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Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on June 21 it expects global 5G mobile subscriptions to surpass one billion in 2022, helped by higher adoption in China and North America.
Ericsson predicted standalone 5G deployments to double this year as more operators seek to exploit next-generation capabilities.
The current global 5G subscriptions will pass the one billion milestone by the end of 2022 and 4.4 billion in 2027, while in the Gulf Cooperation Council region 5G will account for 80% of the subscriptions by 2027.
The report from the telco also found that global mobile network data traffic doubled in the past two years
Ericsson's Mobility Report is a reminder making predictions about 5G is tricky, a task not made easier by the current economic and geopolitical environment.