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• [New] 5G Connectivity: As reported by Ericsson, with the advent of 5G, cities will become more connected, allowing for ultra-fast communication between devices, reducing latency in services such as telemedicine, emergency response systems, and public transportation. Allied Digital Home
• Europe, warns the Ericsson report, is in danger of reaching 6G 'about a year late' anyway, due to the slow implementation of standalone 5G. Il Sole 24 ORE
• Mobile network data traffic grew 20% between the third quarter of 2024 and the corresponding period in 2025, which Ericsson said was a slightly larger-than-expected increase, driven by mainland China and India. ComputerWeekly.com
• Among the big carriers, T-Mobile's joint announcements with OpenAI, Nvidia and Ericsson have reaffirmed how important AI will be for both operating networks and managing operations. Forbes
• Ericsson reports 4 billion cellular IoT connections at the end of 2024, with an 11% compound annual growth rate through 2030 driven by NB-IoT and LTE-M deployments. Quantumrun Foresight
• Ericsson expects global 5G subscriptions to reach 6.4 billion by 2031, accounting for around two-thirds of all mobile lines. Digital Watch Observatory
• 6G might come from startups, but more likely it will come from incumbents such as Qualcomm and Ericsson. / USA Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• As per a recent Ericsson report 'Capturing the 5G FWA opportunity: A household view', 3 in 5 households in India today are buying FWA as a full replacement for previous connectivity used as the network satisfaction for 5G FWA is on par with fiber. Business Today

Last updated: 14 December 2025