5G mobile connections

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1.5 billion
forecast

Asia-Pacific · 2030

GSMA projects 5G mobile connections in the Asia-Pacific at 1.5 billion in 2030.

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Publisher
GSMA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Other key findings from the Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2026
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

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5G connections are forecast to reach 1.5 billion by 2030, representing 50% of all mobile connections in Asia Pacific.

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APA
GSMA. (2030). GSMA Report: Mobile Industry to Contribute US$1.4 Trillion to Asia Pacific Economy by 2030 as Digital Trust, AI, Digital Sovereignty and Resilience Take Centre Stage at M360 ASEAN. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-report-mobile-industry-to-contribute-us1-4-trillion-to-asia-pacific-economy-by-2030-as-digital-trust-ai-digital-sovereignty-and-resilience-take-centre-stage-at-m360-asean/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5TWVPHY12HWH93PBFQS6Q8514C
MLA
GSMA. "GSMA Report: Mobile Industry to Contribute US$1.4 Trillion to Asia Pacific Economy by 2030 as Digital Trust, AI, Digital Sovereignty and Resilience Take Centre Stage at M360 ASEAN." 2030, https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-report-mobile-industry-to-contribute-us1-4-trillion-to-asia-pacific-economy-by-2030-as-digital-trust-ai-digital-sovereignty-and-resilience-take-centre-stage-at-m360-asean/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5TWVPHY12HWH93PBFQS6Q8514C.
Chicago
GSMA. "GSMA Report: Mobile Industry to Contribute US$1.4 Trillion to Asia Pacific Economy by 2030 as Digital Trust, AI, Digital Sovereignty and Resilience Take Centre Stage at M360 ASEAN." 2030. https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-report-mobile-industry-to-contribute-us1-4-trillion-to-asia-pacific-economy-by-2030-as-digital-trust-ai-digital-sovereignty-and-resilience-take-centre-stage-at-m360-asean/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5TWVPHY12HWH93PBFQS6Q8514C.
BibTeX
@misc{gsma2030mobileq8514c, author = {{GSMA}}, title = {GSMA Report: Mobile Industry to Contribute US\$1.4 Trillion to Asia Pacific Economy by 2030 as Digital Trust, AI, Digital Sovereignty and Resilience Take Centre Stage at M360 ASEAN}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5TWVPHY12HWH93PBFQS6Q8514C}, note = {Original source: https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-report-mobile-industry-to-contribute-us1-4-trillion-to-asia-pacific-economy-by-2030-as-digital-trust-ai-digital-sovereignty-and-resilience-take-centre-stage-at-m360-asean/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
GSMA Report: Mobile Industry to Contribute US$1.4 Trillion to Asia Pacific Economy by 2030 as Digital Trust, AI, Digital Sovereignty and Resilience Take Centre Stage at M360 ASEAN
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Other key findings from the Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2026
Retrieved
17 September 2026
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Reachable (HTTP 200)
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17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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