5G Coverage in Europe: Progress Toward Goals
The deployment and adoption of 5G SA in Europe remain sluggish, increasing slowly from a very low base and further widening the
The European 5G Observatory tracks progress in 5G infrastructure deployment across the EU and other regions worldwide according to base stations deployment, edge nodes and infrastructure sharing agreements. Source: IDATE estimates and regulators' data. Reporting period: at December 2024. Source: IDATE estimates and regulators' data.
This research, which leverages Speedtest Intelligence® data, aims to independently benchmark progress toward the EU's flagship 5G deployment objectives, including the Digital Decade 2030 goal of achieving 100% outdoor 5G population coverage, using the world's largest consumer-initiated dataset.
The deployment and adoption of 5G SA in Europe remain sluggish, increasing slowly from a very low base and further widening the region's gap with North America and Asia. Spain stands out as a clear leader in 5G SA deployment, reaching an 8% Speedtest® sample share compared with the EU average of just 1.3% as of Q2 2025.
By contrast, 5G Availability in Central and Western European laggards such as Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Hungary remains less than half that of the leaders. On average, EU mobile subscribers spent 44.5% of their time connected to 5G networks in Q2 2025, up from 32.8% a year earlier.
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