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The 5G Economy 5G in America 5G is here and Americans all over the country are using it to create the future and enhance America’s economic competitiveness. Interactive Map Manufacturing Manufacturing Smart Cities Smart Cities 5G cuts transportation costs each year by: $450B 5G cuts transportation costs each year by: $450B Transportation Transportation Education Education Public Safety Public Safety Energy Energy Agriculture Agriculture 5G’s nationwide rollout was faster then 4G by: 40% 5G’s nationwide rollout was faster then 4G by: 40% Home Broadband Home Broadband Smart Cities Smart Cities 5G will reduce transportation emissions by: 90% 5G will reduce transportation emissions by: 90% Manufacturing Manufacturing Energy Energy Introduction 5G is connecting kids to learning opportunities, making farms more sustainable, fighting wildfires, making manufacturing smart and driverless cars a reality. America leads the world in 5G thanks to historic investment from America’s competitive wireless providers who challenge each other every day to build the world’s biggest, broadest and most secure 5G networks. Explore these stories and learn more about how the wireless industry is helping secure America’s leadership of the innovations and industries of the future. Education 5G is helping teachers and students stay ahead of the curve and providing opportunities to learn through immersive applications such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) that are sparking imagination and increasing engagement. Kids can explore a 100+ VR field trips on any device so we’re showing them careers, we’re showing them new ideas and that really changes their outlook on life. Play KaiXR Video × Investment Wireless providers are investing record amounts to build the 5G platform, including $39B in 2022 – a new record – and $160B since the beginning of 2018. In fact, America’s wireless industry is projected to invest $275B to build world-leading 5G networks. $160B since the beginning of 2018 $26 B in 2017 $27 B in 2018 $29 B in 2019 $30 B in 2020 $35 B in 2021 $39 B in 2022 Transportation Innovators across America are using 5G to make cars driverless and roads more efficient. It’s making travel 40% faster, cutting transportation costs by $450B each year, and could even reduce up to 90% of transportation emissions. Accelerating travel by: 40% Cutting transportation costs each year by: $450B Reducing transportation emissions by: 90% Halo.Car is transforming mobility through the use of autonomous electric passenger vehicles enabled by 5G. Play Halo.Car Video 1 / 2 Play Beep Video 2 / 2 × 5G Rollout Since 5G was launched in 2018, three nationwide networks—and regional provider networks across the U.S.—already cover 330 million Americans. The first 5G network achieved nationwide coverage 2x as fast as 4G, and all three built nationwide networks 42% faster than 4G. 42% faster than 4G 5G already covers 330 Million Americans We’re going to create the city streets of the future, we’re going to create these environments. 5G is going to be the overlying coverage that makes it a reality. Smart Cities 5G is the engine of smart city innovation, with wireless-powered smart city solutions expected to deliver $160B in benefits and savings through things like lower energy use and less congestion. Sensors will monitor the health and safety of critical infrastructure like buildings, roads, and bridges, while connected trash cans, bus stops, light poles and more will help cities operate more efficiently. Play Peachtree Corners Video 1 / 2 Play Iteris Video 2 / 2 × Manufacturing Advanced manufacturing is critical to our nation’s competitiveness, economic growth and quality of life. 5G is helping American factories springboard into the future of safety, sustainability and innovation, thanks to AR and VR training, advanced robotics, and real-time information sharing. 5G spectrum gives us tons of bandwidth which is really important for the great amount of new use cases, for instance the AMRs, autonomous mobile robots, get their missions over 5G. 5G helps you collect more data and collect it faster and react more quickly. Play Taqtile Video 1 / 2 Play Ericsson Video 2 / 2 × Availability America was the first large country to have three nationwide 5G networks, and today America leads the world in 5G availability—which refers to how often 5G-capable cellphones connect to a 5G network—with almost double the reach of China. United States 54% China 27% South Korea 35% Netherlands 34% Australia 33% Thailand 29% Norway 28% Cyprus 48% Bulgaria 25% France 19% Germany 18% United Kingdom 17% Sweden 9% Agriculture 5G’s fast speeds, high capacity and low latency are helping reimagine and enhance food production from farm to fork, enabling precise applications of water and fertilizer, and giving farmers more data about their operations and fields. In the past, farmers just turned the water on when they thought the field was dry and were wasting a lot of water. We’re helping the farmer to precisely irrigate that field. Play Trellis Video 1 / 3 Play Washington Farms Video 2 / 3 Play Kentland Farm Video 3 / 3 × Consumer Adoption Americans are flocking to 5G. In 2022 America had nearly 162 million active 5G devices, nearly double the amount in 2021. In fact, 5G devices account for nearly 1/3 of all wireless connections. This growth is expected to continue. By 2028 5G is projected to be 91% of all wireless connections in America. 2020 465M Wireless Connections 14M Active 5G Devices 2021 499M Wireless Connections 86M Active 5G Devices 2022 523M Wireless Connections 162M Active 5G Devices 2022 31% 2021 17% 2020 3% Public Safety When it comes to keeping people safe, knowledge is power and speed is everything. 5G delivers both, exponentially increasing our access to video, data and virtual worlds and accelerating our ability to respond. The ability to deploy high resolution cameras in key locations across the globe will be critical to helping humanity cope with climate disasters. You need 5G technology to be able to do it. Play Pano AI Video × Speed After growing fast out of the gate (5x faster than 4G in the first years after launch), 5G is getting better every day. As new mid-band spectrum is put into service, median download speeds are now routinely over 100 Mbps, and continually getting faster. 19 Mbps in 2016 27 Mbps in 2018 44 Mbps in 2020 128 Mbps in 2022 Home Broadband From rural communities to our biggest cities, more and more Americans are turning to 5G to get the reliable, high-speed broadband they need to live, work and learn. For some, it’s the first time they’ve had a choice. For others, it’s the first connection they’ve ever had. Together, they’ve made 5G America’s fastest growing home broadband service. Living in a rural community in the middle of nowhere there was pretty much no options but satellite internet. When I got 5G it was night and day. It was perfect. The 5G broadband just opened up doors. Play Jessica Video 1 / 3 Play Patrick Video 2 / 3 Play Kyle Video 3 / 3 × 5G Home Broadband Adoption 5G home was the connection of choice for 90% of new broadband subscribers, and it accounted for virtually all broadband growth in the fourth quarter of 2022. 94M households are covered by 5G home broadband 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 3% in 2020 20% in 2021 90% in 2022 Accessibility Now more than ever, wireless connectivity is essential to our daily lives – allowing us to stay in touch with friends and family, work, track and improve our health and fitness and much more. 5G is playing a key role in enabling this for all Americans, breaking down barriers and enhancing opportunity. Play Gallaudet Video × Auction Revenue In addition to capital expenditures, the industry has also spent billions of dollars on spectrum licenses to fuel our 5G ambitions. Since 1993, wireless providers have invested $233B in FCC spectrum auctions to power mobile networks—over $108B since 2020 alone. Over $108B since 2020 alone....