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© AT & T intense . Carriers are throwing down billions of dollars at a time for chunks of 5G spectrum , sales of 5G phones jumped by a staggering 458 % year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021 , and the number of 5G connections worldwide is expected to hit 3bn by 2025 . Governments of countries that were quick to adopt 5G - like South Korea and China - are fighting tooth and nail to maintain the lead they ’ ve built . And the
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Growth in 5G smartphones sales ( Q1 , 2021 ) governments of countries that ended up being slower out of the gate are investing heavily in order to catch up .
East vs . West Competition over which country has the “ best ” 5G has been a part of international , uh , feet-measuring contests since the technology was launched . In the transatlantic trade war between the US and China , the East seems to be running away with first place by an impressive margin , with China claiming more 5G users , and more 5G users per capita than the US , thanks to massive investment by its stateowned telecom corporations .
Ray Williamson , Director of European Product Management at Huawei Wireless , notes that “ Countries like South Korea and China , which were early adopters of 5G , and ahead of the UK , are already
44 July 2021