# Britain sets 5G goal, says no ‘magic number’ of operators
Published: 2023-04-11
Category: Headlines
Category URL: https://brandsjournal.com/category/headlines/
Meta Title: Britain Sets Ambitious 5G Target for 2030
Meta Description: Explore Britain's plan to roll out standalone 5G by 2030, unlocking innovations like driverless vehicles and drones. Read more here.
URL: https://brandsjournal.com/britain-sets-5g-goal-says-no-magic-number-of-operators/

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LONDON (Reuters) – [Britain](https://brandsjournal.com/south-african-president-ramaphosa-to-make-state-visit-to-uk/) set an ambition to deliver next-generation 5G mobile [coverage](https://brandsjournal.com/auto-insurance-companies-in-ny/) to populated areas by 2030 and said there was “no magic number” of network operators required to ensure a competitive market.

All four of Britain’s mobile networks – BT’s EE, O2, owned by Telefonica and Liberty Global’s Virgin Media O2, Vodafone and [Three](https://brandsjournal.com/totalenergies-china-three-gorges-to-form-electric-mobility-venture-in-china/) – are rolling out 5G. Some 77% of the population can now access basic 5G [coverage](https://brandsjournal.com/auto-insurance-companies-in-ny/) from at least one provider.

[Britain](https://brandsjournal.com/south-african-president-ramaphosa-to-make-state-visit-to-uk/) said it wanted the next iteration of 5G – called standalone 5G or 5G Plus – to be widely available by the end of the decade, helping to unlock new technologies like driverless vehicles, robots and drones.

Vodafone and [Three](https://brandsjournal.com/totalenergies-china-three-gorges-to-form-electric-mobility-venture-in-china/) are in merger talks, which if successful would reduce the [number](https://brandsjournal.com/crowdstrike-says-significant-number-of-outage-affected-devices-back-up/) of networks to three. Both companies have said allowing them to combine would help underpin network investment.

The government said on Tuesday it had “reconfirmed that there is no magic [number](https://brandsjournal.com/crowdstrike-says-significant-number-of-outage-affected-devices-back-up/) of mobile operators, whilst noting all decisions on consolidation are for the Competition and Markets Authority”.

It said it would invest 40 million pounds ($50 million) in an innovation fund to promote adoption of 5G by businesses and public services.

($1 = 0.8057 pounds)

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Kate Holton)


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