According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, 2027 will be the year that 5G’s growth is truly evident across the globe, and 5G subscriptions will be “mainstream in every region.”
The report estimates that 5G will account for 49% of all mobile subscriptions globally and 90% of those in North America by 2027, making it the fastest deployed mobile generation to date. By this time, 5G subscriptions will hit an estimated 4.4 billion.
The third quarter of 2021 saw global net additions of 98 million 5G subscriptions, compared to 48 million new 4G subscriptions. The report estimates that, at the end of 2021, 5G networks will cover more than two billion people.
