Where Is 5G Available in the UK? (Updated for 2022)

The United Kingdom is one of many countries with 5G access. Depending on the provider, UK mobile subscribers can get 5G right now in major areas.

5G is a huge advancement over 4G when it comes to speed and latency, which is why it will improve so many areas of our lives, like vehicle communication, smart cities, mobile communication, VR and AR, etc.

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Several companies have already launched 5G in the UK, but not in every city. Providers are rolling out the new network in the United Kingdom throughout 2022.

Europe's largest 4G provider, and the UK's biggest network operator, might soon become its biggest 5G provider. EE currently has 5G live in the UK in 160 places and plans to cover the whole country by 2028.

EE's 5G Wi-Fi service can be used with the HTC 5G Hub. The data limit can range from 50 GB /month to 100 GB /month.

Another company with 5G in the UK is O2. On October 17, 2019, the UK's second-largest telecom provider rolled out 5G in a handful of cities as part of their plan to reach 20 cities before 2020.

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5G service has continued to roll out and now reaches dozens of cities, including Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford, Sheffield, Coventry, and other locations. It's available in parts of most major UK towns and cities, as well as lots of smaller towns and villages. Check current coverage here.

The company offers unlimited data on their 5G plans, and several 5G devices.

The network is also used by Tesco Mobile. They began offering 5G in March 2020 in parts of several cities. See their compatible phones and coverage area here.

Vodafone

More proof that UK is pushing hard towards 5G is the fact that Vodafone UK, the country's third-largest mobile telecom, is also actively deploying the fifth-generation wireless network.

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Vodafone 5G originally launched in just a handful of locations on July 3, 2019, but have since expanded to include over 125 locations in the UK, including the following:

Birkenhead

Birmingham

Bristol

Bolton

Cardiff

Gatwick

Glasgow

Manchester

Lancaster

Liverpool

London

Newbury

Plymouth

Stoke-on-Trent

Wolverhampton

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In 2017, Vodafone UK tested 5G in car-to-car communications; they made UK's first 5G holographic phone call in 2018; in October 2018, switched on a 5G trial in Salford, Greater Manchester; in December 2018, began installing antennae under manhole covers to pave the way for 5G; and in February 2019, connected Manchester Airport to their 5G network.

According to the company, 5G pricing is the same as using a 4G network. See their available 5G devices here.

Virgin Media

Through its MVNO partnership with Vodafone, Virgin Media also offers 5G services in the UK. The network went live on January 25, 2021, in 100 locations.

With average speeds of 176.62Mbps, which is around 4.5 times faster than its average 4G speeds, Virgin Media’s 5G service is available to customers on a range of fast and flexible plans, including SIM Only and Pay Monthly, at no extra cost.

Three UK subscribers who want 5G at home can subscribe to their 5G broadband plan, which provides unlimited data on a 12-month contract. Installation is performed via a plug-and-play hub.

Mobile 5G is available via monthly, SIM only, and pay-as-you-go plans.

UK 5G access is also available for BT customers. Dozens of towns and cities have access, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Hull, Sunderland, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester, and Coventry.

Other 5G coverage areas include London’s Waterloo and Euston stations, Cardiff Central station, Glasgow’s Bath Street and St Enoch Square, Belfast’s Kingspan Stadium, and Coventry’s Council House and Cathedral ruins.

See BT's 5G coverage map for a visual look at where you can get 5G in the UK.

The BT Mobile 5G phones and plans page has more information on how you can access the network. BT Halo customers get double the data on any of those plans, with Smart Plans boosted to unlimited 5G data.

Sky Mobile has launched 5G in the UK in parts of 50 cities, including Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough, Leeds, Leicester, Lisburn, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford, Sheffield, Coventry, Nottingham, Norwich, Bristol, Derby, and Stoke.

See all locations in their coverage map.

Sky VIP members can get 5G free forever. Otherwise, it's £5 /month.

HMD Global

HMD Global has formed an MVNO to launch 5G, but it's unclear yet which major provider they've partnered with; this will determine where the service will be available.

Trials at 5G Innovation Center

Beyond the companies mentioned above that are actively testing and rolling out 5G networks, is the 5G/6G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.

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It's a testbed where researchers and partners can test and develop, in a real-world environment, any tech that could run on the next-gen wireless network. Their goal is to test 5G and 6G inside and outside, in urban and rural locations where coverage might be difficult, and places where there isn't already a mobile network set up.

CityFibre and Arqiva announced in December 2018, details about the country's largest 5G small cell pilot trial in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The companies created a 15 km high-density fibre network which provides the bandwidth for mobile network operators to explore 5G.