(Telecompaper) SoftBank has announced it will launch 5G services on 27 March. This would make it Jpana's first operator to launch 5G services on the local market, The Japan Times reports. SoftBank plans to charge an additional monthly fee of JPY 1,000 (approximately USD 9) for access to its 5G service. However, as a service launch promotion, customers will have free access to SoftBank's 5G service for the first 2 years, under a sales campaign that runs until August.