Overview

• Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3 and SE 3 include upgraded 5G modems and antenna architecture, but the feature is not active everywhere at launch.
• Government records in Canada show the same 5G-capable hardware is being sold as in the U.S., with the radios disabled for now, according to iPhone in Canada.
• Apple’s event listed launch partners such as Verizon, AT&T, T‑Mobile, EE, Three, Orange, Sunrise, SoftBank, NTT Docomo, Singtel and Jio, but Canada’s Rogers, Telus and Bell and Australia’s Telstra, Vodafone and Optus were absent.
• Apple’s country spec pages do not list 5G for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and additional markets across Europe, South America, Africa and Asia, so the watches will use LTE in those regions.
• Reporters note 5G could be enabled later when carriers add support, and Apple directs buyers to check local technical specifications to confirm availability.