The year of 2019 has been the year of 5G technology and China has become one of the first countries in the world to adopt 5G network. Now, the smartphone makers and network operators are working on making this next-gen communications technology more popular.
Xiaomi, China-based smartphone maker has launched two 5G smartphones in its home market this year — Mi MIX 3 5G and Mi 9 Pro 5G. Now, the company’s CEO has announced that Xiaomi will be launching more than 10 smartphones powered by 5G technology in the upcoming year.
The top three Chinese carriers have already started accepting pre-subscriptions for 5G in the country and as per the report published earlier this year, more than 9.3 million users have signed up for the 5G even before they are officially rolled out.
China Mobile has reportedly secured around 5.6 million 5G pre-subscriptions already while the figure for China Telecom and China Unicom is said to be around 1.9 million and 1.8 million respectively.
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In a recent report, Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has projected that the demand for 5G smartphones could reach 300 million units by next year. Currently, 5G phones account for just 1 percent of the market but research firm Strategy Analytics predicts that 5G phones will rise to 10 percent by the year 2020 as more consumers migrate to 5G-powered devices.
China is expected to be the largest 5G market going forward due to the early rollout of 5G infrastructures. Since the country is Huawei’s stronghold, it is safe to assume that Huawei could surpass Samsung next year in the sales of 5G smartphones.
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