State of 5G: 220 million 5G connections globally
A total of 19 net million 5G connections were added in the last quarter of 2020 bringing the total number of subscriptions to 8 billion and the number of unique mobile subscribers to 6 billion, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report update of February 2021.
A total of 19 net million 5G connections were added in the last quarter of 2020 bringing the total number of subscriptions to 8 billion and the number of unique mobile subscribers to 6 billion, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report update of February 2021.
By the end of 2020, 130 operators were offering 5G services globally. By the end of the fourth quarter of the year, 70 million 5G connections were activated bringing the total number to 220 million.
The fourth quarter or 2020 also marked the return of smartphone shipments to positive territory, as about 390 million devices were sold.
