PCs, Tablets With 5G Connectivity to Reach Installed Base of 45M by 2023, Says SA

About 45 million PCs and tablets incorporating 5G connectivity will be in use globally by 2023, based on a 216 percent compound annual growth rate in sales the next five years, reported Strategy Analytics. The 5G era will give mobile operators “a fresh chance to communicate the advantages and new use cases of high-speed cellular connectivity with consumers, a much needed conversation to bring more devices onto these more efficient networks and to make good on the massive 5G investment,” said SA. Most 5G computing devices in use by 2023 will be tablets and detachable 2-in-1s, it said. Asia-Pacific will have more than 40 percent of the 5G devices in use, followed by North America (29 percent) and Western Europe (21 percent), the researcher said Tuesday.