Belgium missed two European deadlines for the 5G roll-out in 2020: 30 June 2020, the date set for allowing the use of 5G in the 700 MHz band and 30 December 2020, the deadline for 3400-3800 MHz and at least 1 GHz in the 26 GHz band (provided there is sufficient demand from the market, which is not the case in Belgium today).
Most European countries did make the 5G pioneer bands available:
| 700 MHz | 3400 – 3800 MHz | |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | December 2020 | December 2020 |
| Denmark | March 2019 | December 2020 |
| Germany | Juin 2015 | June 2019 |
| Estonia | December 2020 | |
| Finland | November 2016 | October 2018 |
| France | Novembre 2015 | October 2020 |
| Greece | December 2020 | December 2020 |
| Hungary | April 2020 | April 2020 |
| Irland | May 2017 | |
| Italy | October 2018 | October 2018 |
| Latvia | September 2018 | |
| Luxembourg | August 2020 | August 2020 |
| The Netherlands | July 2020 | |
| Norway | June 2019 | |
| Austria | September 2020 | March 2019 |
| Slovakia | December 2020 | July 2017 |
| Espagne | July 2018 | |
| Czech Republic | January 2021 | January 2021 |
| The United Kingdom | July 2020 | April 2018 |
| Sweden | December 2018 | December 2019 |
| Switzerland | June 2019 | January 2019 |