2021 will be the year that 5G starts living up to its hype – for real this time. Of course, this is a promise we are familiar with; 2020 was heralded as the year of 5G, but it proved to be too soon.
The pandemic had a surprising effect on the number of 5G users; instead of slowing down 5G roll out, it made it easier for carriers to expand their networks faster. Rollouts have been accelerated in the U.S., China, U.K, and South Korea amongst others. According to a report by Ericsson, it was expected that 1 billion people would be in a 5G coverage area by the end of 2020.
