Internet Communication

• [New] In the next five years, the world will witness third-generation semiconductor materials spring up in areas such as 5G base stations, new energy vehicles, ultra-high-voltage power grids, and data centers.
• [New] Devices will become cheaper and networks will continue to expand; 60% of the global population should be reached by 2026, making 5G the fastest-deployed mobile network ever.
• [New] To begin laying the groundwork for the wider adoption of 5G and edge computing, telcos can expect increased demands to expand fiber optic infrastructure throughout 2021 and well beyond.
• [New] 5G subscriptions in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to jump from 1.4 million by the end of 2020 to 130 million within six years.
• [New] 5G services are expected to launch worldwide in 2021 with more than 50 operators offering services in about 30 countries by the end of 2021, making it a new technology trend you must watch out for.
• [New] The anticipated financial gains of the new 5G networks include the creation of 69,000 new jobs by 2030 and €12 billion in added value.
• [New] Global 5G smartphone production for 2021 is expected to be about 500 million units, up from last year's 240 million units.
• [New] In 2021, we will see near-term benefits in mobile, especially with the deployment of 5G networks in 2021 - which will accelerate globally.
• [New] By 2023 the 5G network is projected to reach approximately 39% of the world's population with 3.05 billion people.
• [New] 5G devices are expected to cover 60% of the global population by 2026.
• [New] Biden will likely continue Trump's push to have Chinese vendors excluded from next-generation 5G mobile networks around the world.
• [New] The beginning of 2020 saw ten operators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region having already rollout out commercial 5G services, with another 12 countries set to follow by 2025 according to the GSMA.
• The UK Government did have an ambitious target to roll out gigabit-speed broadband to every property in Britain by 2025.
• By the end of the next Senedd term (2021-2026), if the right measures are put in place across governments, potentially - in a best case scenario - we could reach more than 90% of homes and businesses in Wales connected to full fibre broadband.
• Telecom operators will spend 80% of sector capital expenditure amounting to $890 billion on 5G networks over the next five years.
• By 2021 5G's expansive enablement of IoT use cases will drive 70% of G2000 organizations to burn through US$ 1.2 billion on connectivity management solutions.
• Over the coming year, Canadian wireless carriers will continue expanding 5G service to new markets and preparing their networks for when new spectrum arrives.
• Nokia said that its AirScale radio network product portfolio will enable Vodacom to deploy 5G services across several spectrum bands, including the new 3500 MHz, 2600 MHz and 700/800 MHz bands to be auctioned in 2021.
• Chinese telecom carriers are likely to build over 1 million new 5G base stations in 2021, as the cost of 5G base stations is expected to go down in 2021, according to recent Chinese press reports that cited a Chinese telecom expert.
• Mobile operators in Australia have been accelerating 5G deployments in 2020 and are waiting for additional spectrum that local regulator ACMA plans to award in 2021 to further expand 5G networks.
• 5G adoption will reach 16% in the GCC Arab States by 2025 with 15 countries served by 5G networks, slightly ahead of the global average.
• Oreedoo has launched commercial services in Qatar ahead of the planned Fifa World Cup tournament in 2022, having successfully conducted trials using Ericsson NR RAN technology that saw transmission speeds of up to 4.2Gbps in the 200 MHz mid-band spectrum.

Last updated: 17 January 2021