5G network.[73][74]
Finland[edit]
Finland held an auction for 5G spectrum in 2018. In this the three telecom operators Elisa, DNA and Telia all won a license to use the 3.5 GHz spectrum for 5G networks. As of march 3, 2020, all three have commercial network in few cities, Elisa operating in most (11 cities), but all three are expanding their coverage throughout 2020.[citation needed]
Germany[edit]
Germany held an auction for 5G spectrum in June 2019. The winning companies are committed to providing 5G coverage to 98% of households by 2022.[75]
Carrier
City
Deutsche Telekom
Vodafone Telefónica 1&1 Drillisch Berlin PartialPartial——Frankfurt am Main —Partial——Cologne / Bonn PartialPartial——Darmstadt Partial———Hamburg PlannedPartial——Munich Partial———Karlsruhe —Partial——Nuremberg ————Wolfsburg —Partial——Sources:[76][77]

Operator Infrastructures Spectrum n78 (3,6 GHz TDD) Spectrum n1 (2,1 GHz FDD) Spectrum n28 (700 MHz FDD) Deutsche Telekom (Build-Out) Ericsson and Huawei90 MHz (10 MHz with limitations)20 MHz10 MHzVodafone (Build-Out) Ericsson and Huawei90 MHz (20 MHz with limitations)20 MHz10 MHzTelefónica (Planned) Nokia and Huawei70 MHz2021: 20 MHz / 2025: 10 MHz10 MHz1&1 Drillisch (Planned) N/A50 MHz2021: 0 MHz / 2025: 10 MHz0 MHz
India[edit]
On 23 February 2018, Bharti Airtel and Chinese multinational telecom gear Huawei have successfully conducted India’s first 5G network trial under a test setup at the former’s network experience centre in Manesar, Gurugram.[78] However, the Indian government is looking to ban Huawei from future 5G spectrum auctions due to security reasons. In response, Airtel made a statement stating that it may look for alternatives for 5G as it no longer wishes to continue with Huawei infrastructures.[79][80] Nevertheless, Huawei urged the Department of Telecom to make an independent decision on 5G rollout.[81][82] Huawei, further said that it won’t invest more if government denies permission for 5G auctions. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Ravesh Kumar, said that the Indian government will take a call on this issue. A Telecom Committee is all-set to look up on this matter, from various ministries and departments. Whatever fits in economic and security interest, the committee will decide on this.[83]
In August 2019, the Chinese government increased its pressure on India not to ban Huawei, indicating it could retaliate against Indian companies doing business in China.[84] While Australia and the United Kingdom have expressed their concerns over cyber security of India.[85] Australian national security and cyber officials have also warned India over security threats of Huawei.[86][87] In Indian Economic Summit 2019, Wilbur Ross said that the U.S. hopes that India “does not inadvertently subject itself to untoward security risk” by using 5G equipment from the Chinese tech giant and mentioned that India should take its own decision on Huawei.[88] The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued, white paper press statement stating that 5G is set to transform communication networks and will bring massive growth in Indian economy by 2021.[89][90] TRAI has also ordered telecom companies to identify specific use causes for 5G launch.[91]
Operator Infrastructures Airtel (Planned) Huawei and NokiaBSNL (Planned) Nokia and CoriantJio (Planned) SamsungVodafone Idea (Planned) EricssonSources:[92][93][94][95][96]
Ireland[edit]
Carrier
City
Eir
Three Vodafone Athlone Live——Bray Live——Carlow Live——Castlebar Live——Cork Live—LiveDrogheda Live——Dublin Live—LiveDundalk Live——Ennis Live——Galway Live—LiveKilkenny Live——Killarney Planned——Letterkenny Live——Limerick Live—LiveNaas Live——Navan Live——Sligo Live——Tralee Live——Trim Live——Waterford Live—LiveWexford Live——Sources:[97][98][99][100]

In August 2019, Vodafone Ireland switched on 5G connectivity in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities initially, with a view to expanding its network over time.[101]
Eir switched on 100 sites across 10 towns and cities during October 2019 with plans to add another 100 sites by the end of the year. Telecom Imagine offers fixed 5G broadband in mostly rural areas of the country which do not have fibre broadband.[100]
Italy[edit]
Carrier
City
Iliad
TIM Vodafone Wind Tre Bari —Planned——Brescia —Partial——Bologna —PlannedPartial—Florence —Planned——Matera —Planned——Milan —PlannedPartial—Naples —PartialPartial—Rome —PartialPartial—Turin —PartialPartial—Verona —Planned——Sources:[102][103][104]

Operator Infrastructures Iliad Cisco Systems, CommScope and NokiaTIM EricssonVodafone HuaweiWind Tre Ericsson and ZTESources:[105][106][107][108]
Japan[edit]
Service availability before July 2020 (2020 Summer Olympics).
SoftBank: Offering test services for the Japanese national basketball team’s reinforced match held at Saitama Super Arena on August 22.
KDDI(au): Developed a mechanism to be used for security at venues linked to drones (small unmanned aerial vehicles) and robot cameras. A test service is scheduled to start after autumn.
NTT DoCoMo: Provides sports watching services using 5G at Rugby World Cup 2019.
Rakuten: The new telecom joins with 5G.
Operator Infrastructures NTT DoCoMo (Planned) KDDI(au) (Planned) SoftBank (Planned) Rakuten (Planned)
Monaco[edit]
On 9 July 2019, Monaco Telecom launched its 5G network covering the entire city area in conjunction with the presentation of the commercial offer, using only Huawei equipment.[109][110][111]
Netherlands[edit]
Because the Dutch government must move a ground satellite system that would interfere with 5G to a new location, an auction of the 3.5GHz range (commonly associated with 5G) is being postponed—expected in early 2022.[112]
New Zealand[edit]
After early 5G trials in August 2019, Vodafone NZ launched its 5G service in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown on December 10, 2019, with plans to roll out the service to other cities in 2020.[113] Vodafone has partnered with Nokia to provide 5G.
Norway[edit]
In Norway, the first 5G-test was done in 2017.[114] Telenor launched 5G in Elverum in September 2019,[115] planning to launch in Trondheim soon after.[116][117] Competitor Ice claimed to be ready for 5G in Oslo and Akershus, Drammen, Bergen, Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg, Stavanger og Sandnes, Trondheim, Skien, Porsgrunn and Kristiansand in November 2019.[118] Telia plan to start their 5G network in 2020, with full national coverage by 2023.[119]
Pakistan[edit]
On 22 August 2019, Zong became the first network to test 5G in Pakistan. The tests were conducted by Pakistani telecom company Zong along with Chinese telecom gear company Huawei at Zong’s headquarters in Islamabad.[120][121][122] On 6 January 2020, Zong claimed that it had successfully completed South Asia’s first official 5G video call.[123]
Telenor Pakistan is also working on implementing 5G in Pakistan.[124]
Jazz, Pakistan’s largest network in terms of registered users, also successfully conducted 5G tests using Huawei equipment on 4 January 2020 in Islamabad.[125] According to officials, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority allotted Jazz with a trial spectrum of 100 MHz from 2600 MHz band for its 5G network for six months which is extendable. As a result, the company successfully integrated a 5G site to its network, where the live testing of the 5G equipment was showcased to the media. Currently, Jazz is authorized to conduct public trials of its 5G network at five locations in Islamabad: F8, G7, E7, and some areas of Blue Area.[126]
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority hopes 5G will be available in Pakistan by 2021.[127] The commercial launch of 5G in Pakistan is currently dependent on Pakistan Telecommunication Authority agreeing a regulatory and policy framework, which has yet to be finalized. But trials conducted by Jazz, and Zong indicate that operators have done their part.[128] However, due to recent economic recession, 4G services haven’t been able to scale at a reasonable rate by operators who feel financially squeezed. This could delay the commercial launch of 5G in Pakistan. Currently, PTA has granted permission to PMCL (Jazz) and CMPak (Zong) for six months to conduct test and trial of 5G technology under limited environment.[129]
Operator Infrastructures Zong (Planned) HuaweiJazz (Planned) HuaweiTelenor Pakistan (Planned) Ericsson, NokiaSources:[130][131][125][124][132]
Philippines[edit]
5G in the Philippines started in 2016 when Smart Communications tested 5G and recorded a speed of 2.5 Gbit/s and 14.97 Gbit/s in its Technolab test in 2018, laying the groundwork for 5G infrastructure in the country.[133]
Globe Telecom started offering 5G services in the Philippines since July 2019, making Philippines the first country to roll out 5G network in Southeast Asia,[134][135] and third in Asia after South Korea and Japan.[134] Huawei being Globe Telecom’s long time partner ensures that the Philippines will be ahead of other countries in developing its 5G spectrum.
The country’s largest telecom PLDT is also planning to roll out its 5G services in the 4th quarter of 2019 tapping Nokia and Finland’s Erricson as their technology provider but was delayed. Recently, PLDT CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan announced he is tapping Huawei to provide 5G network in the first quarter of 2020.[136] The telco titan forged a partnership with the Araneta Group to launch 5G technology in Araneta City, which will be transformed into the country’s first Smart 5G Lifestyle Hub.[137] Local telecoms are also ramping up their 5G infrastructure investment through the help of other 5G technology providers.
Operator Infrastructures Globe Telecom (Planned) HuaweiSmart Communications (Planned) EricssonDito Telecommunity (Planned) Now Telecom (Planned)
Poland[edit]
State-owned Exatel was the first company to conduct the test of 5G connectivity in Poland in 2017.[138] In December 2018, T-Mobile launched first 5G tests in Warsaw with hardware from Huawei, and Katowice and Orange Polska in Gliwice.[139] In March 2019, Orange Polska together with Ericsson launched test in Zakopane, followed by Warsaw in September and together with Nokia in Lublin in October of the same year. In July 2019, Play launched another tests in Toruń and Grójec, using hardware from Huawei. In October, 2019, T-Mobile launched an experimental 5G installation in Kraków. The network created together with Nokia was activated in the headquarters of hub:raum innovation center. Its signal was available only inside the building for the T-Mobile business partners and startups cooperating with the innovation centre.[140]
Play will be the first carrier to offer commercial 5G network in Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot from January, 2020.[141]
On January 3, 2020, Cyfrowy Polsat, owner of Plus, began 5G roll-out in 7 cities.[142]
In 2020 the auction will be held by The Office of Electronic Communications to allocate further frequencies for 5G.[143]
Carrier
City
Orange
T-Mobile Play Plus Bytom Test———Chorzów Test———Gdańsk ——January 2020Q1 2020Gdynia ——January 2020—Gliwice Test———Grójec ——Test—Katowice TestTest—Q1 2020Kołobrzeg Test———Koszalin Test———Kraków —Test——Lublin Test———Łódź ———Q1 2020Piekary Śląskie Test———Poznań ———Q1 2020Sopot ——January 2020—Szczecin ———Q1 2020Toruń ——Test—Warszawa TestTestTestQ1 2020Wrocław ———Q1 2020Zakopane Test———Sources:[138][139][143][144]
Romania[edit]
Starting May 2019, Vodafone Romania offer 5G connectivity in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Mamaia.[145]
DIGI | RCS & RDS and Ericsson go live with 5G mobile service in Romania since June 2019 [146]
Orange Romania switches on 5G network in November 2019 and has become the first country within the Orange_S.A. Group to commercially launch 5G [147]
Russian Federation[edit]
In June 2019, “Huawei signed a deal with Russia’s largest telecoms operator MTS to develop 5G technologies and launch a fifth-generation network in Russia within the next year.”[148]
In July 2019, Moscow announced the opening of 5G demo centres for testing new technologies and city services. The demo centres provide access to 5G networks for Russian and foreign companies via 5G laboratories operating on the principle of vendor neutrality, which means openness to business, information security and respect for patent law.[citation needed]
Agreements on launching a 5G network have been signed with Russia’s main telecom operators. The operators will deploy segments of permanently operating 5G zones, test new functionalities of the 5th generation network, and interact with each other.[citation needed]
Each of the 4 operators will have its own pilot zone: at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Skolkovo, Sparrow Hills and Tverskaya Street. At the same time, the operators will work with the regulator independently on frequency bids and permits.
In 2018, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and Sergei Soldatenkov, CEO of MegaFon, Russia’s second largest mobile phone operator, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing communication services and information and telecommunications technologies in Moscow.[citation needed]
Beeline has also signed a five-year renewable agreement with the Moscow authorities under which it will deploy a pilot 5G network in the capital next year alongside NB-IoT, Smart City and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) solutions.
Ericsson has been selected by Tele2 Russia to upgrade its network with the 5G-ready Ericsson Radio System including software, as part of a five-year network modernisation deal to enable higher speeds and capacity and prepare for the 5G launch.
Tele2 Russia has also entered into a partnership agreement with Huawei, involving strategic cooperation in the development of a 5G-oriented transport and core network, including testing of ultra-wideband communication networks.[citation needed]
At the Mobile World Congress, Ericsson signed a 5G “roadmap agreement” with MTS. The agreement outlines the rollout of 5G networks for the operator in the 2019–2022 timeframe.
The commercial launch of 5G is one of Moscow’s priority projects. The first pilot zones will be small areas in key locations across Moscow. These areas fall into two main categories: crowded places (parks and central streets), where more consumer tech 5G tests and demonstrations will be held; and innovation centres and technoparks, where technology companies will be able to test industrial 5G. The project is being implemented in cooperation with Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson, Qualcomm and IBM.[citation needed]
During the 2018 World Cup, MegaFon used Nokia 5G equipment to demonstrate VR Broadcast technology for indoor coverage at a venue for media representatives and football fans. Fifty people used VR glasses to watch the VR broadcast, with 20 VR glasses being used simultaneously at speeds of up to 35 Mbit/s per device.[citation needed]
San Marino[edit]
San Marino is covered by the 5G network of TIM San Marino using telecommunications infrastructures produced by Nokia; however no commercial offer is available yet (July 2019).[149]
South Africa[edit]
Launched September 2019.[150]
South Korea (Republic of Korea)[edit]
By the middle of June 2019, South Korea had over one million 5G subscribers.[151]
Taiwan[edit]
Taiwan is aiming for service availability by January 2020, according to Vice Premier Chen Chi-mai.[152] In June 2019, the American tech company Qualcomm started construction on a 5G center in Taipei.[153]
Thailand[edit]
Thailand held an auction for 5G spectrum in February 16, 2020.[154] On February 24, 2020, AIS announced the official launch of the First 5G service Commercial in Thailand.[155][156]
Carrier
City
AIS
TrueMove H CAT TOT DTAC Bangkok PartialPlanned———Chiang Mai Partial————Chonburi Partial————Nakhon Ratchasima Partial————Phuket Partial————Sources:[157]
United Kingdom[edit]
Carrier
City
EE
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United States[edit]

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Video produced by the FCC about 5G in the United States
The four major US carriers have announced plans to deploy 5G in 2019, beginning with major metropolitan areas. On July 31, Atlanta became the first city to have it available from all four carriers.[162]
T-Mobile launched nationwide 5G on December 2, 2019.[163]
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In August 2018, Senators John Thune and Brian Schatz introduced the Streamlining the Rapid Evolution and Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance (STREAMLINE)[166] Small Cell Deployment Act (S. 3157), also known as the Streamline Small Cell Deployment Act. The proposed legislation limits local government involvement in the location of 5G equipment.[167]
Uruguay[edit]
Uruguay state-owned operator Antel with vendor Nokia launched the first 5G commercial network in Latin America in April 2019.[168]
Vietnam[edit]
Vietnam is aiming for service availability by January 2020 – ahead of Singapore and Malaysia, being the second ASEAN-state to roll-out 5G in the Southeast Asia Region–, according to The Diplomat.[169] As previously reported by CommsUpdate, market leader Viettel was handed the country’s first licence to trial 5G in January 2019 and tests were launched in Hanoi in cooperation with Swedish vendor Ericsson in May. The test permit is valid for one year until 21 January 2020 and allows the firm to trial the technology in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The military-owned company, which plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2020, announced that data connection speeds ranged from 1.5Gbit/s to 1.7Gbit/s. A third cellco, MobiFone, is expected to test 5G in Hanoi, Hai Phong and Da Nang.[170] On 17 September 2019, Viettel started installation of 5G testing infrastructure, which was eventually released on 20 September.
Qatar[edit]
Ooredoo has announced that the company is the first operator in the world to launch a live 5G network on the 3.5 GHz spectrum band. The breakthrough announcement was made in an event attended by Ooredoo senior management at the Ooredoo Tower in West Bay, Qatar. Now it’s one of the first and only countries in the world where all major cities are covered by 5G network and a great number of mobile phones are available in the Qatar market for commercial use. Vodafone Qatar is also working immensely on 5G revolution in the state of Qatar, and has covered its network in many parts of the country.
Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar has also launched various cellular plans readily available for customers for purchase and use in the price of 4G.
Users can also readily participate in various free trials of the network.
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[li]Mexico could begin 5G service in 2021, according to José Otero, director for Latin America and the Caribbean of 5G Américas.[171][172][173][/li][li]Sweden plans to begin rolling 5G services out sometime in 2020.[174][/li][li]Panama plans to begin rolling out 5G in 2020–2021 using Huawei equipment for all infrastructure.[175][176][/li][/ul]

yeah, ive also been checking but it looks like the phones are yet to land

Excellent breakdown by country. If Kenya pulls this one nicely it will definitely raise eyebrows around the world. Kenya’s could be official this year.

Thanks again. For most countries it seems they are on the midrange spectrum but like i said it’s speculated safaricom is testing the 1ghz band. which I hope won’t be the case when it’s officially launched.

I mostly import my phones but doing so is risky coz of warranties and band compatibility. Lazma uwe careful. In kenya initial devices will be overpriced.

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