- Expected arrival 1.9 billion by the end of 2023, 5.9 billion by the end of 2027
- 32% of the population in North America
- North American 5G connectivity expected to be a hit 215 million people by the end of 2023
Bellevue, WA – April 3, 2023 – 5G, the fifth generation of wireless cellular networks, has continued to record tremendous growth this year. After adding nearly 500 million connections in 2022, 5G’s healthy adoption will continue into 2023, with enterprise subscriptions and industrial deployments gaining momentum. His 5G wireless connections worldwide increased by 76% from the end of 2021 to the end of 2022, reaching up to 1.05 billion. It is expected to reach 5.9 billion by the end of 2027, according to data from Omdia and 5G Americas.
Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, said: “5G is growing significantly and expanding faster than any other previous generation of mobile wireless. While deployments and connections are being added at a significant pace, the promise of 5G is that it will continue to grow in standalone architectures and new use cases. This will be enabled by technological advances in areas such as network slicing.
The latest data is: Omdia indicates that global 5G connections were added to 455 million connections in 2022. Overall, these numbers represent a 14% increase from the previous quarter, from 922 million connections in Q3 2022 to 1.05 billion connections in Q4 2022. Global 5G connections are expected to continue accelerating in 2023, approaching 2 billion connections and reaching 5.9 billion by the end of 2027.
North America is a leader in the adoption of wireless 5G connections, with a total of 119 million 5G connections and 507 million LTE connections by the end of Q4 2022. 5G penetration among the region’s population is approaching 32%. The number of 5G connections for the year was 52 million, an increase of 78% compared to Q4 2021. Buoyed by strong 5G smartphone shipments in the US, a total of 215 million 5G connections are expected to come from North America in 2023. According to Ericsson, total global mobile data traffic is expected to reach 118 exabytes (EB) per month by the end of 2022 and nearly quadruple to 325 EB per month by 2028.
“In North America, carriers are offering 5G smartphone models at a variety of price points and are also offering smartphone promotions, such as free smartphone deals,” said Christine Poulin, Principal Analyst at Omdia. This is helping accelerate 5G adoption as 5G has a wide range and is likely to fall within a 5G service area. All you need is a 5G-enabled plan.”
By comparison, 4G LTE is expected to remain strong in Latin America and the Caribbean until the end of 2023. There were 537 million 4G LTE connections in Q4 2022, with 46 million new LTE subscriptions added, representing annual growth of 9.3 percent. Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to have 12 million 5G connections by the end of 2022, and 400 million connections by 2027.
Jose Otero, Vice President, Caribbean and Latin America, 5G Americas, said: 5G and LTE continue to make great strides across the region. In the long term, 5G has the opportunity to boost productivity and industrial development in the region. ”
Overall, the number of 5G commercial networks worldwide stands at 259, according to data from TeleGeography and 5G Americas. That number is expected to reach 390 by the end of 2023 and 403 by the end of 2025, indicating a significant increase in investment in 5G networks in many regions around the world. Masu. 5G and 4G LTE network deployments as of March 16, 2023 are summarized below.
5G:
- Global: 259
- North America: 14
- Caribbean and Latin America: 28
4G LTE:
- Global: 702
- North America: 17
- Caribbean and Latin America: 128
For more information, statistical charts, infographics, and a list of LTE and 5G deployments by carrier and region, visit www.5GAmericas.org. Subscriber and forecast data is provided by Omdia, and deployment data is provided by 5G Americas and TeleGeography (GlobalComm).
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