Sunderland City Council is due to consider the application to upgrade a rooftop station.
The monopole would be installed on Hospital Fields Road, off Fulford Road, if approved.
Competition regulators are pleased customers switching providers can now keep their mobile numbers.
A deal has brought forward the date for technical work so customers can keep their number.
The industry is promising that 90% of populated areas will have 5G coverage by 2030.
A 5G mast on Bittams Lane in Ottershaw was set on fire, authorities said.
Taken from the Microwave Ovens episode of Witness History.
Sure by Beyon said it would upgrade the 18 existing mobile sites throughout November and December.
New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.
