WASHINGTON, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
- 3.5 billion IoT cellular connections predicted for 2023
- 5G commercial launches this year; North America seen leading the 5G uptake
- 20 percent of global mobile data traffic will be on 5G networks
in 2023
Commercial rollouts of 5G and larger than previously forecasted
deployments of cellular IoT are focal points in the latest edition
of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report.
The forecast for cellular IoT connections has nearly doubled
since November 2017. It is now
expected to reach an estimated 3.5 billion in 2023, driven by
ongoing large-scale deployments in China. New massive IoT cellular technologies
such as NB-IoT and Cat-M1 are fueling this growth, giving service
providers opportunities to improve efficiencies and enhance
customer value.
Mobile operators have launched more than 60 cellular IoT
networks worldwide using these technologies over the same
underlying LTE network to support a diverse range of use cases. In
North America, these cases are
centered on logistics and fleet management while in China it is smart cities and smart
agriculture.
First commercial launches of 5G this year
North America is expected to
lead the 5G uptake, with all major U.S. operators planning to roll
out 5G between late 2018 and mid-2019. By end of 2023, close to 50
percent of all mobile subscriptions in North America are forecast to be for 5G,
followed by North East Asia at 34 percent, and Western Europe at 21 percent.
Globally, major 5G deployments are expected from 2020. Ericsson
forecasts over 1 billion 5G subscriptions for enhanced mobile
broadband by the end of 2023, accounting for around 12 percent of
all mobile subscriptions.
Mobile data traffic is estimated to surge by eight times during
the forecast period to reach close to 107 exabytes (EB) per month –
a figure that is equal to every mobile subscriber in the world
streaming full HD video for 10 hours. By 2023, more than 20 percent
of mobile data traffic worldwide is expected to be carried by 5G
networks. This is 1.5 times more than the total 4G/3G/2G traffic
today.
Like previous mobile access technologies, 5G is expected to be
deployed first in dense urban areas with enhanced mobile broadband
and fixed wireless access as the first commercial use cases. Other
use cases will come from industries such as automotive,
manufacturing, utilities, and healthcare.
Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Business
Area Networks, says: "2018 is the year 5G networks go commercial as
well as for large-scale deployments of cellular IoT. These
technologies promise new capabilities that will impact people's
lives and transform industries. This change will only come about
through the combined efforts of industry players and regulators
aligning on spectrum, standards and technology."
First-generation, 5G data-only devices are expected from the
second half of 2018. The first commercial smartphones supporting 5G
in the mid-bands are expected early next year, while support for
very high spectrum bands is expected in early to mid-2019.
The Ericsson Mobility Report also features articles on network
performance through the eyes of customers, smart manufacturing,
machine intelligence in network management, and the importance of
securing the right spectrum for 5G.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Ericsson Mobility report, November
2017: Ericsson predicts 1 billion 5G subscriptions in
2023
Check out our new tools: the Ericsson Mobility Visualizer to
explore actual and forecast data from the Mobility Report and the
Ericsson Mobility Calculator, to discover the relationship between
the use of various app types and monthly traffic subscription.
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