I am compelled to put this write up together in view of the ongoing discourse, most especially comments being made by some influential Nigerians who ordinarily know next to nothing about technology and how stuff works, but are spreading false information about 5G and brainwashing their gullible supporters to think 5G is evil.

I would start by chronicling Nigeria's evolving from 2G to 4G and thereafter list countries with 5G mobile internet technology

Nigeria's story
The advent of GSM in Nigeria was in 2001 under the Obasanjo administration. OBJ licenced MTN and Econnet Wireless. Globacom was not licenced until 2003, Mtel in 2004 and thereafter Etisalat and Ntel in 2015/2016

Around 2001-2004, the mobile internet technology communication in Nigeria was in between 2G and 2.5G. Many of us would notice G or GPRS beside the network bars on our old phones when we browse the internet, around that same time Seun Osewa launched Nairaland


Around 2004-2007, mobile mobile internet technology communication in Nigeria moved to 2.75G. Then, we noticed E which means EDGE beside the network bars on our phones

Around 2007-2011, mobile mobile internet technology communication in Nigeria moved to 3G. Then, we noticed 3G which means 3rd Generation beside the network bars on our phones

Around 2010-2013, mobile mobile internet technology communication in Nigeria moved to 3.5G. Then, we noticed H which means HSPA beside the network bars on our phones

Around 2012-2015, mobile mobile internet technology communication in Nigeria moved to 3.75G. Then, we noticed H+ which means High Speed Packet Access beside the network bars on our phones

from 2015 to date, Nigeria launched 4G LTE with our GSM network providers now telling us to buy 4G enabled phones and in some cases, many us bought new sim cards.

In Nigeria, the journey has been from
2G to 2.5G, to 2.75G, to 3G, to 3.5G and now to 4G LTE
While 4G LTE is yet to be available in many states and localities in Nigeria, many countries moved to 4.5G LTE Advanced Pro, which was even faster than 4G.

To be honest, the 4G LTE in Nigeria can't be compared with 4G LTE in some developed countries. Our 4G LTE still has same internet speed with 3.5G of some countries, this is why it seldom take 'ages' for us to open some pages or even some images shared with us on Whatsapp. Many of our 4G can't even stream 144p videos on youtube or even enjoy NETFLIX as we should.

While I was in Paris(France) for the Christmas holiday in December, 2019 the free Wifi available in our apartment was from Orange Telecom and it operated on 4.5G LTE Advanced Pro. The speed was super fast and we enjoyed streaming seamlessly.

I am posting now, using GLO 4G LTE and it is super frustrating. It is slow and not encouraging

5G is a generation currently under development. It denotes the next major phase of mobile telecommunications standards beyond the current 4G/IMT-Advanced standards.

NGMN Alliance or Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance define 5G network requirements as:

Data rates of several tens of Mb/s should be supported for tens of thousands of users.
1 Gbit/s to be offered, simultaneously to tens of workers on the same office floor.
Several hundreds of thousands of simultaneous connections to be supported for massive sensor deployments.
Spectral efficiency should be significantly enhanced compared to 4G.
Coverage should be improved.
Signalling efficiency enhanced.
Latency should be significantly reduced compared to LTE

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Below are 77 countries (including Nigeria) that have launched 5G or about to do so in 2020

1. UNITED STATES 5G fixed wireless broadband internet from Verizon, C Spire, and Starry is currently available at a handful of locations, and Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile have mobile 5G services available in various cities and more to come in 2020

2.CANADA
Rogers Communications began rolling out a 5G network in early 2020 after investing over $4 billion USD on 5G in 2019. They also made a 5G test site on campus at the University of British Columbia. Learn more about the plans Rogers has for 5G to see when they expect a live network around the country. Canada's Telus Mobility has given 2020 as the year 5G is available to its customers

3. MEXICO
In late 2017, the Mexican telecommunications company América Móvil announced the release of 4.5 networks in anticipation of a 5G release in 2020

4. HONDURAS
Ericsson announced in December 2018, that Tigo had chosen the company to modernize its radio access network. The deal "includes the provision of a 5G-ready multi-standard network."

5. CHILE
Entel is the largest telecommunications company in Chile and has partnered with Ericsson to bring 5G wireless service to Chilean customers.

6. ARGENTINA
Movistar and Ericsson tested 5G systems in 2017 and will likely roll it out to customers around the same time that Chile sees 5G.

7. BRAZIL
After having signed an agreement to help develop and deploy the technology, we expect Brazil to usher in 5G service starting sometime in 2020.

8. COLOMBIA
Telefónica Telecom, Colombia's largest telecommunications company, will likely have 5G services available for customers in 2020.

9. PARAGUAY
Telecommunications company Tigo reached a deal with Ericsson to prepare their network for 5G. It's not yet clear when Tigo customers will see 5G in Paraguay, but this deal is definitely a good starting point.

10. ARUBA
SETAR is Aruba's leading communications provider, and through a partnership with Nokia, the two expect full coverage on the island by 2022.

11. SOUTH KOREA
These three South Korean companies collaborated to bring mobile 5G to the country on December 1, 2018: SK Telecom, LG Uplus, and KT. They began with 5G service for select businesses only, but on April 5, opened up 5G for others, too, via the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G.

12. JAPAN
NTT DOCOMO is Japan’s largest wireless carrier. They've been studying and experimenting with 5G since 2010 and launched pre-commercial 5G services in September 2019 before officially starting 5G services on March 25, 2020.

13. CHINA
Three wireless carriers launched 5G in China on October 31, 2019: China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom. However, these companies don't provide widespread 5G coverage just yet. The most popular areas with 5G in China right now include Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

14. Hong Kong launched 5G on April 1, 2020. According to the press release, 5G is expected to cover indoor and outdoor areas in all districts in Hong Kong within 2020.

15. QATAR
According to Ooredoo, a telecom company in Qatar that has been working on implementing 5G since 2016, they were the first company in the world to provide commercial 5G access. 5G is currently only available in Qatar

16. KUWAIT
Two telecommunication companies in Kuwait have launched 5G service.

17. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UAE 5G became available via Etisalat UAE on May 30, 2019. There are several 5G phones available for purchase.

18. INDIA
According to Manoj Sinha, the minister of the Department of Telecommunications, India is set to adopt 5G this year: “When the world will roll out 5G in 2020, I believe India will be at par with them.”

19. INDONESIA
Anyone who attended the Asian Games in 2018 could have tried out 5G in Jakarta, Indonesia. A special Telkomsel SIM card was needed in order to connect to the network. It's unclear whether Indonesia will see commercial 5G begin to roll out in 2020 or later

20. TURKEY
Turkcell is Turkey's largest mobile phone operator. In early 2017, the company completed a 24.7 Gb/s 5G trial with Ericsson, and in September of 2018 announced an agreement with Nokia to develop 5G technologies.

21. VIETNAM
Vietnam will see 5G in 2020. According to the country's state-owned and largest telecom company, Viettel, 5G trials were run in 2019 and they plan to have a network ready in June of 2020.

22. IRAN
Iran's second-largest provider, Irancell, provides both mobile and fixed wireless internet services. In late 2017, in collaboration with Ericsson, the two performed their first 5G test in Tehran and said that 5G will be available in Iran in 2020.

23. THAILAND
Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's largest mobile phone operator, will launch 5G in Thailand in 2020.

24. TAIWAN
Taiwan Star offers its customers a 5G upgrade experience that they can enroll in to take advantage of reduced prices once 5G rolls out in Taiwan.

25. SINGAPORE
StarHub announced in November 2018, that they, in partnership with Nokia, completed their first outdoor pilot of 5G on the 3.5 GHz frequency band. However, there's no information on when StarHub will have a 5G network ready for Singaporean customers.

26. PHILIPPINES
The wireless communications company Smart has been testing 5G since 2016 and announced in June of 2018 the launch of 5G TehnoLab, their 5G innovation lab. Smart plans to have a 5G-ready network live for customers in 2020.

27. BANGLADESH
Although Bangladesh is one of the top 10 most populous countries in the world, it was very slow to roll out 4G and will likely also take much longer than other countries to implement 5G.

28. MALAYSIA
5G in Malaysia will likely start to be available in specific areas in 2020.

29. PAKISTAN
5G might go live for consumers this year given that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority prepared for public 5G trials in 2019.

30. SAUDI ARABIA
5G has been available in Saudi Arabia through Saudi Telecom Company (STC) since June 2019, but only in specific areas of major cities and only through home routers (no mobile option, yet).

31. BAHRAIN
5G in Bahrain arrived in July 2019 when STC (previously called VIVA) launched their 5G data plans. You can get mobile 5G from STC with one of their 5G phones, or 5G at home with the 5G router.

32. KAZAKHSTAN
5G in Kazakhstan isn't coming as soon as other countries despite the fact that it's the ninth-largest country in the world.

33. SRI LANKA
The country's second-largest mobile network operator, Mobitel, invested $50 million USD in 2019 to roll out 5G in Sri Lanka

34. CAMBODIA
Service provider Smart Axiata will most likely be the first company to launch 5G in Cambodia.

35 South Africa
Rain is another South African telecom that's rolling out 5G. From November 11, 2019 and onward, Rain customers can access the 5G network from home in parts of Johannesburg and Tshwane, with more areas becoming available throughout 2020

36. NIGERIA
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) plans 5G to roll out in 2020.

37. SENEGAL
Tigo Senegal and Ericsson are working together to upgrade its network to roll out LTE across 1,000 sites. While this isn't 5G service, it is an important stepping stone.

38. EGYPT
Although a 5G release date for Egypt isn't yet known, Telecom Egypt and Nokia agreed in early 2019 to introduce a 5G network.

39. MOROCCO
The telecom company Inwi, which covers over 90 percent of the country with mobile internet access, is bringing 5G to Morocco.

40. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
The release date for 5G in the Congo is unclear, but according to Léon Juste Ibombo, the country's minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy, we know that the 5G rollout will involve Applus and Congo Telecom:

41. TUNISIA
Ooredoo Tunisia has partnered with Nokia through the use of the company's AirGile cloud-native core, to transition Ooredoo to a place where it can provide Tunisia customers with 5G.

42. KENYA
Safaricom will likely launch 5G in Nairobi in early 2020.

43. NORWAY
Telenor, the country's biggest telecom operator, launched 5G in Norway in March, 2020, following early testing from 2017.

44. GERMANY
According to the 5G Strategy for Germany, released by Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), trial installations began in 2018 with a commercial launch in 2020

45. CZECH REPUBLIC
Vodafone will provide 5G services to customers in Karlovy Vary by July 2020.

46. UNITED KINGDOM
The UK's largest network operator, EE, was the first to launch 5G in the UK on May 30, 2019. Service started in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, and Manchester, and the company now operates the 5G network in over 70 cities and towns.

47. ITALY
Vodafone launched 5G in Italy in these five cities in June 2019: Naples, Bologna, Milan, Turin, and Rome. The company plans to roll out 5G to 100 cities by 2021.

48. SWITZERLAND
The first 5G network in Switzerland went live April 17, 2019, via Swisscom. It launched in 54 towns, including Basel, Bern, Chur, Davos, Geneva, Lausanne, and Zurich. According to Swisscom, more than 90 percent of the population is covered.

49. SPAIN
Vodafone Spain was the first operator to launch 5G in Spain. On June 15, 5G became available to customers

50. AUSTRIA
Network operator A1 kicked off their path toward 5G in Austria by making their first 5G data connection in Gmünd in early January 2019

51. FINLAND
The Elisa Oyj telecommunications company in Finland opened a commercial 5G network in Tampere in June 2018, claiming to be "first in world to launch commercial 5G."

52. RUSSIA
In 2018, Russia's largest mobile operator, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), partnered with Samsung to run various 5G tests that included video calls, ultra-low latency video games, and 4K video streaming.

53. LUXEMBOURG
Orange is currently the only European telecommunications company that has announced 5G plans for Luxembourg.

54. SLOVAKIA
It's unclear when 5G is coming to Slovakia, but mobile operator SWAN Mobile signed a 5G commercial contract with ZTE in early 2019 to kick off 5G rollout plans

55. IRELAND
The telecom giant Vodafone went live with a 5G network in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford on August 13, 2019.

56. FAROE ISLANDS
Føroya Tele, the Faroe Islands' largest telecom provider, launched 5G on June 6, 2019.

57. CHANNEL ISLANDS
Jersey Telecom (JT) and ZTE have announced that 5G is coming to the Channel Islands. They began a pre-commercial launch in mid-2019 to test 5G.

58. BELARUS
5G is being tested in the capital, Minsk, via beCloud.

59. ROMANIA
The Romanian government approved the 5G Strategy in June of 2019.

60. HUNGARY
Magyar Telekom, the largest Hungarian telecom company, will launch 5G in Hungary, but the rollout date isn't yet clear.

61. CROATIA
Commercial 5G services are expected to come to Croatia by the end of 2020. Service will start in Osijek, within the region of Slavonia.

62. SWEDEN
Telia Company is planning a commercial launch of 5G in Sweden in 2020.

63. POLAND
Polish mobile phone network T-Mobile Polska announced on December 7, 2018, the launch of the country's first 5G network

64. PORTUGAL
Vodafone brought Portugal its first 5G connection on December 12, 2018, via a 5G smartphone prototype from Qualcomm. The company also tested a virtual reality game and video call on Ericsson's 5G network

65. FRANCE
French regulator Arcep expects commercial 5G rollout in France to take place in 2020.

66. ESTONIA
Estonia will likely see a commercially available 5G network in 2020.

67. LATVIA
One company bringing 5G to Latvia is Tele2. They launched their first 5G base station in Riga in July of 2019, made their first 5G video call a few months later, have released 5G phones, and began offering their 5G network in Daugavpils and Jelgava in early 2020.

68. DENMARK
Telenor Group brought 5G tests to Denmark in 2019 via Nokia's AirScale Base Stations.

69. AZERBAIJAN
Mobile telecom company Azercell is planning to launch 5G in Azerbaijan

70. ICELAND
Síminn is the leading provider of wireless communication services in Iceland. They announced in early 2019 that they'd be partnering with Ericsson to deploy 5G-ready equipment to the country.

71. THE NETHERLANDS
T-Mobile is promising nationwide 5G coverage in the Netherlands in 2020.

72. MONACO
Monaco Telecom customers have access to 5G across all of the Principality of Monaco via the Huawei Mate 20 X and the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3

73. BELGIUM
Proximus is the largest mobile telecommunications company in Belgium. Take a look at the Proximus 5G network coverage map for all the details on where you can get 5G in Belgium. You'll need a 5G mobile subscription as well as a 5G phone that works on the Proximus network, such as the Oppo Find X2 Pro 5G.

74. MALTA
Vodafone Malta doesn't have a solid 5G release date yet, but they're working on bringing 5G to Malta.

75. AUSTRALIA
Australia's second largest telecommunications company, Optus, launched 5G for mobile and home use on November 4, 2019.

76. NEW ZEALAND
According to Kris Faafoi, New Zealand's Minister of Broadcasting, Communication and Digital Media,

First allocation of 5G spectrum will be the 3.5 GHz band, with national rights to this portion of the spectrum expected to be auctioned early in 2020.

77. GUAM
5G fixed wireless access arrived in Guam in the second half of 2019 through SK Telecom and IT&E.

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To the conspiracy theorists, when you travel to any of the 76 countries(excluding Nigeria) listed above and you're offered free wifi, ask them if the network is from 5G technology. If it's from 5G, please don't use, so you don't have cancer.

Compiled the above, using data from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_phone_generations
https://www.lifewire.com/5g-availability-world-4156244

Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE (popularly refereed to as Dubai by Nigerians) Qatar are Islamic countries with good culture and very religious. They have all launched 5G technology and not sentimental like Nigeria

U.S.A already has 5G technology and only jealous of China, as the Chinese are at a level in terms of 5G deployment where the US is yet to match

op u suppose know say nigerians are easily deceived especially coming 4rm religious leaders/ politicians

Most Religious folks in Nigeria are saying 5G is the Anti Christ

One thing common with all the places with 5G network is devastating effect of death due to coronavirus, and someone is telling me there is no correlation.

your 4g never strong, na 5g you dey go for

Nigeria is still backward we flow with whatever is trending instead of making findings we won't instead we start to share fake and unconfirmed news that is the reason religious leaders take advantage of alot of its members because they are stupid

Very informative. Thanks op

kiyosaki1:
One thing common with all the places with 5G network is devastating effect of death due to coronavirus, and someone is telling me there is no correlation.

I'm surprised people can't see it.....

kiyosaki1:
One thing common with all the places with 5G network is devastating effect of death due to coronavirus, and someone is telling me there is no correlation.

How many people have died in Saudi Arabia and UAE from COVID-19?

They have 5G in place

davodyguy:

How many people have died in Saudi Arabia and UAE from COVID-19?

They have 5G in place

..Eyes are not on them just like it is not on us.

Many people have died there but the focus is much on Europe and America (USA)

Good write up there however some of those countries especially Canada and USA are still
contemplating whether to continue with 5G or not.

A guy was lecturing me this morning about this 5G. While I sat down applying sanitizer on my hand, he passed by and started telling me about non presence of covid 19 in Nigeria. After like 5mins he's been arguing with himself he finally left.
Do you know the most annoying part!? I didn't say pim.

There is no point arguing with an ignorance person. As they say, ignorance is a choice.



Back to this 5G issue. People need to be educated quickly about this 5G. It's not the fault of people who are condemning it but what awareness are the so called telcos doing to inform people of the health hazard poss by installing all this mast and all.


Check below for response from science society

davodyguy:

How many people have died in Saudi Arabia and UAE from COVID-19?

They have 5G in place

The reason being that the roll out in those two countries you mentioned are partial , like testing mode and never fully envelope.
That's the reason for the low numbers of casualties.

South Korea has been using 5G for 2 years yet they have the lowest rate of corona infection.

When you are educated but ignorant this is the kind information you share.I was expecting to see your analysis on the electromagnetive wave but nothing.Then I realized you are a blind fellow.The 5 G is way beyond speed.It is a complete departure from 4 G .The speed you talked is an elementary part of it.It is human connectivity to substance in layman language.Therefore it comes with advantage and disadvantage.The disadvantage is more because of human manipulative tendency which can be done through it .That is the scary aspect and the wave omissions is relatively high for the environment.This can trigger or alter organism behaviors negatively towards human existence.

Finnese001:
your 4g never strong, na 5g you dey go for

What has been your contribution?

Is Pastor Chris aware that the LED he stayed close to illustrate his theory also emit EF?

Any 5G without Huawei is just modified 4G. So far only China and countries that partner with Huawei have the real 5G. The type MTN is rolling out in Nigeria. However, it's stupid to think 5G causes virus......extreme stupidity at that!

kiyosaki1:
One thing common with all the places with 5G network is devastating effect of death due to coronavirus, and someone is telling me there is no correlation.

This is a fallacy called Affirming the consequent. Because 5G is usually installed in high population commercial cities and the coronavirus spread more rapidly in highly populated cities, you immediately conclude that 5G is responsible for high rate of infections in highly populated cities.

Biafran4life:
When you are educated but ignorant this is the kind information you share.I was expecting to see your analysis on the electromagnetive wave but nothing.Then I realized you are a blind fellow.The 5 G is way beyond speed.It is a complete departure from 4 G .The speed you talked is an elementary part of it.It is human connectivity to substance in layman language.Therefore it comes with advantage and disadvantage.The disadvantage is more because of human manipulative tendency which can be done through it .That is the scary aspect and the wave omissions is relatively high for the environment.This can trigger or alter organism behaviors negatively towards human existence.

Why are you barking?

Whenever I read stupid claims made or carried by Nigerians, I just assume that I'm suffering for sins I committed in a past life, which is why I'm Nigerian.

rookidmart:
Whenever I read stupid claims made or carried by Nigerians, I just assume that I'm suffering for sins I committed in a past life, which is why I'm Nigerian.

The same Nigerians are screaming 5G causes cancer and are destroying telecommunication masts are the same Nigerians living under high tension cables. Are you kidding me? High tension cables generates much more harmful radiation than any telecoms mast.

Just look at the rubbish melaye /oyakhilome said. They will connect to the spectrum and pose with it later. @op give south korea some respect biko. They had super speed broadband for each household since 2006.

sayso:
Just look at the rubbish melaye /oyakhilome said. They will connect to the spectrum and pose with it later. @op give south korea some respect biko. They had super speed broadband for each household since 2006.

Respect

CC: Seun laslasticlala Mukina2 Mynd44

wirinet:


This is a fallacy called Affirming the consequent. Because 5G is usually installed in high population commercial cities and the coronavirus spread more rapidly in highly populated cities, you immediately conclude that 5G is responsible for high rate of infections in highly populated cities.

Gbam.

Most of these countries are highly developed economies with a high trade volume with the epicenter of the virus.

All these people claiming that 5g causes coronavirus, please can you just post any academic study or any reliable authority on radiation to backup your claims.

You people are just attacking solid science based on the words of a charlatan and a political conman SMH.

wirinet:


This is a fallacy called Affirming the consequent. Because 5G is usually installed in high population commercial cities and the coronavirus spread more rapidly in highly populated cities, you immediately conclude that 5G is responsible for high rate of infections in highly populated cities.

Do I need to tell you how much research I had done before comin to conclusions.
Why are the rates of death high in all those aforementioned countries despite their very efficient and highly sophisticated health care system and our own with our arcade health system we are recording lower death , let me help ,you will say testing needed to be increased because we have many hidden cases or Italy was having just one case on 1st of February but by 1st of March it has risen to 7000 cases. Continue deceiving yourself

Timi141:
All these people claiming that 5g causes coronavirus, please can you just post any academic study or any reliable authority on radiation to backup your claims.

You people are just attacking solid science based on the words of a charlatan and a political conman SMH.

If you can not do your own research on the Internet to look for facts then I can't help you

Let's this virus finish, we will see who are the real Super power, China or USA

princemillla:
A guy was lecturing me this morning about this 5G. While I sat down applying sanitizer on my hand, he passed by and started telling me about non presence of covid 19 in Nigeria. After like 5mins he's been arguing with himself he finally left.
Do you know the most annoying part!? I didn't say pim.

There is no point arguing with an ignorance person. As they say, ignorance is a choice.



Back to this 5G issue. People need to be educated quickly about this 5G. It's not the fault of people who are condemning it but what awareness are the so called telcos doing to inform people of the health hazard poss by installing all this mast and all.


Check below for response from science society

Which type of intellectual uses bbc news as a reference for research. It shows your level of inept.
Writings that was compiled by a reporter under a few days by pulling things from Internet and doing biased interview to favour the side he wanted the coin to.land .
In trying to form to be informed you are furthering exposing your level of dumbest.

davodyguy:

To the conspiracy theorists, when you travel to any of the 76 countries(excluding Nigeria) listed above and your offered free wifi, ask them if the network is from 5G. If it's from 5G, please don't use, so you don't have cancer

Compiled the above, using data from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_phone_generations
https://www.lifewire.com/5g-availability-world-4156244

A positive outcome of these dumb conspiracies is that some of our politicians and pastorprenuers may stop traveling
out to avoid dying of 5G.

That is, if they really believed the nonsense they are spreading.