1、 2024Ericsson Mobility Report2Ericsson Mobility Report|June 20242Letter from the publisherThere is an exciting future ahead of us,as leading communications service providers are now preparing to build high-performing,open and programmable 5G networks.Today,the main connectivity offerings for consume

2、rs and enterprises are based on a best-effort performance model.High-performing,open,programmable networks that utilize 5G standalone(SA)architecture provide new opportunities for service innovation and open up possibilities for performance-based business models.5G is an innovation platform for driv

3、ing digital transformations of businesses and society.In this edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report,we take a closer look at a leading service providers journey toward realizing a programmable network,and a new era of performance-based business models built upon differentiated connectivity and an

4、open network infrastructure.5G:Empowering digital transformation through innovationOn the forecast side,we have adjusted the mobile network data traffic numbers downward compared to our previous report.This is mainly due to lower numbers being reported by regulators and service providers in populous

5、 markets for the second half of 2023.However,the predicted yearly mobile data traffic growth rate between 2023 and 2029 remains similar,although from a lower starting point.The deployment of 5G is still ongoing,and is far from complete.We continue to see a robust uptake of 5G subscriptions worldwide

6、,anticipating the addition of nearly 600 million new 5G subscriptions in 2024.To fully realize the potential of 5G,there is a need for continued deployments of 5G SA and additional densification of mid-band sites.To date,around 50 service providers have deployed or launched 5G SA in public networks,