CES 2020: 5G tech to get faster adoption than 4G, says Qualcomm president

The scepticism about faster adoption of 5G technology across the globe has been put to rest with the new technology expected to surpass the “conservative” target of 200 million 5G devices set prior to 2020, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said at a company event at CES in Las Vegas.

He said that now over 340 operators were investing in 5G globally, including over 45 with 5G already deployed, and Qualcomm was expecting over 200 million 5G smartphones “just one category of devices” to be shipped over the year.

Amon said that the electric growth of the new technology would ensure that by 2022, the number of shipped 5G smartphones will be over 750 million, and 5G connections should beat 1 billion by 2023, two years faster than 4G hit that number.