Monaco Becomes First European Country With Full 5G Coverage

Monaco Telecom has officially unveiled its 5G mobile phone network, making the sovereign city-state the first European country to be fully covered by 5G. Built by Chinese tech giant, Huawei, the next-gen technology is expected to hasten the adoption of IoT devices, thanks to its higher speeds and lower latency.

#5G world premiere: @MonacoTelecom first full #5G country! Ultra-high-speed recorded at 1.4Gbps. #5G included in all mobile packages. #5GReadyToGo #ExtendedMonaco pic.twitter.com/cGJTICdeYr

According to a report from Xinhua news agency, Monaco’s interdepartmental delegate in-charge of the digital transition, Frederic Genta, hailed “a paradigm change” thanks to the Huawei-built network. “5G is the promise of a better quality of life for all and exceptional opportunities. It will allow to adapt life to our needs”, he said.