The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) unveiled in its new “5G Device Ecosystem – August 2021” report that the number of 5G devices is now 938, surpassing 900 for the first time. Telecompetitor reported that the number of 5G devices commercially available is 608, exceeding 600 for the first time, with phones accounting for over 400 devices.
The number of announced 5G devices includes:
- 450 phones (with 401 commercially available)
- indoor and outdoor 171 FWA CPE devices (with 67 commercially available)
- 43 battery-operated hotspots
- 528 devices with declared support for 5G standalone in sub-6 GHz bands (with 365 commercially available)
The GSA report also reveals that 143 vendors have 5G devices in the works, up from 90 vendors in 2020.
“Phones and indoor/outdoor FWA CPE continue to be the most prevalent 5G devices, and the number of announced devices in each of these categories grew strongly throughout 2020, and this has continued in the first half of 2021,” commented Joe Barrett, President, Global mobile Suppliers Association. “As we see more spectrum allocated to 5G services and more networks launched, so we can expect to see this device momentum to continue to grow, such that we might expect to see the number of commercial devices surpassing the 650 mark by the end of Q3 2021.”
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