Disappointed 5G Users Return to 4G
- Claire Anderson
- 18/11/2020
- market news
- industry news
- 5G

South Korea’s 5G mobile network, the first and largest 5G network in the world, has come under heavy criticism from consumers. Launched in April 2019, and with over 9 million subscribers, South Korea constitutes approximately 80% of global 5G users, according to industry body GSMA. Demand for 5G was initially driven by a combination of aggressive marketing and subsidies, but now South Korea is seeing users cancel contracts to return to older technologies due to poor connectivity, weak signals, and promised internet speeds not being met. Many consumers have also expressed frustration at the cost of 5G phones and the...