5G will have the fastest global rollout of any generational mobile technology to date, according to the Ericsson 2018 Mobility Report, with subscriptions expected to reach 1.5 billion and networks covering 40 per cent of the world’s population by 2024.
The first 5G network has gone live in the US, with Verizon offering Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband to a number of major cities, but other operators in North America, in Europe and in Asia are gearing up for launches in the next few months.
Ericsson predicts a “strong” line-up of 5G devices by the second quarter of 2019, with smartphones to become more advanced and power efficient thanks to the arrival of second-generation chipsets later in the year.
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