Russia switches on 5G in 16 cities, on a band the iPhone cannot use
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Fri, 11 September 2026
4 reports- Novinky (Czechia)11:14
V Rusku byla poprvé spuštěna komerční síť nové generace 5G. Čtyři největší ruští operátoři mobilního spojení budou poskytovat služby 5G zatím v 16 městech s více než milionem obyvatel, včetně Moskvy a Petrohradu, oznámila dnes v pátek ruská média s odvoláním na ministerstvo digitalizace. V Česku mobilní operátoři spustili rychlou síť 5G v prvních městech v roce 2020.
- Le Figaro (France)12:45
Le pays a plusieurs années de retard par rapport à ses voisins européens et asiatiques dans le déploiement de cette technologie.
- bne IntelliNews15:40first to report
Russia launched its first commercial 5G networks in 16 cities on September 11, six years after the plan was first drawn up, the Digital Development Ministry said.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)19:21
Russia launched its first commercial 5G networks in 16 major cities on Friday, Sept. 11, reaching an estimated 10 million people. The rollout, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, follows nearly a decade of delays caused by Western sanctions, equipment shortages and a dispute over frequency bands.
Sat, 12 September 2026
1 report- dunyanews.tv16:30
Russia formally launches 5G across 16 cities, bringing high-speed mobile internet to nearly 10 million people initially, officials say