5G Market Snapshot November 2020 – Global update 122 Commercial 5G Networks now launched worldwide. By mid-November 2020 407 operators in 129 countries/territories were investing in 5G, including trials, acquisition of licences, planning, network deployment and launches. (This number excludes over 190 additional companies awarded spectrum in the US CBRS PAL auction, all of which could be used for 5G). 146 operators had announced they had deployed 3GPP compliant technology in their live networks. Of those, a total of 122 operators in 49 countries/territories had launched one or more 3GPP-compliant 5G services. 115 operators in 47 countries/territories had launched 3GPP-compliant 5G mobile services 40 operators in 23 countries/territories had launched 3GPP-compliant 5G FWA or home broadband services Nine operators had announced limited availability or soft launches no longer counted in the above launch figures.
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