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| 2018 || December || {{w|Research and development}} || {{w|Nokia}}, {{w|Telefónica Germany}} || Broadband telecom provider {{w|Telefónica Germany}} announces that, in collaboration with {{w|Nokia}}, they finished building their "Early 5G Innovation Cluster" in {{w|Berlin}}.<ref name="5G Availability Around the World"/><ref>{{cite web |title=New cellular sites will enable developing and testing new 5G services |url=https://www.telefonica.de/news/press-releases-telef%C3%B3nica-germany/2018/12/nokia-and-telefonica-germany-built-up-joint-early-5g-innovation-cluster-in-berlin-new-cellular-sites-will-enable-developing-and-testing-new-5g-services.html?tree_id=6662;_tree_local_url_part=%2Fnews%2F6181%2Fnokia-and-telefonica-germany-built-up-joint-early-5-g-innovation-cluster-in-berlin-new-cellular-sites-will-enable-developing-and-testing-new-5-g-services |website=telefonica.de |accessdate=21 January 2020}}</ref> ||{{w|Germany}}
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| 2019 || February || Technology milestone Milestone (technology) || Hospital Clinic Barcelona || A team of doctors at Hospital Clinic Barcelona carries out the world’s first 5G-powered telementored operation (removal of a cancerous tumor from a patient's colon), with surgeon overseeing the procedure at over three miles away.<ref>{{cite web |title=Doctor performs first 5G surgery |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/28/business/tech/doctor-performs-first-5g-surgery/#.XUofy_L0mUk |website=japantimes.co.jp |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Doctor uses 5G to direct surgery live from a stage at Mobile World Congress |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/27/tech/5g-surgery-mobile-world-congress/index.html |website=edition.cnn.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Spain}}
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| 2019 || February || Partnership || {{w|Nokia}}, {{w|Saudi Telecom Company}} || {{w|Nokia}} and {{w|Saudi Telecom Company}} sign deal for {{w|5G}} network launch and early rollout of services in {{w|Saudi Arabia}}.<ref name="5G Availability Around the World"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Nokia and Saudi Telecom Co. (STC) sign deal for 5G network launch and early rollout of services |url=https://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2019/02/25/nokia-and-saudi-telecom-co-stc-sign-deal-for-5g-network-launch-and-early-rollout-of-services/ |website=nokia.com |accessdate=21 January 2020}}</ref> || {{w|Saudi Arabia}}
| 2019 || March 30 || Network launch || {{w|China Mobile}} || {{w|Shanghai}} starts both 5G coverage and broadband gigabit network trial runs, backed by Chinese telecom giant {{w|China Mobile}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shanghai world's first district with 5G coverage, broadband gigabit network |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/shanghai-becomes-world-s-first-district-with-5g-coverage-119033000289_1.html |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shanghai's 5G network starts test runs |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/30/c_137936750.htm |website=xinhuanet.com |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
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| 2019 || April 3 || Network Milestone (network launch ) || {{w|SK Telecom}}, [[w:KT Corporation|KT]], {{w|LG Uplus}} || {{w|South Korea}} becomes the first country to adopt {{w|5G}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/5G-networks/South-Korea-to-seize-on-world-s-first-full-5G-network|title=South Korea to seize on world's first full 5G network|website=Nikkei Asian Review}}</ref> The three main telecommunication companies ({{w|SK Telecom}}, [[w:KT Corporation|KT]] and {{w|LG Uplus}}) add more than 40,000 users to their 5G network on the launch day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://view.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2019040610062165080|title=5G 첫날부터 4만 가입자…3가지 가입포인트 |trans-title=From the first day of 5G, 40,000 subscribers ... 3 subscription points |website=The Asia Business Daily|date=2019-04-06}}</ref> || {{w|South Korea}}
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| 2019 || April 3 || Network launch || {{w|Verizon}} || Just hours later of {{w|5G}} launch in {{w|South Korea}}, {{w|Verizon}} launches its 5G services in the {{w|United States}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/04/us-dismisses-south-koreas-launch-of-world-first-5g-network-as-stunt|title=US dismisses South Korea's launch of world-first 5G network as 'stunt' - 5G - The Guardian|website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
| 2019 || December 3 || Network launch || {{w|T-Mobile}} || {{w|T-Mobile}} announces the launch of its nationwide 5G network in the United States, becoming the first American carrier to offer 5G access across the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=T-Mobile has launched nationwide 5G. Here's what that means |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/03/tech/tmobile-5g/index.html |website=edition.cnn.com |accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref> The network is expected to cover more than 200 million people and more than 1 million square miles.<ref>{{cite web |title=T-Mobile 5G: It’s On! |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191202005562/en/ |website=businesswire.com |accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 2019 || December 10 || Technology milestone Milestone (technology) || {{w|Ericsson}} || Australian {{w|telecommunications company}} Optus claims to have made the world’s first {{w|5G}} data call using lower frequency 2.3 GHz spectrum in a trial completed in {{w|Sydney}} using kit from {{w|Ericsson}}. The lower frequency is expected ultimately to offer even greater speeds as well as providing greater coverage depth enabling even more customers to benefit from 5G services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Optus completes 5G data call using 2.3 GHz spectrum |url=https://www.rcrwireless.com/20191210/5g/optus-5g-data-call-using-2-3-ghz-spectrum |website=rcrwireless.com |accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Australia}}
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| 2019 || December 11 || Partnership || {{w|Nokia}} || {{w|Nokia}} announces development of a strategic partnership ecosystem to bring local 5G/private wireless {{w|LTE}} to industrial and government customers in {{w|Japan}}. These five Nokia partners span multiple segments, including {{w|NS Solutions}} for factory IoT, {{w|Marubeni}} for global IoT, {{w|Internet Initiative Japan}} for Full {{w|MVNO}}, {{w|Equinix}} for multi-cloud and global data centers, and [[w:Hitachi|Hitachi Kokusai Electric]].<ref>{{cite web |title=5G and IoT comes to enterprises in Japan |url=https://www.smart-energy.com/industry-sectors/smart-grid/5g-and-iot-comes-to-enterprises-in-japan/ |website=smart-energy.com |accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
