Global 5G Tariff Tracker Expands to 300+ Operators Across 100+ Countries as Pricing Falls Below $50 and Coverage Accelerates
The analyst has launched their 5G Tariff Tracker service in January 2020, then covering some 40 operators across 20 countries. To-date the database covers over 300 providers in more than 100 countries. Over time, MVNOs and sub-brands have launched 5G too, these too features in the database.
Additionally, the report provides insight into the latest trends with its 30+ page report which includes:
- Details of upcoming 5G launches - fifteen countries
- Details of 5G launches - twenty-seven countries
- Details of 5G stand-alone launches - twelve countries
- Details 5G FWA launches - fifteen countries
The key changes in 5G services include developments in technology aimed at providing improved coverage in urban areas and inside buildings. Together these developments provide improved download speeds as well as increased deployments to improve in-country 5G coverage.
The report identifies that:
- 5G is made available to a larger audience including mobile network operators’ prepaid customers
- 5G is made available increasingly by sub-brands and MVNOs with some levying a charge for 5G and others having moved away from charging extra.
- Increasingly speed-dependent 5G offers are added to operators’ postpaid portfolios.
- Move towards unlimited offering, with some operators overhauling their entire portfolios.
- The average price for a 5G offering has moved below the USD $50 p/m mark, it becomes a more affordable service for customers, as many operators offer 5G across their entire portfolios, with some exceptions though.
Other benefits include:
- Changes made as part of the update are highlighted which allows the user to easily identify it; and a brief summary of each change is provided with the update.
- Operators’ 5G launches are added with each update at no extra cost.
- Free enquiry service, giving access to telecoms analyst experts with over 30 years of experience.
Geographical coverage as of end September 2025 is as shown in the picture below:
Region | Country | No. of operators/MVNO/Sub-brands:
- Americas | 13 | 38
- Asia-Pac | 24 | 50
- Africa | 23 | 30
- EU | 27 | 126
- Non-EU | 12 | 32
- GCC | 6 | 17
- Middle East | 6 | 10
- Total | 111 | 303
The database provides information such as:
- Prices are given in local currencies incl. &excl. tax as well as in Euros for the 2,000+ plans covered.
- Inclusive allowances for each plan such minutes, SMS, data (GB), roaming, VAS services, and other benefits offered with a price plan supported by a comment section.
- Down and uplink speed
- Link to operators’ network coverage
- 5G launch date
- Promotion details if available
- 5G pricing compared with 4G pricing
Service Coverage:
- 4G/5G Postpaid smartphone plans
- 4G/5G Prepaid smartphone plans
- 5G FWA
Delivery Method - Every quarter:
- Excel
- 30+ page report providing an insight into the latest trends in 5G pricing.
Why should you buy the Global 5G Tracker:
- Compiled by Tariff Experts with over 30 years of experience in tariffs
- Comprehensive coverage with detailed information for each offering
- Quick access to how 4G pricing compares with 5G pricing
- The database is compiled by a multi-lingual research team
- Free Enquiry Service with quick response
Executive Summary
The analyst launched its 5G Tariff Tracker service in January 2020, then covering some 40 operators across 20 countries. Since then, many operators have launched 5G; in Q3 2023, the Tracker updated every quarter covers 5G pricing for 238 operators in 85 countries.
Additionally, the analyst provides insight into the latest trends with its 20+ page report.
The key changes in 5G services include developments in technology aimed at providing improved coverage in urban areas and inside buildings. Together these developments provide improved download speeds as well as increased deployments to improve in-country 5G coverage.
The report identifies that:
- 5G is made available to a larger audience including the prepaid customer base.
- Many sub-brands and MVNOs started to make their services 5G ready with many levying a charge for 5G.
- Increasingly speed-dependent offers are added to operators' postpaid portfolios.
- Operators changes to their offerings from price increases to introducing more unlimited offerings to overhauling their portfolios.
- Details of upcoming 5G launches.
The report and the database provide this information in detail.
The analyst highlights the changes made from update to update which allows the user to easily identify the change; and a brief summary of each change is provided with update.
Methodology
The analyst researches its reports typically within a three-month period. All of its reports are based on primary and secondary research including interviews with relevant companies/operators covered in the report. The analyst also draws on its extensive in-house database and its contacts in the field of telecommunications it has established since the company was launched in 2006.
The analyst has 26-years of experience in the field of telecoms pricing both mobile and fixed. They have a network of consultants as well as a multi-lingual research team, with languages spoken French, German, Polish and Spanish.
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