Digitimes Research estimates the number of 5G users will reach 1.14 billion by 2025 to account for 13.4% of all mobile service subscribers.
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With 4G LTE market still flourishing, 5G user base will unlikely expand at record-breaking speeds
4G networks offer choices of different technologies with long-term development
Telecom's size of capital is crucial to competitiveness in 5G market
5G deployment will be put off due to large 4G LTE investments
Chart 2: China Mobile capex and profits, 2011-2017 (CNY100m)
Chart 3: Global mobile communications revenues and capex, 2015-2020 (US$b)
5G using high-frequency spectrum will impose tremendous capital pressure on telecoms
The telecom equipment market sustains impact as operators worldwide cut down spending
