5G Americas Projects Rapid Growth for 5G

5G Americas projects rapid growth for 5G, with 5 billion people accessing the internet via mobile by 2025, and 5G accounting for about 14 percent of connections. “More than a quarter of all global mobile subscribers are using LTE and it’s expected that by 2021 this will increase to more than half,” it reported Tuesday. Standards work is continuing, it said. “Definition of the study items and work items was completed in July 2018, on schedule." Release 16, “or phase 2 of 5G, will primarily address any outstanding issues in [release]-15, expansion of 5G technology features and increased 5G efficiency.”