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Sub-Saharan Africa 5G Subscriptions To Hit 150 Million – Report

By Lawrence Agbo
December 08, 2022
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Swedish multinational telecommunications corporation Ericsson has predicted that by the end of 2028, there will be 150 million 5G subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), up from seven million in 2022.

This was announced by Ericsson on Thursday at a webinar organised to discuss its most recent Mobility Report for 2022.

The Ericsson Mobility Report, a market-leading resource on mobile data traffic, offers comprehensive measurements from active networks positioned all over the world.

According to the Mobility Report, 2G connections still make up about half of all mobile subscribers in SSA.

It stated that this was anticipated to decrease when subscribers switched to 4G and 5G networks.

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According to the analysis, 4G will be primarily responsible for new connections up until 2028, when it will account for more than half of all mobile subscriptions.

Ericsson's analysis revealed that there are presently 260 million 4G subscriptions in SSA, accounting for 29% of all mobile subscriptions, and 600 million 4G subscriptions are anticipated by 2028.

The analysis projects that between 2022 and 2028, the average monthly data traffic for smartphones in SSA will increase by 26%, from 4.6 GB to 18 GB.

"Connectivity in Africa plays a critical role in the upliftment of the continental economy," said Hossam Kandeel, Vice President and Head of Global Customer Unit MTN and Customer Unit MTN Africa at Ericsson Middle East and Africa.

“The growth in 5G and 4G networks coverage will become a major catalyst for innovation, connection, and opportunity for Africans everywhere. We are proud to be a part of this journey,” Kandeel said.

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Despite current and future economic issues in many parts of the world, the report predicts that the number of worldwide 5G subscriptions will surpass one billion by the end of this year and five billion by the end of 2028.

The Mobility Report estimates that between July and September 2022, around 110 million new subscriptions to 5G were added globally, bringing the total to nearly 870 million.

Ericsson stated that 5G is still anticipated to reach one billion subscriptions by the end of this year, two years sooner than 4G did after its introduction.

Based on the research, 5G is the generation of mobile connectivity that is expanding mobile connectivity at the fastest rate.

Five billion 5G subscribers, or 55% of all subscriptions, are anticipated globally by the end of 2028, according to the report.

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“In that same timeframe, 5G population coverage is projected to reach 85 per cent while 5G networks are expected to carry around 70 per cent of mobile traffic and account for all contemporary traffic growth", it said.

Additionally, the paper predicts that global Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections would increase more quickly than initially anticipated.

One of the key early 5G use cases, according to the report, is the FWA, a wireless alternative to landline internet connectivity for homes and businesses, especially in areas with untapped or under-tapped broadband markets.

Ericsson predicts that FWA will reach 300 million connections by the end of 2028 and expand at a rate of 19% annually from 2022 to 2028.

According to the Mobility Report, there will be 9.2 billion mobile subscriptions worldwide by the end of 2028, up from 8.4 billion at the end of 2022.

The majority of subscribers, according to this, were connected to cell phones.

In line with the Mobility Report, there will be 6.6 billion smartphone subscriptions worldwide by the end of 2022, or nearly 79% of all mobile phone subscriptions.

The significance of minimising environmental impact was again stressed in the most recent report.

As shown in the report, the telecommunications industry may help achieve global sustainability targets by reducing its own emissions and by potentially cutting carbon emissions across several industries.

The increased data traffic needs to be controlled with smart network modernization and a balanced approach to network performance, according to Ericsson in order to lessen the environmental impact. 

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