How deployed is 5G?

5G Commercial Deployment. The number of 5G subscribers is expected to reach 1 billion globally by the end of 2022, with over 1000 commercial 5G devices projected to be available by that time . New 5G network rollouts continue to ramp up around the world, along with the percentage of mobile connections made over 5G.

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When did 5G start being deployed?

The 5GTF work helped accelerate the release of the 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standard in December of 2017. On April 3, 2019 , of we introduced 5G mobile service in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis. Customers in those cities were the first in the world to have a 5G-enabled smartphone connected to a 5G network.

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What does 5G deployment mean?

In telecommunications, 5G is the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks , which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the planned successor to the 4G networks which provide connectivity to most current cellphones.

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What 5G means to the military?

For the military, 5G technologies allow for the operation of several potential applications to include C2 [command and control], logistics, maintenance, training, AI [artificial intelligence], augmented and virtual reality, and ISR systems – all of which can benefit from improved data speeds and lower latency.”19 Eki 2021

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