The latest Ericsson Mobility Report projects 5G will achieve global scale more quickly than previous generations of cellular, reaching 1.5 billion subscribers by 2024 and covering 40% of the world’s population in the same timeframe.
All told, there are currently 7.9 billion cellular subscriptions, according to the report authors, with China and India leading the growth, adding 37 million and 31 million lines respectively in the third quarter.
