GSA: 135 5G devices are already commercially available

Earlier this week, the Global mobile Supplies Association (GSA) reported that there are now 317 devices around the world that support 5G. Of those, 135 are understood to be commercially available, up from 112 5G supported devices at the end of May.

According to the report, 86 vendors have announced available or forthcoming next-gen devices and when it comes to smartphone, specifically, at least 95 of the 135 revealed are now commercially available, more than doubling since the end of June and increasing by 55% over the last three months.

In addition, GSA reported 85 CPE devices, 49 modules, 22 hotspots, 5 laptops and 21 other devices (including drones, head mounted displays, robots, snap-on dongles/adapters, a switch, tablets, TVs, USB terminals/dongles/modems and a vending machine) that all support 5G.

Beyond just looking into whether a device support 5G, the GSA also tracked which spectrum bands the devices support, finding that 76.3% of all announced 5G devices are said to support sub-6 GHz bands while 26.5% of devices are said to support millimeter wave spectrum. Only 20.5% of all announced devices support both types of bands, however.

And when it comes to those devices that are actually on the market right now, only 31 commercially available devices (23%) are said to support services operating in mmWave spectrum, while a staggering 88.9% are said to support the sub-6GHz spectrum.

Read more at: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20200709/5g/more-than-300-5g-devices-gsa-says

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• LTE – 5G Market Statistics342 operators investing in 5G networks – 56 operators with commercially launched 3GPP-compliant 5G services.

As of mid-December 2019 GSA’s NTS database showed:

• There are 791 operators with commercially launched LTE networks (offering broadband fixed wireless access and or mobile services).
• 236 operators hold licences to use spectrum for TD-LTE services, 167 of which are known to be actively using the spectrum (either deploying networks or have launched services).
• 362 operators investing in either LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro technologies. Of those, 323 operators have deployed/launched LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro technologies in their commercial networks. 197 operators are investing in one or more LTE-Advanced Pro technologies.
• 342 operators are investing in 5G networks in the form of tests, trials, pilots, planned and actual deployments.
• 75 operators have announced that they have deployed 3GPP-compliant 5G technology in their networks.
• With multiple announcements of 5G launches in recent weeks, GSA now counts 56 operators in 31 countries that have launched one or more 3GPP-compliant commercial 5G services (some with smart phones; some with 5G routers; some offering services widely; some with limited geographic, device or and customer availability).
  • Including 46 5G mobile services (including 3 limited availability launches) and 29 5G FWA or home broadband services (8 limited availability).

Read more at: https://gsacom.com/paper/lte-5g-market-statistics-december-2019/

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