What I am going to track in this page is not about things like 5G evolution in strict technical sense (like 3GPP). What I am trying to do in this page is to track the various reports, articles to show how 5G gets better after the initial deployment since 2019 (mostly). In this page, I intend to highlight on what can be considered as the aspect of 5G success. I am also keeping another note with the focus on the various challenges of 5G.
Coverage Map
- Worldwide (OOKLA) - Speed Test
- Worldwide (nperf)
- Worldwide(Cell Mapper)
- Worldwide (2019)
- Verizon (USA)
- AT&T (USA)
- T-Mobile (USA)
- South Korea (nperf)
- UK (nperf)
- China (nperf)
Reports
- 5G transformation news bulletin: What's the status of 5G globally? (Feb 2018, ABI Research - YouTube)
- The State of Wifi vs Mobile Network Experience as 5G Arrives (Nov 2018, OPENSiGNAL)
- 5G download speed is now faster than Wifi in seven leading 5G countries (May 2020, OPENSiGNAL)
- How AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon differ in their early 5G approach (Feb 2020, OPENSiGNAL)
- Survey: One Third of Mobile Operators Will Deploy 5G Standalone Within Two Years (Mar 2020)
- Radio Access Network Investments to Surpass $0.2 Trillion (Jul 2020)
- 5G smartphones reach 14% of U.S. sales as average price drops by 30% (Oct 2020)
- Mid-Year 5G 2020 Progress (Oct 2020)
- OpenSignal January 2021 5G User Report Summary (Jan 2021 - YouTube)
- Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales to Grow 11% in 2021 (Feb 2021)
Emerging Use Cases
Articles
- Want real 5G speeds? Get on Sprint or Verizon, report says (Mar 2020)
- Verizon sells 5G mmWave spectrum to GeoLinks (Mar 2021)
Statistics
- Number of smartphones sold to end users worldwide from 2007 to 2021
- Number of wireless local area network (WLAN) connected devices worldwide from 2016 to 2021
YouTube
- 5G mmWave: Disrupting or Disappointing? (Oct 2020)
- What can we learn from South Korea's 5G success - Panel Discussion (Feb 2021)