Vodafone UK Pins 5G Launch Plans on July 3

Vodafone plans to start offering 5G service in seven cities across the United Kingdom on July 3 at current pricing levels. The multi-national operator says it will also offer 5G roaming in Germany, Italy, and Spain later in the summer. The first cities to get 5G service include Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, and London. The operator’s 5G network will expand to a dozen additional cities — Birkenhead, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Guildford, Newbury, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Warrington, and Wolverhampton — by the end of 2019.
“We started our 5G journey more than three years ago. We led the way in setting 5G standards to ensure phones and networks work well together,” Vodafone UK CEO Nick Jeffery said in a prepared statement. “We were the first UK company to test 5G over our all-fiber core fixed and mobile network. It means that UK businesses can lead the world in adopting 5G to boost productivity and attract investment.”