This statistic shows the market share of mobile telecommunications technology worldwide from 2016 to 2021 and forecast share for 2025, by generation. In 2021, 4G technology occupied 58 percent of the market, whereas by 2025 that share is projected to decrease to 55 percent. The new 5G technology is forecast to have a 25 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 . (February 28, 2022). Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, 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. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740442/worldwide-share-of-mobile-telecommunication-technology/
GSMA . (2022). Market share of mobile telecommunication technologies worldwide from 2016 to 2025, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. 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., 28 Feb 2022, 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, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740442/worldwide-share-of-mobile-telecommunication-technology/ (last visited July 05, 2022)