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/ 5G: First year of commercialisation /
2019 should be named as the first year of 5G
commercialisation.
This year, the world's 5G network services were
launched in quick-fire succession. The first one was
in South Korea. In April 2019, SK Telecom and KT
announced the launch of the services; Verizon of the
U.S. followed suit. The British telecom company EE
launched their services at the end of May. By June,
110 the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
in China also officially issued 5G commercial
licences, six months ahead of market expectations.
