The 5G in Italy grows relentlessly: increasingly consistent drops and gigs

The 5G in Italy He stopped being a promise: he became a de facto standard in Mobile offers. This is confirmed by the new observatory Sosteriffe.it (detections of July 2025), which photographs a market where access to the new generation network is now the norm and not the exception. 88% of the operators analyzed offer at least one plan or a 5G option; In the meantime, the prices go down and the Giga splashes upwards. On average, a 5G rate today includes 251 GB to 11.01 euros per monthand even under 10 euros you travel with average packages from 226 GB.

To act as a flywheel was also the entry of the main virtual operators (MVNO) in 5G, who intensified the competition. The result is that since 2021 the Giga are more than doubled and The average fee dropped by 40%. For users, it means more choice, more navigation skills and less constraints on the wallet.

5G in Italy: what the numbers really say

The picture traced by the Observatory Sosteriffe It is clear: the 5G is no longer “premium”, it is mainstream. Almost all Italian furniture brands have at least one plan in the list with access to the new generation network or and-on to unlock it on your own 4G offer. This availability translates into convenience; In fact, the average 5G offer combines 251 GB at 11.01 euros/month, a price/GB ratio that until two years ago would seem science fiction. And even those who want to stay under 10 euros do not have to get to drastic compromises: on average 226 GB at 8.70 euros/month are enough to cover streaming, social and occasional hotspot.

The real turning point came in 2024, when the 5G was also extended to numerous virtual operators. The entry of new players has turned on the competition, bringing on the market richer packages to increasingly low costs. Today the price gap with the 4G no longer represents an obstacle and, in many cases, 5G rates offer more advantageous conditions than traditional 4G ones.

The 5G market today and its evolution from 2021 to 2025

To understand how the 5G has become a pillar of the Italian mobile market it is useful to look closely to the numbers. The first table photographs the current scenario of the offers available in July 2025, while the second shows the evolution in the last five years, between the increase in the Giga and the drop in prices.

The data highlight a quick and profound transformation: the 5G not only expanded access to quantities of data unthinkable a few years ago, but made it significantly reducing the average costs. In perspective, with the competition between operators and the entry of the MVNOs, this trend is likely to continue, making 5G the new normality even in the cheaper bands of the market.

What does it mean for users (and for operators)

For users, the old fear of being short of data traffic belongs to the past. With medium packages that exceed 200 GB, the 5G opens the way to uses that until recently were considered risky on the move: from cloud gaming to videos in 4K, up to automatic backups, without the anxiety to overcome the threshold. For operators, the battle moves to quality of service, royal coverage and extras (roaming, esim, hotspot, network priorities).

In perspective, the further maturation of the ecosystem (5G device in all bands, more capillary networks) could make the default 5G also for the entry-level bands, consolidating the descent trend of the canons and raising the sticker of the data included. Finally, morality is that choosing today the 5G is better, and the competition promises to keep it like this.