EU’s slow 5G rollout weighs on mobile sector, industry


Mats Granryd, director general of GSMA Ltd, speaks about 5G telecommunications at the MWC25 tech show in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, March 3, 2024. — Bloomberg

BARCELONA: The European Union's slow adoption of 5G networks and lagging performance compared to other regions is lamented by both telecoms operators and industrial firms hoping to build on improved connectivity.

Operators at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona were on Monday calling for the European Commission to do more to back the high-speed mobile internet technology.

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