5G Deployments Seen Picking Up Speed Worldwide

There were 4 million 5G subscriber connections worldwide in Q3, a 166 percent sequential increase, 5G Americas said Thursday. The period, added 250 million LTE connections, 5G Americas said. The group counts 50 commercial 5G networks, which adhere to 3rd Generation Partnership Project standards, expected to rise to 67 by year's end. “Early adopters in 5G technology are testing the waters to see what their devices can do on the new technology,” said President Chris Pearson: “They’re taking advantage of new capabilities now being offered by several 5G networks that have come online over the past quarter. We expect to see a strong ramp up in 2020 as more devices become available and coverage expands.”