This statistic shows the market share of mobile telecommunications technology worldwide from 2016 to 2019 and forecast share for 2025, by generation. In 2019, 4G technology occupied 52 percent of the market, whereas by 2025 that share is projected to increase to 56 percent. The new 5G technology is forecast to have a 20 percent share of the mobile technology by then.
Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by generation
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GSMA . (March 5, 2020). Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740442/worldwide-share-of-mobile-telecommunication-technology/
GSMA . "Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by generation." Chart. March 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740442/worldwide-share-of-mobile-telecommunication-technology/
GSMA . (2020). Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740442/worldwide-share-of-mobile-telecommunication-technology/
GSMA . "Market Share of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740442/worldwide-share-of-mobile-telecommunication-technology/
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