Communications Daily is a Warren News publication.

5G Generating 39% of Wireless Infrastructure Revenue: Gartner

Global 5G network infrastructure revenue is on pace to top $19.1 billion in 2021, up 39% from 2020, reported Gartner Wednesday. Communications service providers in mature markets accelerated 5G development in 2020-21, with 5G generating 39% of wireless infrastructure revenue…

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!

this year. “The COVID-19 pandemic spiked demand for optimized and ultrafast broadband connectivity to support work-from-home and bandwidth-hungry applications,” said analyst Michael Porowski. Of segments comprising wireless infrastructure in Gartner’s forecast, 5G is “the only significant opportunity,” said the company. “Investment in legacy wireless generations is rapidly deteriorating.”