There have been 15 5G commercial launches this year, including Thailand, Hong Kong (2 operators) and Japan (4 operators), says Strategy Analytics
China Mobile plans to have 300,000 5G base stations in use by the end of 2020, while China Telecom and China Unicom have brought forward the target for deploying 250,000 base stations in their joint 5G network to September 2020.
5G smartphone launches include Huawei’s Honor 30 S at $340, Xiaomi’s Mi 10 Lite at $380, Vivo’s S6 5G at $380, TCL’s 10 5G at $490, and Samsung’s Galaxy A51 5G at $500 and Galaxy 751 5G at $600.
In the US, Ericsson worked with Vermont Telephone to deploy 4G/5G coverage and deliver modems and routers to homes to give students free high-speed wireless internet access, using 4G CPE today but on 5G devices later this year.
In Korea, 12 government ministries have recognised the importance of 5G in stimulating the economy through a 2020 focus on developments in smart factories, smart cities, digital healthcare, autonomous vehicles and 5G V2X, and drones.
Source: electronicsweekly
