European Union ready for network 5G

European Union countries (BE) have signed an agreement to release frequencies that will be used for 5G services for the next 20 years, a bloc's effort to follow the steps of the United States of America and China in launching Internet-related products, Telegrafi writes.

The ETNO lobbie group, part of which are Orange, Telekom and Telecom Italy, have criticised the deal, saying it is not ambitious and a 25-year agenda was necessary.

The interim agreement came after months of bickering among EU governments seeking to preserve a lucrative source of revenue and telecommunications providers seeking new ways to increase profits.

Under the deal, 5G will be available along the bloc by 2020, with the spectrum guaranteed for a minimum of 20 years.

Under the deal, 5G will be available in the bloc's countries by 2020, while frequencies are guaranteed for the next 20 years.

Currently, the world's 5G largest market is China.