5G subscription growth (annual)

By the end of 2027, the number of 5G subscriptions is expected to increase by 1.2 billion compared with the end of 2025, and will overtake 4G as the dominant mobile access technology by subscription nine years after launch.

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Ericsson. (2027). Ericsson Mobility Visualizer. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/mobility-visualizer. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JRHFXWKGNM3QVKNE7JX1EX7RSA

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MLA

Ericsson. "Ericsson Mobility Visualizer." 2027, https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/mobility-visualizer. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JRHFXWKGNM3QVKNE7JX1EX7RSA.

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Chicago

Ericsson. "Ericsson Mobility Visualizer." 2027. https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/mobility-visualizer. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JRHFXWKGNM3QVKNE7JX1EX7RSA.

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@misc{ericsson2027subscriptionex7rsa, author = {{Ericsson}}, title = {Ericsson Mobility Visualizer}, year = {2027}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JRHFXWKGNM3QVKNE7JX1EX7RSA}, note = {Original source: https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/mobility-report/mobility-visualizer. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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