It also projected increase in 5G subscriptions from 2022, to reach seven per cent in 2026. The report stated that India had the most net additions of over 26 million, followed by China with over six million and Nigeria with over three million mobile subscriptions additions. According to the report, by the end of 2026, sub-Saharan Africa would have around 70 million 5G subscriptions, while attributing the projected increase to the COVID-19 pandemic, which it said, led to the implementation of online education at schools and universities as well as remote working in Nigeria, which increased to 72 per cent and 62 per cent respectively. Ericsson recently unveiled two reports: ‘The 20th edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report and The Future of Urban Reality Report,’ that together, forecast the future of 5G in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world in addition to forecasting the post-pandemic world.