5G will have a seismic impact on the network. At the end of 2021, there will be 507 million 5G subscriptions, showing a growth rate of 92% Year on Year (YoY). By the end of 2025, ABI Research forecasts that 5G subscriptions will surpass 1.78 billion, which is equivalent to 22% of the total worldwide cellular subscriptions. But it is not just about “person-centric” communications, as cellular-based Internet of Things (IoT) devices are expected to grow to 2.56 billion by 2025 from 1 billion in 2021.
