5G: 2020 Device Shipments to Grow 0.9% to 2.16B

First Seen

Gartner: 2020 device shipments to grow 0.9% to 2.16B thanks to 5G, before 2 further years of decline

January 21, 2020
Techcrunch

Why It’s Interesting

• 5G enables data to be moved around faster and in larger quantities, thereby fueling data-hungry AI

• Gartner expects 5G handsets will account for over 50% of the mobile phones shipped by 2023