5G networking has become a hallmark for developed nations, with various countries across the globe racing to adopt the newer and faster bandwidth. Now, a new report has revealed the global standing of multiple nations in regard to progress in 5G.
According to a GSMArena report, an Omdia analysis found that South Korea is still the global leader in 5G. Meanwhile, Switzerland is leading Europe, arriving second globally. This also marks the nation surpassing Kuwait for the second position. As per the Omdia report, five key factors were taken into account for compiling this data for the first quarter of this year. Switzerland surpassed Kuwait with 426 cities and towns that have at least 80 percent of 5G coverage with the number further expanding to 535 by May.
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Furthermore, Omdia pointed out that device availability has been limited, which is the major hindering factor people’s exposure to the new generation of telecom networking. At the moment, a good example would be smartphones, with 5G enabled handsets only making up a fraction of the overall market, despite shipments growing immensely in recent months. The report revealed that South Korea is currently at the top with 5.88 million 5G enabled devices or about 10 percent of all that is being used in the country.
The United Kingdom is second in Europe and Omdia acknowledged the UK Government investing into nationwide Gigabit coverage. It is pledging £1.1 billion in investments for 5G, including £400 million for the supporting infrastructure in new fixed and mobile networks as well. Carriers are also readying 5G launches of their own, as regulators auction 5G spectrums despite the major impacts on various economies due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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