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5G connections reach 229 million, adoption 4x as fast as LTE
2020-12-21 04:30

As of December 2020, there were 229 million 5G subscriptions globally, which represents an astonishing 66 percent increase over last quarter - and is expected to reach 236 million globally by the end of 2020.

Of those projections, 506 million 4G LTE connections will come from North America and 406 million will come from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Regionally, North America had 3.4 million 5G connections and over half a billion LTE connections, by the end of Q3 2020.

"According to Jose Otero, VP of Caribbean and Latin America for 5G Americas,"High-speed mobile connections continue growing in the region due to the increase in the number of urban areas with 5G services in Brazil and the ongoing expansion of LTE into suburban and rural localities in Colombia and Peru.

In contrast, LTE continued its strong growth, ending Q3 2020 with 391 million LTE subscriptions.


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