The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) announced the the number of 5G devices has surpassed 500 for the first time, accompanied by rapid increase in the number of commercially available 5G devices. By the end of November 2020, GSA identified 519 5G devices that had been announced, of which 303 were understood to be commercially available. In the last three months, the number of announced 5G devices has grown by 29.4%, while there has been a 59.5% increase in the number of commercially available 5G devices over the same period.
By end-November 2020, GSA had identified:
- 20 announced form factors
- 104 vendors who had announced available or forthcoming 5G devices
- 519 announced devices
2020 is wrapping up with an acceleration of 5G network and devices releases with GSA previously expecting over 1 billion people (15% of the world's populartion) will be in an area with 5G coverage by the end of this year.