Vodafone Greece has launched its commercial 5G Standalone (5G SA) network.

The carrier announced last week that the network has gone live in Patras, and will expand to Athens and Thessaloniki in the coming months.

5G SA is a network that is not reliant on older mobile generations and solely uses a 5G core network.

The network offers improved speeds and lower latency for customers, with Vodafone noting that this can lead to increased battery life and greater reliability.

While the telco is boosting its 5G network, Vodafone Greece also provided an update on its legacy 2G network, confirming that it will begin gradually phasing out the technology in the second half of 2029.

According to Vodafone Greece, the spectrum will be released and utilized for the further development of 4G and 5G SA networks.

Vodafone, then known as Panafon, launched its 2G mobile network on July 1, 1993.

"The abolition of Vodafone's 2G network marks the country's digital leap in mobile communications, paving the way for faster, smarter and more reliable networks," said the telco.

Also last week, Vodafone Greece announced it had signed an agreement with the Public Power Corporation S.A (PPC) to form a fiber joint venture in Greece.

Founded in 1992 as Panafon, Vodafone Greece, which adopted its current name in 2002, serves more than four million mobile customers in Greece.