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)
• 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

• 5G Drones

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)