Security News > 2020 > March > Global 5G connections reach 17.7 million, 59 5G commercial networks live

According to data based from Omdia, there are now over 17.7 million 5G connections globally as of Q4 2019, which represents 329% growth over Q3 2019 - and is five million subscribers ahead of previous projections.

"We truly had a great year in 2019, as 5G adoption has surpassed most forecasts. With the first year of 5G completed, 2020 is shaping up to be focused on the growth of new 5G devices, increasing coverage, increasing network densification, and probably the first 5G Stand Alone deployments," said Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas.

In Q4 2019, North America continued with robust subscription additions of 434,000 5G connections and 13 million LTE connections across the region.

Looking forward, Omdia projects 5G connections will reach 91 million globally by the end of 2020, of which North America will account for 13.9 million.

At the same time, global 4G LTE connections are expected to reach 5.9 billion, of which 513 million will come from North America and 397 million will come from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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