More than 1 billion people will have access to 5G coverage by the end of 2020

5G coverage is expected to reach 15% of the world’s population, more than one billion people, by the end of this year, according to a new report by Ericsson. The Swedish telecoms company has raised its year-end 2020 estimate for global 5G subscriptions to 220 million, out of which 175 million of those - almost 80% - will be based in China. This is due to the faster-than-average 5G uptake in China,

The UK’s 5G rollout is currently rated ‘average’ among European countries, with the country lagging behind frontrunners such as Switzerland and Finland, according to a new report from Ericsson and Qualcomm. The Cost-benefit Analysis of 5G by Market Segment report found that, despite the UK being an early leader in 5G rollouts, its 5G coverage in the country is currently at only around 30%. This pl

There’s a lot going on with the iPhone 12 this year but one thing that all of the handsets have in common is 5G support. Which… isn’t really available here in SA, except under very specific circumstances. Very specific indeed. So much so that, if you want 5G to work on your iPhone, you’ll have to use it on MTN’s network. At least, that’s what the yellow cellular provider said today. What’s more, M

Boasting global revenues of 215m, this London-based Cisco Gold partner develops comms infrastructure for a targeted set of global technology, media and telecoms customers. Its UK arm saw net profits in its year to 31 October 2019 slide from 2.2m to 1.8m on revenues of 59.9m as efforts to on-board new customers hit its performance. A 5G rollout of Nokia and Ericsson technology for a UK digital comm

It’s finally time to think about 5G when choosing a new phone and making sure you’re using the best carrier for 5G. 5G coverage has continued to grow and is available in more places than ever. Increased use of sub-6 5G has led to great coverage and many supported phones while mmWave is pushing out the boat on speed and capacity in dense urban areas. There are also some MVNO options allowing for ev

You can’t put the telecom sector into perspective without looking at the performance of the biggest players in the industry. The pandemic has been an interesting year for both big ISPs and telecom vendors. Smaller ISPs should care about big ISP performance for many reasons. For many smaller companies, the big companies are the competition, and the big providers' strength or weakness can foretell s

In July, the Government announced that – despite previously permitting Huawei a limited role providing equipment for the non-core parts of the UK’s 5G network – it would be fully shut out of UK networks. The UK’s decision to formally exclude Huawei came amid diplomatic pressure from its intelligence allies and strict new US restrictions against the company, which GCHQ reported would compromise the

5G connections across the globe are estimated to be 3.5 billion and India will account for 350 million subscriptions by 2026, according to a report by telecom company Ericsson

The report suggests that four out of every ten mobile subscriptions in 2026 will be 5G.