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On October 30, it was publicly tested, alongside important state officials, such as Prime Minister, Edi Rama. The full rollout of 5G to consumers has commenced on November 26, 2024. As of August 2025, Vodafone Albania expanded its 5G coverage in Tirana, Durrës, Fier, Gjirokastër and in popular tourist destinations around Albania.
On October 16, 2019, AKEP gave the authorisation to test 5G networks on the 3600 MHz-3700 MHz frequency band. On October 30, it was publicly tested, alongside important state officials, such as Prime Minister, Edi Rama. The full rollout of 5G to consumers has commenced on November 26, 2024.
The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority. The company invested more than €1,415 million in Albania including investments in infrastructure, spectrum, regulatory fees, distribution channels, human resources etc.
The European 5G Observatory tracks progress in 5G infrastructure deployment across the EU and other regions worldwide according to base stations deployment, edge nodes and infrastructure sharing agreements. Source: IDATE estimates and regulators' data. Reporting period: at December 2024. Source: IDATE estimates and regulators' data.
5G networks divide coverage areas into smaller zones called cells, enabling devices to connect to local base stations via radio. Each station connects to the broader telephone network and the Internet through high-speed optical fiber or wireless backhaul.
In June 2019, Globe Telecom introduced the Philippines’ first next-generation network, and in December 2019, AT&T launched a consumer service in the United States that expanded nationwide during 2020. Commercial 5G deployment expanded rapidly through 2020.
The marketing of non-5G services refers to the promotion of enhanced 4G networks that are presented as precursors or equivalents to 5G. Some mobile network operators marketed upgraded 4G technologies using terms that suggested 5G capability.