Yesterday, Vodafone held an event to launch the start of their 5G offering. Lewis Hamilton was on hand to pull the switch to make the service go live.

“I’m so proud to announce I’m joining the Vodafone team as their UK #5G Ambassador. It’s going to totally transform the way we live, work and play. I’m honoured to play a small part in what is going to become such a revolution”

Vodafone switched on its 5G network in seven British cities on Wednesday, aiming to set itself apart in its home market from rival EE by offering unlimited data plans that include the high-speed service at no premium.

Nick Jeffery, chief executive of Vodafone UK, said offering unlimited data plans to both consumer and business customers would revolutionize the mobile market.

There was only one slight problem at the launch, the 5G service failed to materialise due to some technical difficulties initially.

So are you excited for 5G and is this something you have a real use for?