GSMA: By 2025, the number of global 5G connections will approach 2 billion

On June 30, according to foreign media reports, a recent forecast shows that by the end of 2025, 5G connections will account for about one-fifth of the total mobile connections. This will bring 5G connections to nearly 2 billion.

According to a report from MobileWorldLive, the GSMA forecast says that by the end of 2025, there will be 1.8 billion 5G connections. In other words, this will account for 21% of total connections, with regions such as Asia Pacific and North America leading the world in adoption. Nearly half of these 5G connections will come from China, as it is expected that China will have 828 million 5G connections by 2025.

The industry body shared the news in its latest Mobile Economy Report, adding that two in five people are expected to live within 5G network coverage within the next few years, and GSMA also said that the adoption of the technology will account for 53% of total connections in Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. On the other hand, China alone will account for half of the total 5G connections worldwide.

In addition, by 2020, mobile communication technology and services will also contribute US$4.4 trillion to global GDP (US$4.1 trillion in 2019), and is expected to reach US$5 trillion by the end of 2025.

From 1G to 4G, personal communications have changed more, and the arrival of the 5G era will usher in a new stage of industrial Internet. 5G has the characteristics of high speed, wide connection, and low latency, which will promote the transformation of business, skills and services. Industries such as medical care, industry, and finance will benefit from 5G technology.