Adam Kos Apple introduced the first 5G phone already with the iPhone 12, now the new generation network is supported by the iPhone 13 and 14. In any case, manufacturers of other brands are also counting on 5G, which no longer add support for this network only to their top models. Compared to the beginning of the year, coverage of the Czech Republic with this signal is also starting to improve.
5G is still a major marketing driver not only for electronics manufacturers, but also, of course, for operators. However, with the passage of time and the increase in the availability of devices supporting the network, it is definitely not a technology available only to the chosen ones, although it is still true that, thanks to 4G/LTE, a normal mortal can do quite well without 5G. The main benefit of the network is primarily for the corporate sphere. A lot has changed since January of this year, when we last brought you an overview. All three operators have worked extensively on coverage.
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Vratislav Holub The map is clearly mostly filled with Vodafone, although not across the board. It aims at gradually covering locations, when it does not try to complete them in any way. The result may be a more frequent switching of networks from 5G to 4G.
But as far as coverage complexity is concerned, O2 managed to cover a significant part of Moravia from Brno to Ostrava, as well as the Central Bohemian region, from Prague to České Budějovice. It also covers D1 from Prague practically all the way to Humpolka, as well as the main route to the south of the country. So when you travel, whether by train or car, you will be really glad for this, because for that very reason you will not be constantly switched between a faster and a slower network, when you are classically without a signal at the time of the switch.
T-Mobile combines the strategy of both of its rivals, but at first glance it is the weakest in terms of 5G network coverage – that is, if we consider both complexity and area. Compared to the situation a year ago, however, he has also made considerable progress. If you look at the galleries, the first picture is the current situation, the second is from January 7 this year and the third is from November last year. At first glance, it is clear that the operators made quite an effort during that year, although of course we would like even more. For example, Vysočina is practically covered only by Vodafone, and Ostrava is relatively neglected.
Well, I'm not entirely sure whether the coverage situation at O2 is really as cheerful as it is presented here, specifically in central Moravia (around Šternberk). According to my information directly from the operator (no matter how hard he tried to be vague in terms of marketing), only a kind of 5G-ready variant is really available here, not even close to reaching the potential speeds of real 5G. So how is it really?
That's right, in and around Ostrava, T-mobile is failing with 5G coverage, probably for some personal reason. It's not that I'm struggling with fast internet, but it's that I have the so-called fixed internet in my home, with LTE technology for about 4 years. Super speed from the beginning, IP TV without cutting. As time went on, the speed slowed down to 10 times, from the original, thanks to aggregation. 5G should change this, but Ostrava is simply unlucky.
With O2 it looks beautiful on the map, but in reality the 5G network only works in the city center in Brno. It is enough to drive 3 stops from the center and 5G will no longer be connected anywhere...at VDFN in Brno it is much better to cover the 5G network also in terms of speed.