I want 5G right now EE was the first network to launch 5G in the UK on May 30, 2019, Vodafone 5G went live on July 3 and O2 followed up with an October 17, 2019 5G launch in the UK. We've also seen 5G launches from BT Mobile on October 11, 2019 and Sky Mobile on January 16, 2020.