Ericsson has increased its 5G forecast despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, predicting there will be 2.8 billion connections by 2025 – 200 million more than previously estimated.
Last month, the Swedish telecoms giant told investors the impact of Covid-19 had thus far been minimal.
Its 5G kit is currently used in 29 commercial networks around the world, boosted by Huawei’s exclusion from the US, a major contract win in China, and regulatory approval for the T-Mobile-Sprint merger.