According to statistics from Qualcomm, so far, more than 45 OEMs worldwide have launched or announced the launch of 5G terminals; more than 50 operators have deployed 5G commercial networks; and more than 345 operators are investing in 5G.
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"From the perspective of the terminal, 5G mobile phone shipments are expected to reach 750 million units in 2022; the number of global 5G connections is expected to exceed 1 billion in 2023; and this data is expected to reach 2.8 billion in 2025." Xu, head of R & D in China at Qualcomm Dr. Wu said.
Although the sudden epidemic brought a lot of uncertainty to 5G commercial use, Xu Yan believed that the impact of the epidemic on 5G commercial use was short-lived and limited. Especially in China, 5G network construction is accelerating.
On March 4 this year, China made it clear that it is necessary to speed up the major projects and infrastructure construction planned by the state. Among them, it is necessary to accelerate the progress of new infrastructure such as 5G networks and data centers. New infrastructure has become a hot word.
According to the public information of the operator, the total number of 5G base stations constructed by China Mobile at the end of 2019 is 50,000, and the total number of 5G base stations of China Mobile as of February 2020 has exceeded 80,000; China Telecom said that it will recover the first half of this year. The 5G construction plan affected by the epidemic, China Unicom said, will complete the full-year plan in the third quarter of this year.
"China's three major operators plan to build more than 500,000 5G base stations in 2020. It can be seen that operators are still advancing the deployment of 5G networks very quickly." Xu Yan believes.
In addition to the network side, on the terminal side, data show that in January this year, the Chinese market shipped nearly 5.5 million 5G mobile phones, with a market share of 26%.
"In just two months from February this year to now, there are still 10 mobile phone manufacturers and brands in China that have released 5G flagship smartphones equipped with Snapdragon 865, which also brings consumers a wealth of 5G terminal options . We also hope to strengthen cooperation with all partners to better promote the development of 5G. "Xu Yan said.
