Two factors were needed to spread the 5G network more: lowering the cost of a compatible smartphone and homogeneous coverage. The first has materialized: under € 300 there are 5G smartphones.
The coverage of the network is instead another story: many frequencies will not be available before the second half of 2022, that is when the so-called “Band 700” (ie frequencies around 700 MHz) will be freed from audiovisual transmissions (when these pass to DVB-T2 signal), which currently use it. Furthermore, the spread has been slowed by the opposition of many municipalities that have issued orders to ban the installation of 5G antennas on their territory (justifying them with actually unfounded concerns for the health of citizens).
The Simplifications Decree of last year he established that mayors can no longer act contrary to national regulations on the subject of 5G; but to date in many municipalities the operators cannot yet install the antennas and are engaged in legal disputes with the individual administrations.
All the main Italian operators – Fastweb, Iliad, TIM, Vodafone and WindTre – offer their users a 5G signal, although not in all cities. The expansion of the network is under development e other cities will be reached by the end of 2021; for national coverage we will have to wait several more years.
Where is Fastweb 5G active
Fastweb has switched on the 5G network in some areas of Milan, Bologna, Rome and Naples.
Where is Iliad’s 5G active
Iliad users can connect to the ad operator’s 5G network Alessandria, Bari, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Como, Ferrara, Florence, Genoa, La Spezia, Latina, Messina, Milan, Modena, Padua, Perugia, Pesaro, Pescara, Piacenza, Prato, Ravenna, Reggio Calabria, Reggio Emilia, Rome , Turin, Verona and Vicenza.
Where is TIM’s 5G active
As for TIM, 5G is active in Milan (where it reaches 90% coverage), Rome, Turin, Florence, Naples, Ferrara, Bologna, Genoa, Sanremo, Brescia and Monza. To date, some tourist resorts are also covered such as Cortina d’Ampezzo, Livigno and Selva di Val Gardena.
On your own site TIM specifies that by the end of the year 5G will be active “in the main cities”; the operator estimates that by 2025 it will have covered the whole national territory.
Where is Vodafone 5G active
Vodafone 5G is available in Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Naples.
The operator also covers some areas of Assago, Bollate, Bresso, Carugate, Cassina de ‘Pecchi, Cinisello Balsamo, Cologno Monzese, Cusano Milanino, Garbagnate Milanese, Lainate, Legnano, Melegnano, Novate Milanese, Opera, Parabiago, Pessano con Bornago, Pioltello, Rho, Rozzano, San Donato Milanese, San Giorgio su Legnano, San Giuliano Milanese, Sedriano, Segrate, Senago, Sesto San Giovanni, Solaro and Trezzano sul Naviglio.
Where is WindTre 5G active
WindTre’s 5G network is the largest and covers the provincial capitals and territories (i.e. the substantial totality of the province) of Agrigento, Ancona, Aosta, Arezzo, Ascoli Piceno, Avellino, Bari, Belluno, Benevento, Bergamo, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Cagliari, Caltanissetta, Campobasso, Catania, Chieti, Cosenza, Crotone, Cuneo, Fermo, Ferrara, Florence, Foggia, Forli’-Cesena, Frosinone, Genoa, Gorizia, Grosseto, Imperia, Isernia, La Spezia, Latina, Lecco, Mantua, Matera, Nuoro, Padua, Palermo, Perugia, Pesaro – Urbino, Pescara, Pisa, Pistoia, Pordenone, Potenza, Ravenna, Rimini, Rovigo, Salerno, Sassari, Savona, Siena, Syracuse, Sondrio, Taranto, Teramo, Terni, Turin, Trento, Treviso, Udine, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Vercelli, Verona and Vicenza.
In addition, WindTre’s 5G network is available in Alessandria, Andria, Lucca, Modena, Pavia, Trani and Trapani.
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