Get online with fibre connected 5G
Freedom Plans and Smart+ Plan customers with GO 5G ready smartphones can enjoy the latest generation of mobile technology when in 5G covered areas, such as the St. Julian’s and Sliema areas.
How will 5G change your mobile internet experience?
Much higher data speeds
5G delivers much higher speeds to mobile users who are on the go. As a result, you won’t notice any difference between fixed or mobile internet.
Better indoor coverage
As 5G makes use of improved frequencies, you will experience a significant improvement in indoor coverage.
More consistent experience
Thanks to its increased traffic capacity, on 5G you will get fewer periods of congestion, giving you a more consistent connection.
Most popular GO 5G ready smartphones
iPhone 13 Mini
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 12 Pro
GO Mobile Plans with 5G
The next phase in the evolution of mobile technology is our 5G fibre connected network that is now available in select areas. We also have 4.5G network speed that is fibre connected and available all over Malta & Gozo.
A fibre connected network gets you the fastest and most reliable internet connection on your mobile.
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FAQs
All you need is a compatible device and a compatible tariff plan. You may find our 5G compatible devices by visiting our 5G page & checking the compatible tariffs on your Freedom Plan and Smart+ Plan.
5G is about more than just how fast it is. In addition to higher peak data rates, 5G is designed to provide much more network capacity.
5G can also deliver much lower latency for a more immediate response and can provide an overall more uniform user experience so that the data rates stay consistently high—even when users are moving around.
It is a fact that the average data usage per customer has grown in the past years. This is driven by explosive growth in video traffic as mobile is increasingly becoming the source of media and entertainment, as well as the massive growth in always-connected cloud computing and experiences.
4G completely changed how we consume information. In the past decade we have witnessed leaps and bounds in the mobile app industry around services such as video streaming, food delivery and more.
5G will expand the mobile ecosystem to new industries. This will contribute to cutting-edge user experiences such as boundless extreme reality (XR), seamless IoT capabilities, new enterprise applications, local interactive content, and instant cloud access, to name a few.
Our fibre connected 5G network, will be offered at no extra cost to our customers with our Freedom Plans and Smart+ Plans. For our other mobile plans, our customers will be able to enjoy 4.5G network speed that is also fibre connected and nationwide.
Unlike previous technologies, 5G needs to be enabled by mobile manufacturers per country per network operator. We are communicating with the major phone manufacturers to enable GO’s Network on their 5G devices. The latest Apple smartphones with the iOS 15.4 update are now 5G ready. Samsung will be rolling out 5G firmware by smartphone model in the upcoming weeks.
Our 5G is fibre connected and the fastest service available in Malta and available to our customers, for free, on our Freedom Plan and Smart+ Plan. For our other mobile plans, our customers will be able to enjoy 4.5G network speed that is also fibre connected and nationwide.
As a rule, you always should keep your equipment up to date with the latest firmware. When enabled and after downloading the manufactures firmware, you will notice that the network icon on the device will display a small 5G. That’s It! Congratulations, you can now use 5G.
Our 5G is fibre connected and the fastest service available in Malta and available to our customers, for free, on our Freedom Plan and Smart+ Plan. For our other mobile plans, our customers will be able to enjoy 4.5G network speed that is also fibre connected and nationwide.