More than half the world will be using 5G by 2025
By 2025, 65 percent of the world’s population will be using 5G networks. With faster speeds and more reliable networks, 5G technology will change the way people use smartphones and Internet of Things applications. This is according to a report by the telecommunications company Ericsson.
"All previous generations of mobile technology have changed people's lives. With 1G, salespeople suddenly had phones installed in their cars and could do business on the road. 2G moved phones into people's pockets. 3G made cell phones work everywhere, not just in certain regions. 4G brought with it the smartphone app economy. 5G will be the first generation that is made for consumers as well as businesses and communities," explains Peter Linder, Head of 5G Marketing at Ericsson.
According to Ericsson analysts, 13 million people will be registered on 5G networks by the end of 2019. Most of these registrations will come from China. The experts expect 5G to cover almost half (45%) of global mobile communications traffic by 2025.
Data traffic shoots up
Despite the imminent triumph of 5G, the previous generation will remain in place for longer. "With all previous generations, we used the same radio towers, 4G has about the same range as 3G had. The 5G towers, on the other hand, will initially be placed in areas where they are most needed. That's why not everyone will get 5G access as quickly as with previous generations," says Linder.
According to the report, the amount of data in circulation worldwide will continue to increase with 5G. Mobile data traffic already increased by 68% between the third quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2019. By 2025, it will increase by an average of 27% per year. This is due to the fact that text content is increasingly being replaced by images and videos. (pte)
