에릭슨 “전 세계 5G 가입 31억건 돌파…업링크 성장세 확대”

Global 5G adoption has reached 3.1 billion subscriptions, marking the critical mass phase for 5G networks. The rapid deployment of 5G SA-based network slicing (84 commercial services vs 65 last year) demonstrates the technology's transition from pilot projects to revenue-generating use cases. More significantly, uplink traffic growth now exceeds downlink growth at majority operators, signaling a fundamental shift in mobile usage patterns from passive content consumption to user-generated content, cloud services, and collaborative applications.