Middle East and North Africa emerge as a fast-growing 5G market

Global 5G mobile subscriptions passed the three billion mark during the first quarter of 2026; 5G Standalone (SA) network slicing commercial offerings from communications service providers continue to grow significantly; while uplink mobile data traffic growth is already outpacing downlink for many service providers. All this and more features in the June 2026 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report (EMR). The 162 million new 5G subscriptions added globally during the first quarter of 2026 broug