In the last couple of years, we have been seeing many countries adopting the 5G network and this has been increasing at a fast pace. The truth is that we can even say that we are seeing a race between different countries to see which one provides the 5G network first to their population. 

According to estimates published in an Informa Tech research paper, the 5G network may be responsible for 22.3 million jobs and $13.2 trillion of global economic output by 2035. So, today, we decided to show you a brief 5G network world map that allows you to see the countries that are the top of the competition. 

5G Network World Map 

Today, we will only focus on the countries that are on the top of the 5G network map.

#1: South Korea:

There is no question that South Korea is at the top of the 5G network world map list. In January 2020, the country already had 85 cities covered with 5G. According to the country's government, about 90% of the population will use 5G in 2026. 

One of the reasons why South Korea has the best results in terms of the 5G network implementation is the fact that the 3 local carriers (SK Telecom, LG Uplus, and KT Corp) are working together.

#2: China:

Right after South Korea comes China. In January 2020, this country had already 57 cities covered with 5G. 

Again, this was due to the collaboration of the 3 major carriers in China - China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom. 

One of the things that are worth mentioning is that the coverage is still limited to 3 main areas - Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. However, according to most specialists, they believe that the implementation of 5G should now be slower because the implementation of this new technology is in the hands of Chinese authorities. This is mainly explained based on recent history. While countries like Japan, South Korea, and the United States already had the 4G technology well implemented, in Chine this technology was only available in late 2013. 

#3: The United States:

According to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Spectrum Frontiers Order that is the one responsible for the use of 5G in the country, this new technology brings great advancements. From smaller sizes of wireless cells to a great amount of spectrum for wireless communication, all these allow users to get faster speed and shorter delays. 
The first rules in the country started being created back in July 2016 and the most important carriers are already developing, testing, and deploying 5G components. In January 2020, 5G had been deployed in 50 cities in the United States. While Sprint has rolled out mobile 5G in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C., AT&T has made its mobile 5G+ network live for consumers in parts of 35 cities and 190 markets.

As of Jan. 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries.

Bottom Line

We personally believe that we will continue to see a huge investment in the 5G coverage not only in these countries we mentioned but also in other countries that are a bit later.