China’s 5G network investments to grow rapidly, eclipsing buildout in North America

China’s 5G network investments are predicted to surpass those in North America between 2019 and 2023, as the world’s second largest economy rapidly shifts from 4G to the next-generation mobile technology amid trade tensions with the United States.

Total spending on 5G in China will be “more than twice the size” of North America’s next-generation network investments over that period, according to a report on Wednesday by Dell’Oro Group, without providing these figures. Founded in 1995, US-based Dell’Oro is a leading independent market research firm for the telecommunications industry.

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