Security News > 2020 > June > Despite COVID-19, 5G progress in connections and deployments continues

5G progress in connections and deployments continues despite the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn according to 5G Americas.

Chris Pearson, President, 5G Americas said, "Globally, 5G remains the fast-growing generation of wireless cellular technology ever, even as the world is gripped with a pandemic. In North America, we are seeing consistent, strong uptake of new 5G subscribers as new devices have been released that can take advantage of low-band and millimeter wave frequencies. At the same time, new network capabilities are being added."

According to Jose Otero, Vice President of Latin America and Caribbean, 5G Americas, "The impact of COVID-19 is finally being felt Latin America's and Caribbean's telecom industry. The decrease in remittances arriving from Europe and North America together with the mandatory lockdowns imposed by many regional governments decreased the purchasing power of a large percentage of the population."

Regionally by the end of Q1 2020, North America had 1.18 million 5G connections and 494 million LTE connections.

Looking ahead, 5G connections are projected to reach 238 million globally by the end of 2020, of which North America will account for 10 million connections.

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