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Infrastructure - APRIL 29, 2020

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5G infra growth abounds, but is expected to be hampered by COVID-19

by Kali Persall

The 5G infrastructure market will continue to see considerable growth over the next five years — expanding from $12.6 billion in 2020 to $44.9 billion by 2025 — despite disruption caused by the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19; however, it will not emerge from the pandemic unscathed.

According to a study titled COVID-19 Impact on 5G Infrastructure Market by Communication Infrastructure, growth rates in 5G infrastructure are now forecast to be almost 23 percent lower than pre-COVID-19 estimations.

The report listed a number of major factors driving the growth of the global 5G infrastructure market, which include the need for high data transfer speed with low latency, the increasing adoption of IoT devices, rising implementation of automation technologies, and an increase in data traffic.

The 5G infrastructure market in Asia Pacific is expected to generate the highest revenue during the forecast period, driven by a rising subscriber base and widespr

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