Several telecom operators have launched their 5G network, but their investment is yet to result into improvement in total revenue.

Yet, telecoms are making more investment in 5G network to gain market share and improve ARPU.

Recent research reports indicate that 5G business will grow as telecoms are investing in new networks.

According to Alan Hadden’s research, 63 network operators have commercially launched 5G services in 36 countries till Dec 2019.

61 operators currently use sub-6GHz bands for commercial 5G services, mostly in the 3.4-3.8 GHz range.

52 operators currently use spectrum in the 3.4-3.8 GHz range for commercial 5G services.

4 operators use mmWave bands for commercial 5G services, either exclusively or deployed in combination with lower spectrum.

349 network operators are investing in 5G technology in 126 countries.

According to a new study from Juniper Research, the total number of 5G connections will reach 1.5 billion by 2025 from 5 million in 2019.

75 percent of all 5G subscribers will be in the US and South Korea by the end of 2020. Aggressive pricing strategies and device support have attracted over 5 million subscribers to 5G networks globally in 2019.

Operators in Europe have focused on maximising early 5G revenue by applying premium pricing over 4G subscriptions.

Global 5G services market is expected to grow from $57.45 billion in 2020 to $145.91 Billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 23.76 percent during the forecast period from 2018-2025..

Asia-Pacific will be the leading region in terms of 5G technology adoption with 1.14 billion subscribers, accounting for 65 percent of global 5G subscriptions by 2024, says GlobalData.

Asia-Pacific will be the largest region followed by North America, accounting for 44 percent and 32 percent share, respectively, in terms of revenue in 2024.

The average monthly data usage of consumer in the Asia Pacific region will increase from 5 GB in 2019 to 11 GB in 2024. At the same time, the global average monthly data usage is expected to be 9.98 GB in 2024.

342 operators are investing in 5G networks and 56 operators in 31 countries have launched 3GPP-compliant 5G services, according to GSA.

75 operators have announced that they have deployed 3GPP-compliant 5G technology in their networks.

Ericsson Mobility Report Nov-2019 said 5G subscriptions has taken place in South Korea, with around 3 million subscribers recorded in just a few months. Globally, 5G subscriptions for the end of 2019 will reach 13 million.

There will be 2.6 billion subscriptions covering up to 65 percent of the world’s population and generating 45 percent of the world’s total mobile data traffic by 2025.

Research firm IDC expects there will be 190 million 5G smartphones in 2020, accounting for 14 percent of total smartphones shipped, which far exceeds the first year of 4G shipments at 1.3 percent in 2010.

Dell’Oro Group says 5G RAN + core infrastructure market will more than double in 2020. There will be more than 100 million transceivers. 5G NR indoor small cell market will surpass LTE. Millimeter

Wave (mmW) will approach 10 percent of 5G NR small cell installed base. 5G MBB will account for more than 99 percent of the 5G NR market. Virtual RAN 5G NR revenues will exceed Open RAN 5GNR revenues. 5G NR subscriptions will approach 200 million in 2020, Dell’Oro Group said.