5G Observatory Quarterly Report 9 Up to September 2020 A study prepared for the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology by: 5G Observatory – Quarterly Report #9 This study was carried out for the European Commission by IDATE DigiWorld Authors: Frédéric PUJOL, Carole MANERO, Basile Carle and Santiago REMIS 90013 – October 2020 Internal identification Contract number: LC-00838363 SMART number 2019/009 DISCLAIMER By the European Commission, Directorate-General of Communications Networks, Content & Technology. The information and views set out in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. © European Union, 2020. All rights reserved. Certain parts are licenced under conditions to the EU. www.idate.org © IDATE DigiWorld 2020 – p. 2 5G Observatory – Quarterly report #9 Contents 1. Executive summary ............................................................................................................. 8 Status of 5G deployment in Europe and assessment against the 5G Action Plan..................................................... 8 5G deployment outside Europe ............................................................................................................................ 10 Framework conditions and public measures in the context of the 5G Action Plan ................................................ 11 2. Recent major developments............................................................................................... 15 Latest developments at EU level .......................................................................................................................... 15 Progress of national strategies and plans ............................................................................................................. 16 Consultations: all MSs have launched public consultations on 5G ...............................................................................16 National strategies ........................................................................................................................................................17 5G scoreboard ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 5G scoreboard – EU-27 plus the UK ..............................................................................................................................19 5G scoreboard – International ......................................................................................................................................20 Announcements of commercial launches ............................................................................................................. 21 Europe ...........................................................................................................................................................................21 30 Rest of Europe...............................................................................................................................................................30 South Korea: all three players have launched 5G services............................................................................................31 Australia ........................................................................................................................................................................32 Japan .............................................................................................................................................................................32 China .............................................................................................................................................................................34 USA: all major players have launched 5G services ........................................................................................................35 Other countries .............................................................................................................................................................37 5G pre-commercial trials ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Analysis of the 245 trials registered so far ....................................................................................................................40 Trial cities ......................................................................................................................................................................43 Digital cross-border corridors .......................................................................................................................................44 5G cities ............................................................................................................................................................... 47 Spectrum assignment by public authorities (EU-27 plus the UK) ........................................................................... 50 Review of spectrum assignment progress ....................................................................................................................51 Allowing spectrum use for 5G .......................................................................................................................................53 Outcome of the WRC’19 ...............................................................................................................................................58 Product/market developments ............................................................................................................................ 59 Overview of the 5G baseband market as of end of September 2020 ...........................................................................59 1st 5G devices are there and not only dongles and CPEs ..............................................................................................64 Infrastructure ecosystem ..............................................................................................................................................69 3. Annexes ............................................................................................................................ 76 National strategies and plans by MS .................................................................................................................... 76 Austria ...........................................................................................................................................................................76 Belgium .........................................................................................................................................................................77 Bulgaria .........................................................................................................................................................................78 www.idate.org © IDATE DigiWorld 2020 – p. 3 5G Observatory – Quarterly Report #9 Croatia ..........................................................................................................................................................................79 Cyprus ...........................................................................................................................................................................80 Czech Republic ..............................................................................................................................................................81 Denmark .......................................................................................................................................................................82 Estonia ..........................................................................................................................................................................83 Finland ..........................................................................................................................................................................83 France ...........................................................................................................................................................................84 Germany .......................................................................................................................................................................86 Greece ...........................................................................................................................................................................89 Hungary.........................................................................................................................................................................91 Ireland ...........................................................................................................................................................................92 Italy ...............................................................................................................................................................................93